0:02
these are two of the vehicles which
0:04
scored big in the newest Insurance
0:06
institute's top safety pick awards for
0:09
2025 of the scores of vehicles tested
0:13
only 48 got a thumbs up in the new
0:16
Advanced tests we're a little
0:17
disappointed that uh that we didn't have
0:20
more vehicles on the list we've been
0:23
working on this test now for a few years
0:25
but this was the first year that we uh
0:29
elevated the uh the criteria for
0:32
performing well in this particular test
0:34
so you're probably wondering what's
0:36
changed well the answer is right in here
0:39
you see they've modified their tests to
0:42
make sure that the rear seat passengers
0:44
especially the kids are better protected
0:47
so we really felt like this was an
0:49
opportunity an opportunity now to shift
0:52
the focus to how we can do a better job
0:55
of protecting those in the rear seat of
0:57
vehicle things like adding the Advanced
1:00
belt Technologies things like
1:02
pretensioners that will pull you back
1:04
into position just before the crash and
1:07
then uh load limiters which will allow
1:09
the belt to unspool slightly during the
1:12
crash 36 of the tested Vehicles made
1:16
this list of top safety pick plus and 12
1:19
others earned top safety pick there were
1:22
certain models of vehicles certain
1:24
categories of vehicles that were
1:26
completely excluded can you tell us
1:27
about that yeah this may have been the
1:30
most disappointing uh result of all the
1:32
tests that we have run there there are
1:34
no minivans there are no what we
1:36
classify as small crew cab pickups and
1:39
these are vehicles that are often sold
1:41
or purchased by consumers as being
1:44
vehicles to haul their families or
1:46
multiple passengers in now just because
1:48
a vehicle failed these tests doesn't
1:50
mean that it's a rolling road hazard we
1:53
always have to remind ourselves that the
1:56
vehicles that are out there the vehicle
1:58
that was a top safety pick vehicle last
2:00
year or the year before or three or four
2:02
years ago is still a very safe vehicle
2:05
our job is to continue to raise the bar
2:08
and make future Vehicles even
2:11
safer with the price of new vehicles so
2:14
high right now you may not be in a
2:16
position to buy one of these so
2:18
compromise and buy as much safety as you
2:22
can afford which meets the needs of you
2:24
and your family meanwhile The Institute
2:27
will continue to test more vehicles in
2:29
the coming month so if you don't see one
2:31
that meets your criteria right now wait
2:34
a little bit you may find one working
2:36
for you I'm the consumer guy St
