2025 Honda Family Vehicles Excel in Rigorous IIHS Tests

Family-oriented drivers now have compelling evidence supporting Honda as their safety-first choice. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded top ratings to Honda's most popular family vehicles for 2025, confirming the brand's dedication to protecting what matters most to you.

These recognitions follow the IIHS's updated testing protocols, which now include a side impact test with 82% more energy than previous evaluations. This enhanced scrutiny better reflects real-world collision scenarios and raises the bar for automotive safety standards—a challenge Honda's family vehicles have confidently surpassed.

Three Family Models Earn Top Safety Pick+ Recognition

The 2025 Honda Accord, HR-V, and Civic Hatchback have achieved the IIHS's highest honor—Top Safety Pick+ (TSP+). This elite designation requires excellence across all test categories, including the demanding small overlap front crash test that simulates impact with a utility pole or tree.

The Accord, a longtime family sedan favorite, delivers sophisticated protection through its reinforced body structure and comprehensive airbag system. The versatile HR-V crossover brings this same level of protection to the increasingly popular small SUV segment, while the practical Civic Hatchback combines efficiency with award-winning safety engineering.

Each vehicle earned the top "GOOD" rating in all crashworthiness evaluations and features superior front crash prevention systems that protect both vehicle occupants and pedestrians.

Additional Honda Models Achieve Safety Excellence

The 2025 Honda Civic Sedan and Pilot SUV round out Honda's impressive IIHS performance with Top Safety Pick (TSP) ratings. The Civic Sedan brings award-winning protection to the compact car segment, while the three-row Pilot offers families needing maximum space a safety-focused option that doesn't compromise on roominess or versatility.

These vehicles also received top "GOOD" scores in the challenging small overlap front and updated side crash tests, demonstrating Honda's consistent safety engineering across various vehicle sizes and types. From compact options to spacious SUVs, Honda delivers protection that families can trust.

Advanced Protection Technologies

Your family's safety benefits from Honda's standardized approach to protection. Every 2025 Honda model comes equipped with Honda Sensing as standard equipment—no need to pay extra for essential safety features.

This comprehensive suite includes: 

• Collision Mitigation Braking System with Pedestrian Detection 
• Forward Collision Warning 
• Road Departure Mitigation with Lane Departure Warning 
• Lane Keeping Assist System 
• Adaptive Cruise Control

The foundation of Honda's safety strategy lies in its Advanced Compatibility Engineering (ACE) body structure. This innovative design distributes crash energy more effectively throughout the vehicle's front section, reducing force transferred to the passenger compartment. Combined with advanced restraint systems—including front, side, knee and side-curtain airbags—Honda vehicles create multiple layers of protection.

A Tradition of Safety Leadership

Honda's exceptional IIHS performance builds on the brand's long-standing commitment to safety innovation. More than 10 million Honda and Acura vehicles on North American roads now feature Honda Sensing or AcuraWatch technologies, creating a substantial real-world impact on driver and passenger protection.

While Honda models earned five IIHS awards, Honda's luxury division Acura also received recognition for its 2025 Integra and MDX models. This consistent performance across both brands highlights the company's organization-wide dedication to safety excellence.

The 2025 safety ratings provide objective validation of Honda's protection capabilities, but the true value lies in the peace of mind you'll experience knowing your family travels in a vehicle designed to face the unexpected. With Honda's proven safety engineering and advanced driver assistance features, you gain both protection and confidence on every journey.

Step inside our showroom at Lallier Honda Montreal and experience how these award-winning family vehicles blend safety with practicality.