Volkswagen Earns 2017 IIHS Top Safety Pick Ratings

Dec 9, 2016

The Top Safety Pick Ratings have been released by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for the year 2017 and Volkswagen has emerged as a clear leader in vehicle safety. Six of Volkswagen’s models earned a Top Safety Pick or Top Safety Pick+ from the IIHS.

To earn the Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must earn a “good” rating in five categories including frontal impact small overlap, frontal impact moderate overlap, roof strength, side impact, and head restraints. In addition, it must offer an autonomous emergency braking system that receives an “advanced” rating for front crash prevention. To earn the distinction of a Top Safety Pick+, a vehicle must meet all of these aforementioned criteria, plus have headlights that earn an “acceptable” rating for visibility and lack of glare.

The 2017 Volkswagen Golf Four-Door, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Alltrack, 2017 Volkswagen Golf GTI Four-Door, 2017 Volkswagen Golf Sportwagen, and 2017 Volkswagen Passat were all recognized with the Top Safety Pick, while the 2017 Volkswagen Jetta was given the 2017 Top Safety Pick+ award.

“At Volkswagen, we strongly believe that the latest advanced driver assist technologies can be delivered without being in the premium segment,” said Hendrik Muth, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing and Strategy. ”The IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK and TOP SAFETY PICK+ ratings awarded to a variety of Volkswagen models compliments our ongoing commitment to offering these features .”

Stop by Fiore Volkswagen or schedule a test drive in any of these models to learn more about these safety features!

“SIX VOLKSWAGEN MODELS EARN 2017 TOP SAFETY PICK RATINGS FROM THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY : Volkswagen Media Centre.” Volkswagen Media Centre. N.p., n.d. Web. 08 Dec. 2016. <http://media.vw.com/release/1311/>.