Mazda Leads Industry In IIHS 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ Awards: Moves Closer To Goal Of Eliminating Traffic Fatalities

(MENAFN- PR Newswire) To earn these esteemed awards, vehicles must achieve top ratings in IIHS's front and side crash tests, pedestrian front crash prevention assessments and come with standard acceptable- or good-rated headlights. With each year IIHS strengthens the award criteria, making the 2025 awards program the toughest yet.

"The success of our awards program depends on automakers' commitment to safety," IIHS President David Harkey said. "Kudos to Mazda for meeting this challenge with eight TOP SAFETY PICK+ winners, the most of any brand."

Mazda has risen to the top through outstanding performance in IIHS's newest crash test that requires heightened rear seat occupant protection, with all tested models earning a top, Good rating. It was accomplished through the addition of rear seat belt pretensioners and load limiters and advanced airbags to our already robust structures, which Mazda proudly offers as standard equipment across all models. For Mazda, making safer cars is about more than just protecting the people riding in them. In our approach to advanced crash avoidance technologies, Mazda has also ensured that our crash avoidance systems are tuned to consider pedestrians in a variety of lighting conditions.

"Mazda's dedication to keeping our customers and their passengers safe in the pursuit of eliminating traffic fatalities is evidenced in these latest awards from IIHS," said MNAO President and CEO Tom Donnelly. "We deeply appreciate IIHS continually challenging the industry with ever moving targets with their rigorous crash testing that reflect real-world crash scenarios."

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The IIHS is an independent, non-governmental safety-testing organization, funded by the insurance industry. For more information, visit .

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