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Awards Hyundai Motor Group Earns 16 IIHS 2026 Top Safety Awards
Awards Hyundai Motor Group Earns 16 IIHS 2026 Top Safety Awards
SEOUL, March 27, 2026 – Hyundai Motor Group announced today that its Hyundai, Genesis and Kia brands have received a combined 16 awards from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for the 2026 calendar year. Award applies to U.S. models only.
The results include 15 TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards and one TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) rating, underscoring the Group’s commitment to vehicle safety amid IIHS’s more rigorous testing standards.
“Hyundai Motor Group is an industry leader in the 2026 IIHS Top Safety Pick program, with 16 awards across the Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia brands. This tremendous accomplishment reflects our continued focus on developing and producing safe vehicles. These results demonstrate the dedicated safety focus of our engineering teams and our commitment to achieving top safety performance across our portfolio.” – Brian Latouf, President and Global Chief Safety and Quality Officer at Hyundai Motor Group
Hyundai Motor secured seven 2026 IIHS Top Safety awards. Six models earned the highest TSP+ designation and one received a TSP rating, highlighting the brand’s focus on crashworthiness and occupant protection. Award applies to U.S. models only.
All 2026 Hyundai Motor vehicles offer seven standard SmartSense safety features including Lane Departure Warning, Lane Keeping Assist (LKA), Driver Attention Warning, Forward Collision Assist (FCA), Forward Collision Assist with Pedestrian Detection and Rear Occupant Alert and High Beam Assist. The SmartSense suite of optional safety and convenience technologies help drivers look ahead, anticipate driving situations, and provide alerts for enhanced safety for all occupants.
Genesis received five 2026 IIHS Top Safety awards, all earning the TSP+ designation, demonstrating the brand’s excellence in both occupant protection and crashworthiness. Award applies to U.S. models only.
The result of all this testing is a comprehensive suite of preventative technologies that work together to reduce the likelihood of accidents. Some of the notable safety technologies found in Genesis models include FCA, Blind-Spot Collision-Avoidance Assist (BCA) and advanced airbags.
Kia earned four TSP+ awards for 2026. The recognition for the all-new K4 sedan and EV9 three-row all-electric SUV brings the brand’s total to four TSP+ rated vehicles for the year. Award applies to U.S. models only.
Kia models offer standard advanced driver assistance systems, including LKA and FCA, which are designed to help detect and prevent collisions from occurring in certain circumstances and detect vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists in front of the vehicle while driving, as well as oncoming vehicles while turning left at an intersection.
For the 2026 calendar year, IIHS introduced tougher criteria, specifically focusing on the protection of back-seat passengers and improved crash avoidance systems. To qualify for 2026 TOP SAFETY PICK, vehicles need good ratings in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front and side tests as well as acceptable- or good-rated headlights across all trim levels. In addition, winners need standard front crash prevention systems that earn an acceptable or good rating in the pedestrian test. If optional front crash prevention systems are offered, they must also earn an acceptable or good rating.
To qualify for 2026 TOP SAFETY PICK+, vehicles need good ratings in the small overlap front, moderate overlap front and side tests as well as acceptable- or good-rated headlights across all trim levels. In addition, winners need standard front crash prevention systems that earn a good rating in the pedestrian test and an acceptable or good rating in the vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0 test. If optional front crash prevention systems are offered, they must also meet those criteria.
Yukyung An
ayk@hyundai.com
Global PR Contents · Hyundai Motor Company
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About IIHS
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is an independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing deaths, injuries and property damage from motor vehicle crashes through research and evaluation and through education of consumers, policymakers and safety professionals. Its TSP and TSP+ ratings are widely regarded as among the most rigorous and trusted safety assessments in the automotive industry.
About Hyundai Motor Group
Hyundai Motor Group is a global enterprise that has created a value chain based on mobility, steel, and construction, as well as logistics, finance, IT, and service. With about 250,000 employees worldwide, the Group’s mobility brands include Hyundai, Kia, and Genesis. Armed with creative thinking, cooperative communication and the will to take on any challenges, we strive to create a better future for all.
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