Hyundai Motor Group tops 2025 IIHS Top Safety Awards underscoring automotive safety leadership

• Hyundai Motor Group secures a total of 21 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards in 2025 — the most of any automotive group for the second consecutive year
• Hyundai Motor Company leads automakers with 10 TSP/TSP+ ratings, while Genesis earns six and Kia secures five
• Flagship electric SUVs — Hyundai 2026 IONIQ 9 and 2025-26 Kia EV9 — demonstrate top-tier safety performance in IIHS evaluations
• Results reflect strong performance under IIHS’s more stringent 2025 evaluation criteria, with a notable year-on-year increase in TOP SAFETY PICK+ ratings

SEOUL, December 23, 2025 – Hyundai Motor Group (the Group) has reaffirmed its global leadership in automotive safety by securing a combined 21 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards in the 2025 Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) evaluations ­— the highest total among automotive groups for the second consecutive year.

Of the 21 awarded models, 18 models achieved the highest 2025 TSP+ ratings, representing a significant increase from 12 TSP+ ratings in 2024 and underscoring the Group’s ability to meet increasingly demanding safety requirements.

Among the 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ recipients, Hyundai Motor Group’s flagship electric SUVs — including the all-new 2026 Hyundai IONIQ 9 and 2025-26 Kia EV9 — delivered strong performance across all IIHS evaluation categories, earning the top ‘good’ ratings in every applicable crashworthiness and crash-avoidance test.

The Group’s brands achieved the following results in 2025:

• Hyundai Motor Company leads all automakers with eight TSP+ and two TSP ratings
• Genesis received five TSP+ ratings and one TSP rating
• Kia secured five TSP+ ratings

These results demonstrate the Group’s commitment to advancing safety technologies and meeting the industry’s most rigorous testing standards.

Which Hyundai, Genesis, and Kia Models Are IIHS Top Safety Picks?

All awards apply to U.S. models only.

How do These Exceptional EV Safety Results Highlight Platform-Level Strength?

The results further underscore the proven safety fundamentals of Hyundai Motor Group’s Electric-Global Modular Platform (E-GMP), which underpins a growing range of electric vehicles across multiple segments.

Multiple E-GMP-based models — including 2025 IONIQ 5, IONIQ 6, GV60, 2026 IONIQ 9, and 2025-26 EV9 — achieved 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+ ratings under IIHS’s more stringent 2025 criteria, reflecting the Group’s platform-level approach to occupant protection, structural integrity, and advanced safety technologies in the electrification era.

How Did IIHS Introduce More Stringent Testing Standards in 2025?

Compared with previous years, IIHS further raised the bar in 2025, introducing higher performance thresholds to achieve the TOP SAFETY PICK+ rating, particularly on second-row occupant protection.

The updated moderate overlap front crash test now incorporates rear-seat dummies representing smaller occupants, such as children or smaller adults, enabling a more comprehensive assessment of injury risk in real-world crashes.

To qualify for 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the small overlap front and updated side tests and an acceptable rating in the updated moderate overlap front test. It also must earn an acceptable or good rating for pedestrian front crash prevention and come with standard acceptable- or good-rated headlights.

To qualify for 2025 TOP SAFETY PICK+, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the small overlap front, updated moderate overlap front and updated side tests. It also must earn an acceptable or good rating for pedestrian front crash prevention and come with standard acceptable- or good-rated headlights.

Hyundai Motor Group vehicles demonstrated strong, consistent performance across these enhanced evaluations, reflecting the Group’s proactive approach to safety engineering and continuous improvement.

How Does the IIHS Show Industry Leadership in Safety?

The IIHS is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to reducing motor-vehicle crashes through research, evaluation and consumer education. Its TSP and TSP+ ratings are widely regarded as among the most rigorous and trusted safety assessments in the automotive industry.

By recording the highest number of 2025 TSP and TSP+ ratings for a second consecutive year, Hyundai Motor Group continues to set industry benchmarks in occupant protection and crash-prevention performance, reinforcing its long-term commitment to customer safety worldwide.

For a full list of all Hyundai Motor Group vehicles that were awarded TSP and TSP+ status by the IIHS in its tougher 2025 tests, please see the following page.

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