2013 Toyota RAV4 Earns IIHS Top Safety Pick Status

By Jennifer Geiger
March 5, 2015
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The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety awarded the RAV4 its Top Safety Pick award; the crossover earned “Good” ratings in the agency’s moderate overlap front, side, rollover and rear crash tests. The biggest improvement for 2013 comes in roof strength. According to Kristin Nevels from the IIHS, “the new model’s roof withstood a force equal to five times the SUV’s weight. The previous generation RAV4, manufactured from 2006 to 2012, had a strength-to-weight ratio of 3.46, which equates to an acceptable rating,” she said. 

The RAV4’s main competitors, including the Honda CR-V, Ford Escape and Mazda CX-5, are also Top Safety Picks. None of the 2013 vehicles in the small crossover class have earned the agency’s new and best safety rating, the Top Safety Pick+ (plus) award.

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News Editor Jennifer Geiger joined the automotive industry in 2003, much to the delight of her Corvette-obsessed dad. Jennifer is an expert reviewer, certified car-seat technician and mom of three. She wears a lot of hats — many of them while driving a minivan.

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