2020 Mazda CX-30 Earns Top Honors in Crash Testing


The 2020 CX-30 subcompact SUV, Mazda’s latest addition to its SUV lineup, has earned the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Pick designation, its second-highest honor next to Top Safety Pick Plus. All of Mazda’s other SUVs are at least a Top Safety Pick — both the 2020 CX-5 and CX-3 are Top Safety Pick Plus honorees, while the 2020 CX-9 is a Top Safety Pick.
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For a vehicle to earn a Top Safety Pick, it must receive a score of good in six crashworthiness tests: driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraint tests. Available crash prevention technology, both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian, must also receive a score of advanced or superior. Lastly, at least one set of available headlights must receive a rating of acceptable or good.
IIHS has enhanced its criteria for the higher Top Safety Pick Plus designation for 2020. In addition to the crashworthiness and crash-prevention scores, the headlights receiving an acceptable or good rating must be standard on all trim levels. In the CX-30’s case, the Premium model’s curve-adaptive headlights receive a poor rating due to excessive glare.
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One of the CX-30’s competitors, the 2020 Hyundai Kona, is also a Top Safety Pick. Another subcompact SUV competitor, the 2020 Honda HR-V, has not yet had its vehicle-to-pedestrian crash prevention systems tested, preventing it from receiving any IIHS designation.
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Road Test Editor Brian Normile joined the automotive industry and Cars.com in 2013, and he became part of the Editorial staff in 2014. Brian spent his childhood devouring every car magazine he got his hands on — not literally, eventually — and now reviews and tests vehicles to help consumers make informed choices. Someday, Brian hopes to learn what to do with his hands when he’s reviewing a car on camera. He would daily-drive an Alfa Romeo 4C if he could.
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