2025 Honda HR-V

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is tightening its crash-test requirements for its coveted Top Safety Pick and Top Safety Pick+ awards, resulting in fewer winners for 2025.

Of 30 vehicles subject to the new test in the agency’s latest front crash evaluation, 22 rated good or acceptable.

An increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

The Honda HR-V subcompact SUV carries over virtually unchanged for 2025 save for an across-the-line price increase.

Honda is recalling nearly 1.7 million vehicles due to an increased risk of a crash from defective parts in the steering gearbox.