Tesla

Tesla’s 2025 Cybertruck was recently tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, but it missed out on earning either of the agency’s awards.

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety crash-tested seven model-year 2025 electric vehicles, but none earned either of the agency’s awards.

Cars.com owned a 2021 Model Y for more than two years as a long-term test car, and we were curious to see whether the changes for 2026 address the issues we had with the prior generation.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Tesla Model 3.

Take a look at how the Latch system and each car seat scored in our Car Seat Check of the 2025 Tesla Cybertruck.

After repeatedly topping the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s list of most stolen cars in recent years, the Dodge Charger has been replaced in the top 20 of this year’s study by another muscle car.

There are lots of choices among the cheaper-to-buy-and-drive mid-size SUVs that, when properly configured, can safely tow at least 5,000 pounds.

Tesla was found partially liable for the role its Autopilot system played in a fatal 2019 crash in Florida.

The Tesla Cybertruck seems designed to polarize: Its radical styling is great at turning heads, but its everyday functionality is compromised by its outlandish, wedge-shaped form.

Though the criteria for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s highest honor are more strict, both the Tesla Model Y and Volvo XC90 Plug-in Hybrid SUVs have earned the agency’s highest honor, Top Safety Pick+.