The updated test presents a new challenge for carmakers, but could make this common injury less likely in future vehicles.

The IIHS' new rear impact test exposes weaknesses in vehicle safety designs, with only four models earning a 'Good' rating.

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated ...

The Crosstrek sells in huge numbers, the WRX doesn’t, yet both ran into the same IIHS issue when it came to rear passenger ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the whiplash test to the list of tests that new vehicles have to go through ...

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which performs a variety of collision tests on new vehicles, recently ...

(TNND) — Just four of 18 small SUVs tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety for whiplash prevention earned good ...

IIHS launches a tougher whiplash test, and most small SUVs fall short. See which models passed, which failed, and why the new ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is always looking at new tests and procedures to help make vehicles safer ...

One of the many reasons SUVs and trucks appeal to so many car buyers is a perception of safety. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that you're safer in a car that's higher off the ground, even if in ...

The dangers of big SUVs have been around for years, but you might think that their safety ratings would be pretty good by now. The truth of the matter? At this point in time, only four large SUVs — as ...

The new Consumer Reports safety verdict highlights the safest new cars and gives you an easy way to know which vehicles will protect you best.