The safest pickups, ranked against every vehicle
These 23 pickups are ranked by how often their drivers die in real-world crashes. Unlike crash-test ratings, each one is also placed on a single scale with all 129 ranked vehicles, so you can see how pickups stack up against every other kind of vehicle. The typical pickup scores 55 out of 100.
Safest pickup: Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4WD, with 0 driver deaths per million vehicle years, 8th of 129 overall.
| # | Vehicle | Deaths* | Overall rank | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4WDLarge · 2022–2023 | 0 | 8th of 129 | 95 |
| 2 | Toyota Tacoma Double long bed 4WDSmall · 2020–2023 | 9 | 17th of 129 | 88 |
| 3 | Chevrolet Silverado 3500 crew cab 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 10 | 20th of 129 | 85 |
| 4 | Ford F150 hybrid SuperCrew 4WDLarge · 2022–2023 | 13 | 31st of 129 | 77 |
| 5 | Honda Ridgeline crew cab 4WDSmall · 2020–2023 | 15 | 36th of 129 | 73 |
| 6 | GMC Sierra 3500 crew cab 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 14 | 41st of 129 | 68 |
| 7 | GMC Sierra 1500 crew cab 4WDLarge · 2023 | 18 | 48th of 129 | 63 |
| 8 | Ram 2500 crew cab short bed 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 20 | 50th of 129 | 62 |
| 9 | Ford F-150 SuperCrewLarge · 2022–2023 | 21 | 53rd of 129 | 59 |
| 10 | Chevrolet Silverado 2500 crew cab 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 21 | 54th of 129 | 59 |
| 11 | GMC Sierra 2500 crew cab 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 21 | 55th of 129 | 58 |
| 12 | Chevrolet Silverado 1500 crew cab 4WDLarge · 2023 | 21 | 56th of 129 | 55 |
| 13 | Ram 1500 Classic Quad 4WDLarge · 2020–2023 | 24 | 62nd of 129 | 52 |
| 14 | Jeep Gladiator crew cab 4WDSmall · 2020–2023 | 26 | 68th of 129 | 48 |
| 15 | Ram 1500 crew cab long bed 4WDLarge · 2020–2023 | 25 | 69th of 129 | 46 |
| 16 | Ford Ranger SuperCrewSmall · 2020–2023 | 26 | 70th of 129 | 46 |
| 17 | Toyota Tacoma XtraCabSmall · 2020–2023 | 26 | 71st of 129 | 45 |
| 18 | Ram 1500 crew cab short bedLarge · 2020–2023 | 28 | 78th of 129 | 40 |
| 19 | Ford Maverick hybrid SuperCrew 2WDSmall · 2022–2023 | 27 | 79th of 129 | 39 |
| 20 | Ram 1500 QuadLarge · 2020–2023 | 33 | 86th of 129 | 33 |
| 21 | Ram 3500 crew cab long bed 4WDVery large · 2020–2023 | 37 | 94th of 129 | 27 |
| 22 | Toyota Tacoma Double short bedSmall · 2020–2023 | 38 | 96th of 129 | 26 |
| 23 | Ram 1500 Classic crew cab short bed 4WDLarge · 2020–2023 | 61 | 108th of 129 | 16 |
Older pickups
These pickups only appear in the earlier IIHS study, so they're ranked among 2020 models.
- GMC Canyon Crew Cab 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 97)
- Toyota Tundra Double Cab short bed 4WD (2018–2020 models, score 77)
- Ford Ranger Crew Cab 4WD (2019–2020 models, score 73)
- Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Extended Cab 4WD (2019–2020 models, score 73)
- Jeep Gladiator 4WD (2020 models, score 71)
- Ford F-250 SuperCab 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 65)
- Chevrolet Colorado Crew Cab (2017–2020 models, score 63)
- Ford F-350 Crew Cab 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 51)
- Ford F-150 SuperCab 4WD (2019–2020 models, score 49)
- Ford F-250 Crew Cab 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 47)
- Chevrolet Colorado Extended Cab 2WD (2017–2020 models, score 43)
- Nissan Frontier King Cab 2WD (2017–2020 models, score 37)
- Nissan Frontier Crew Cab short bed (2017–2020 models, score 22)
- Ram 2500 Mega Cab 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 20)
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* Driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.