The safest SUVs, ranked against every vehicle

These 46 SUVs 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 SUVs stack up against every other kind of vehicle. The typical SUV scores 55 out of 100.

Safest SUV: Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD, with 0 driver deaths per million vehicle years, 1st of 129 overall.

Older SUVs

These SUVs only appear in the earlier IIHS study, so they're ranked among 2020 models.

• Toyota C-HR (2018–2020 models, score 99)
• Nissan Murano (2018–2020 models, score 90)
• Honda Pilot (2019–2020 models, score 82)
• GMC Acadia (2017–2020 models, score 81)
• GMC Yukon XL 1500 4WD (2017–2020 models, score 78)
• Jeep Grand Cherokee (2017–2020 models, score 75)
• Honda CR-V 4WD (2020 models, score 72)
• GMC Yukon (2017–2020 models, score 62)
• Chevrolet Blazer 2WD (2019–2020 models, score 57)
• Buick Enclave (2018–2020 models, score 52)
• Mitsubishi Outlander Sport (2017–2020 models, score 45)
• Honda HR-V (2017–2020 models, score 40)
• Mitsubishi Outlander (2017–2020 models, score 35)
• Jeep Renegade (2017–2020 models, score 26)
• Dodge Journey 2WD (2017–2020 models, score 18)
• Ford EcoSport (2018–2020 models, score 15)
• Chevrolet Trax (2017–2020 models, score 13)

Other vehicle types

• Safest cars
• Safest luxury cars
• Safest sports cars
• Safest wagons and minivans
• Safest pickups
• Safest luxury SUVs
• Safest large vans

* Driver deaths per million registered vehicle years.