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10 of the safest cars you can buy

In its summer round of testing, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has certified 10 more models as keeping occupants safe in a crash.

To get a Top Safety Pick rating, a vehicle must get a score of at least Acceptable in crash tests that cover front and side impact and rollover accidents. In addition, if a well-rated vehicle also offers accident prevention systems such as automatic braking, it gets the maximum Top Safety Pick Plus rating.


Two of these 10 cars — the small-car Chevrolet Sonic and the small hybid Prius C — came back for another try at the tests with a redesign after an initial Poor rating.

Read on for a look at how these 10 vehicles, from pickups to SUVs to small cars, fared in the crash tests.