Rankings · 2018

5-star safety rated cars of 2018

Among 88 cars from 2018 in the database (one per model family), 88 earned a five-star overall NHTSA rating. Ties are ordered by fewest recalls.

Ranked88one per model family
Average5 stars
Leader2018 Audi A5 Sportback quattro

Top 10

Full ranking

#VehicleCombinedvs avgCO2WeightRecallsNCAP
12018 Audi A5 Sportback quattro8.7 l/100km—203.2 g/km1,825.3 kg—5
22018 Buick Cascada9.8 l/100km—231.8 g/km1,807.6 kg—5
32018 Buick Enclave AWD11.8 l/100km—277.1 g/km2,140 kg—5
42018 Buick Encore8.4 l/100km—194.5 g/km1,468 kg—5
52018 Cadillac XT510.7 l/100km—251.7 g/km1,814 kg—5
62018 Ford Focus RS AWD10.7 l/100km—249.8 g/km1,475 kg—5
72018 Tesla Model X 75D2.5 l/100km——2,472.1 kg—5
82018 Toyota Highlander Hybrid AWD8.4 l/100km—194.5 g/km2,227.1 kg—5
92018 Toyota RAV4 Hybrid AWD7.3 l/100km—170.9 g/km——5
102018 Toyota Yaris iA6.7 l/100km—154.7 g/km1,095.9 kg—5
112018 Acura RDX AWD10.7 l/100km—249.8 g/km2,068.4 kg15
122018 Acura RLX10.2 l/100km—238 g/km1,975 kg15
132018 Audi A4 Ultra7.6 l/100km—176.5 g/km1,825.3 kg15
142018 Audi S39.4 l/100km—223.1 g/km1,565 kg15
152018 Audi S613.1 l/100km—298.3 g/km1,995 kg15
162018 Cadillac XTS10.7 l/100km—251 g/km1,817 kg15
172018 Chevrolet Impala10.7 l/100km—251 g/km1,717 kg15
182018 Chevrolet Sonic8.1 l/100km—190.1 g/km1,263 kg15
192018 Hyundai Sonata7.6 l/100km—176.5 g/km1,572 kg15
202018 Hyundai Tucson AWD10.7 l/100km—246.1 g/km1,560 kg15
212018 Infiniti Qx60 AWD10.7 l/100km—254.8 g/km2,070.6 kg15
222018 Kia Soul8.4 l/100km—198.8 g/km1,231 kg15
232018 Mazda CX-3 2WD7.6 l/100km—180.2 g/km1,627.9 kg15
242018 Toyota Avalon Hybrid5.9 l/100km—138.6 g/km—15
252018 Toyota C-HR8.1 l/100km—189.5 g/km1,497 kg15

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How this ranking works

Values come from FuelEconomy.gov, EPA certification data and NHTSA records shown on each vehicle's page. Only the best-placed version of each model family is listed, so one model cannot fill the list. Electric vehicles are excluded from fuel-consumption rankings and ranked by range instead.