Rankings · 2015

5-star safety rated small cars of 2015

Among 23 small cars from 2015 in the database (one per model family), 23 earned a five-star overall NHTSA rating. Ties are ordered by fewest recalls.

Ranked23one per model family
Average5 stars
Leader2015 Audi A4

Top 10

Full ranking

#VehicleCombinedvs avgCO2WeightRecallsNCAP
12015 Audi A49.1 l/100km—208.2 g/km1,765 kg—5
22015 Buick Verano9.4 l/100km—222.5 g/km1,497 kg—5
32015 Honda Civic Hybrid5.3 l/100km—125.5 g/km1,305 kg—5
42015 Subaru Brz8.4 l/100km—199.5 g/km1,254 kg—5
52015 Audi S411.8 l/100km—272.8 g/km1,750 kg15
62015 Chevrolet Volt6.4 l/100km—50.3 g/km1,715 kg15
72015 Audi A36.7 l/100km—181.4 g/km1,525 kg25
82015 Audi S39.1 l/100km—211.3 g/km1,565 kg25
92015 Chevrolet Camaro14.7 l/100km—348.6 g/km1,997 kg25
102015 Hyundai Veloster8.7 l/100km—199.5 g/km1,172 kg25
112015 Infiniti Q50 Hybrid7.6 l/100km—177.7 g/km1,771.7 kg25
122015 Subaru Impreza AWD7.6 l/100km—179.6 g/km1,365 kg25
132015 Volvo S60 AWD10.7 l/100km—246.1 g/km1,658 kg25
142015 BMW 320i8.7 l/100km—202.6 g/km1,873.3 kg35
152015 BMW 335i9.8 l/100km—234.9 g/km1,923.2 kg35
162015 Chevrolet Sonic8.1 l/100km—189.5 g/km1,230 kg35
172015 Acura ILX9.4 l/100km—217.5 g/km1,356 kg45
182015 BMW 328i9.1 l/100km—213.8 g/km1,877.9 kg45
192015 Cadillac ATS9.4 l/100km—221.2 g/km1,530 kg45
202015 Acura TLX9.4 l/100km—222.5 g/km1,579 kg65
212015 BMW 328d6.5 l/100km—177.1 g/km1,736.8 kg65
222015 Volkswagen Jetta9.1 l/100km—211.3 g/km1,417 kg85
232015 Ford Focus FWD9.1 l/100km—211.3 g/km1,475 kg95

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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.