The 2023 Honda Accord lineup—including the Accord Hybrid—has achieved top crash-test results from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), the agency revealed on Friday.
Improved side-impact protection, part of the redesign the Accord lineup received for 2023, is partly to credit for the top showing. It now achieves a “Good” rating in the updated side test, versus a “Marginal” rating for the outgoing 2022 models, giving it a spot on the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ honor roll.
The IIHS confirmed to Green Car Reports that it doesn’t distinguish hybrids in its current ratings, so results announced last week for the Accord apply to all versions of the Accord Hybrid, too.
The requirements for Top Safety Pick status evolve as more automakers meet the criteria. The IIHS now tests front crash prevention systems in daytime and nighttime conditions, and while those results for the Accord lineup are also respectable, they leave room for improvement. The Accord Hybrid and other Accord models achieve the top rating of “Superior” in daylight but “Advanced” in the dark.