Most Small SUVs Flunk Updated Insurance Industry Crash Tests

Most Small SUVs Flunk Updated Insurance Industry Crash Tests
A Ford logo on signage at Country Ford in Graham, N.C., on July 27, 2021. Gerry Broome/AP Photo
The Associated Press
Updated:

DETROIT—Most small SUVs flunked the latest frontal crash tests done by the insurance industry, but oddly enough, they’re just as safe as they were before.

That’s because the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety updated the test so it places more emphasis on keeping back-seat passengers safe.