When it comes to getting on the road, safety is a big concern for many drivers. If a 2020 Hyundai is on your shopping list for a new-to-you vehicle, you’ll be happy to know that they’re among the safest vehicles to drive.
How safe are the 2020 Hyundai models?
Of the six most popular 2020 Hyundai vehicles, all six were Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) Top Safety Picks. For a single manufacturer to have this level of safety in the Accent, Elantra, Kona, Santa Fe, Sonata and Tucson is pretty impressive!
But safety isn’t only determined by crash test ratings and professional reviews. In this article, we’ll look at a wide range of sources to discuss the overall safety of these Hyundai models, including their safety tech, ratings, and other common questions.
Hyundai Safety Rating: The Tech Behind it
Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist with Pedestrian Detection
Whether it’s a pedestrian who wanders out into the crosswalk without looking up from their phone or the driver ahead of you who slams on their brakes, this tech alerts you if there’s potential for a front-end collision.
If you were the one not paying attention? It applies the brakes for you.
Driver Attention Warning
Road trips are fun, but they can be hard on drivers. Distracted drivers are often a source of accidents. This feature will pay attention to how you’re driving and provides both visual and audio signals to get your attention if it thinks you’re driving in a drowsy or distracted fashion.
Safe Exit Assist
Hyundai considers this one of their most innovative safety tech features. If a vehicle is approaching you from behind while your vehicle is parked, you’ll be alerted, and the vehicle will engage the electronic child safety locks to stop a child from exiting the vehicle until it’s safe to leave.
Rear Cross-Traffic and Blind-Spot Collision Warning
These features alert you to vehicles that have entered your blind spot to help you avoid a collision and monitor for cross-traffic coming up on the back of your vehicle while it’s in reverse.
This allows you to avoid on-the-road accidents as well as that shopper that isn’t paying attention to their surroundings.
High Beam Assist
Ouch! We’ve all come across those drivers who are a little clueless about the fact that they’re blinding us with their high beams. This option automatically dims your high beams when an oncoming vehicle is detected to avoid blinding other drivers. If only the other drivers had the same feature.
Hyundai Safety Ratings: Crash Tests
IIHS Test/Results
The Hyundai models reviewed all made the IIHS Top Safety Picks list, making them great options for safe driving. The Accent was the only vehicle to have an acceptable crash-test rating at the small-overlap-front-passenger-side category. The Elantra had both good and poor headlight ratings and acceptable LATCH ease of use.
The Kona had both good and poor headlight ratings and marginal LATCH ease of use. The Santa Fe and Sonata had good to marginal headlights and acceptable LATCH ease of use. The Tucson has both good and poor headlight ratings, along with acceptable to marginal LATCH ease of use.
NHTSA Test/Results
Of the vehicles in our six-model lineup, the NHTSA website showed that the Accent and Elantra received a four-star rating, both of which mentioned the intrusion of the passenger side rear door into the test dummy, which could increase the risk of chest injuries.
The Kona, Santa Fe, Sonata and Tucson all received five-star ratings, with the Kona, Santa Fe and Tucson receiving a slightly lower rollover rating, the Sonata and Santa Fe receiving slightly lower driver’s front collision rating and the Tucson receiving a slightly lower side pole rating.
Here’s What Other People Also Ask About Hyundais:
Is Hyundai a safe car?
Safety is of vital importance, especially given the number of car accidents that happen every year. Hyundai is tied for the highest number of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ and Top Safety Pick awards, making them extremely safe vehicles.
In addition to the above models, the Veloster, Venue, Nexo and Palisade received high rankings.
What is the safest Hyundai?
Of the entire Hyundai 2020 lineup, the Nexo midsize luxury SUV received the highest rankings, receiving an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ for receiving exceptionally high marks across the board in all of its areas of review and testing. However, as the only hydrogen-powered SUV, it’s currently only available in California.
Is Hyundai better than Toyota?
It depends on your definition. Both of these manufacturers offer very similar features, so a comparison gives you very similar results. For SUVs, Hyundai tends to be more affordable, entering the market at $17,350 versus Toyota’s $21,295. The lack of trucks available in Hyundai’s lineup makes Toyota the default winner.
Do Hyundai cars last long?
With data going back many decades, it’s safe to say that Hyundai vehicles are very long-lived. Much like Toyotas, they’ve gained their own fan base for longevity and dependability. A 2011 Which? magazine survey and 2013 CarMD report both named Hyundai as the most dependable, reliable vehicles on the road.
