4 Nissan Models Earn 2021 IIHS Top Safety Ratings
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Each year, Nissan equips its vehicles with the latest safety technologies, and the brand’s efforts have paid off. Four of its vehicles in the 2021 lineup have earned top safety ratings from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. Three of the vehicles the nimble Rogue, sophisticated Maxima, and sleek Altima earned the agency’s highest rating, a Top Safety Pick+. The agency gave the 2021 Nissan Sentra its next highest rating, Top Safety Pick.
Nissan Maxima
To earn top ratings from the IIHS, vehicles have to achieve a “good” score in six crashworthiness tests. Front crash prevention worthy of an “advanced” or “superior” score after vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pedestrian testing has to be available on the models, too.