[egreen20]

Hey Everyone!

My wife and I are going to test drive a Tucson tomorrow. We've driven a CX-5, CX-50, CRV, and Rogue and, for various reasons, none of them were what we were looking for. We're hoping the Tucson is it.

But I noticed something odd about the safety ratings: the AWD version (which is what we were planning to get, if we liked the car) has an overall four-star rating from the NHTSA, but the FWD version has five stars. This makes us nervous because we have a young kid and all the other cars we looked at were five stars (as is most of the competition, Kia Sportage, RAV4, etc.).

Does anyone know what accounts for the difference? The only thing I see different between the two vehicles is that the AWD version has a slightly higher rollover risk. Does anyone have any extra insight here?

Relevant links:

AWD: 2023 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV AWD | NHTSA

FWD: 2023 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV FWD | NHTSA

Thanks!

 

[Captain Blight]

Sorry. No insight.

You may want to cross-check with IIHS.

2023:

2023 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV

2023 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV - small SUV

www.iihs.org

2022 (note the difference in headlights by trim):

2022 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV

2022 Hyundai Tucson 4-door SUV - small SUV

www.iihs.org

 

[Tampa8]

Hey Everyone!

My wife and I are going to test drive a Tucson tomorrow. We've driven a CX-5, CX-50, CRV, and Rogue and, for various reasons, none of them were what we were looking for. We're hoping the Tucson is it.

But I noticed something odd about the safety ratings: the AWD version (which is what we were planning to get, if we liked the car) has an overall four-star rating from the NHTSA, but the FWD version has five stars. This makes us nervous because we have a young kid and all the other cars we looked at were five stars (as is most of the competition, Kia Sportage, RAV4, etc.).

Does anyone know what accounts for the difference? The only thing I see different between the two vehicles is that the AWD version has a slightly higher rollover risk. Does anyone have any extra insight here?

Relevant links:

AWD: 2023 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV AWD | NHTSA

FWD: 2023 HYUNDAI TUCSON SUV FWD | NHTSA

Thanks!

I see some online sites acknowledge the HEV and AWD is 4 star, the FWD 5 but I don't see a reason given. I don't think it can be the rollover, both are 4 star the only 4 star. And the AWD is ever so slightly more prone, I would say statistically not relevant.

They are all a top safety pick+
2023 Hyundai Tucson Safety & Reliability Ratings: Warranty, Crash Test Ratings, Safety Features | CarBuzz