Regulation & Safety

Honda Odyssey gets high marks on new IIHS crash test

In the IIHS tests, crash energy goes around the steel structures that crumple to cushion the blow of a crash. That much was clear from the Odyssey, which had its driver-side corner crumpled by the force of a crash test at the IIHS laboratory. (Gabe Nelson)
August 29, 2013 05:00 AM

RUCKERSVILLE, Va. -- The 2014 Honda Odyssey received the top rating on a stringent new crash test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today, giving the updated minivan critical bragging rights with safety-oriented shoppers.

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