Comparing Compact SUV Safety Ratings
Vehicle | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
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Acura RDX | |||
BMW X3 | |||
Infiniti QX50 | |||
Jeep Cherokee | |||
Mercedes GLC | |||
Volkswagen Tiguan Limited |
FAQs
A compact SUV is bigger than a mini SUV and smaller than a midsize SUV. Manufacturers have not been more specific in their definition of this class. They haven’t used a specific weight or dimension. Sometimes it is built on a compact car frame, and sometimes on a small truck frame.
With The Auto Professor’s Auto Grades, an A or A- is a top rating. When there is enough data, there can also be safety ratings by the age and gender of the driver. If a vehicle gets this rating for all ages and genders, then they are on the Honor Roll – the best of the best! For the compact SUVs shown on this page, there were not enough real-life crashes for them to be on the Honor Roll.
Auto Grades from The Auto Professor make it super easy to compare SUVs by their safety ratings. It’s like the grades you got back in school: Go for the A! If you’d like to know more about our safety ratings, check out this page.
We are often asked, “what is the safest compact SUV?” As the table above shows, there are many safe compact SUVs from which to choose. These are the compact SUVs in years 2018, 2019 and 2020 that get an Auto Grade of A or A- overall. So, based on our data analysis, these are the top tier, safest compact SUVs. If you are thinking about a different vehicle model or year, try out your own search using the free search bar below.
PERSONALIZE IT!
Want to find the safety rating of other compact SUVs? We are here for you. Try out the simple search bar below. First we give the car an overall Auto Grade. Then, if there is lots of data available on that car, you will get the option to see a personal Auto Grade. If you want to see how this is done, then please watch this video.