Audi has set a new benchmark in luxury automotive safety, earning more 2025 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ awards than any other luxury brand.
With seven models receiving the Top Safety Pick+ distinction, meaning that Audi offers more award-winning options than BMW and Mercedes-Benz combined.
Each model features advanced driver-assistance technologies and earned top ratings across crash tests, pedestrian protection evaluations, and headlight performance, putting cutting-edge engineering and passenger protection at the heart of the Audi experience.
Which 2025 Audi Models Made the Top Safety List
Seven Audi models earned the 2025 IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award:
- Q5
- Q5 Sportback
- A6 Sportback e-tron
- A5
- Q7
- Q6 e-tron
- Q6 Sportback e-tron
Each model achieved top ratings across the IIHS's rigorous crash tests, pedestrian protection evaluations, and headlight performance assessments. And these awards are even more impressive when you take into account that the IIHS recently raised the bar with stricter testing criteria, with more emphasis on rear-passenger safety through an updated moderate-overlap front collision test.
Combined with Audi's comprehensive standard safety equipment, including advanced driver-assistance technologies across the lineup, these Top Safety Pick+ awards offer more peace of mind.
Why These Safety Ratings Matter for Drivers
The IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award isn't just a marketing badge. It's an independent verification that a vehicle can protect you and your passengers in real-world crash scenarios.
To earn the award, vehicles must achieve "good" ratings in the moderate-overlap front test, small-overlap front test, and updated side collision tests. They also need "acceptable" or "good" ratings in pedestrian front crash prevention testing, which now includes both daytime and nighttime scenarios to reflect real-world conditions.
Headlight performance comes into play, since even the safest vehicle structure can't protect you from poor visibility. The A6 Sportback e-tron earned good and acceptable headlight ratings, while the Q5 and Q5 Sportback achieved acceptable ratings after Audi implemented an updated headlight aim process for models built after July 2025.
For you, these ratings translate into tangible benefits beyond crash protection, particularly:
- Insurance companies often take IIHS safety ratings into consideration when setting premiums, meaning you could possibly pay less in insurance costs over the life of your vehicle.
- Strong safety credentials also help your vehicle retain resale value, since buyers want peace of mind when shopping for used vehicles.
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