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Highest NHTSA Overall Ratings: Sedans (2016–2020)

Ranked by NHTSA crash-test ratings across 231 model-years of federal data.

Safety and fuel-economy results are ranked from NHTSA and EPA federal data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.

NHTSA says overall scores should only be compared within the same vehicle class and at roughly similar curb weights. Treat this as a shortlist, not a complete safety verdict; 2010 scores are excluded because NHTSA changed the rating system for 2011.

Common questions

What is the highest NHTSA-rated 2016–2020 sedan?

By our reading of the federal data, the 2020 Acura ILX tops this list. Open its verdict page for the full complaint, recall and crash record before you buy.

How is this ranking put together?

We rank the 24 matching model years by NHTSA overall crash-test rating, using public NHTSA and EPA data. Owner-complaint lists (raw volume, not exposure-adjusted) remain unpublished until exposure and time-at-risk normalization are available.

This list is generated from NHTSA complaint, recall and crash-test data and EPA fuel-economy data; it is not sales-adjusted and updates on scheduled source refreshes.

Highest NHTSA Overall Ratings: Sedans (2016–2020)

2020 Acura ILX

2019 Acura ILX

2018 Acura ILX

2017 Acura ILX

2016 Acura ILX

2020 Acura RLX

2019 Acura RLX

2018 Acura RLX

2017 Acura RLX

2016 Acura RLX

2020 Acura TLX

2019 Acura TLX

2018 Acura TLX

2017 Acura TLX

2016 Acura TLX

2020 Audi A4

2018 Audi A4

2017 Audi A4

2016 Audi A4

2020 Audi A6

2019 Audi A6

2018 Audi A6

2017 Audi A6

2016 Audi A6

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Common questions

What is the highest NHTSA-rated 2016–2020 sedan?

How is this ranking put together?