There is much room for improvement when it comes to the safety of back seat passengers in midsize crossovers, a new Insurance Institute for Highway Safety study shows.
IIHS updated its moderate overlap front crash test by adding a rear passenger behind the driver to examine rear passenger protection. This led to only four of the 13 tested midsize crossovers earning a "good" rating: the Ford Explorer, Ford Mustang Mach-E, Subaru Ascent and Tesla Model Y.
The results show that knowledge of back seat safety isn't limited to legacy automakers, Raul Arbelaez, vice president of the IIHS research center, told Automotive News.