The 2018 Honda Odyssey has earned an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award and five stars from NHTSA.
The updated minivan from Honda earned Good ratings across the board on IIHS crashworthiness tests, and models equipped with available Honda Sensing and LED headlights are eligible for the Top Safety Pick+ award. The Collision Mitigation Braking System found in the Honda Sensing suite of advanced safety and driver-assistive technologies earned a Superior rating. In track tests at 12 mph and 25 mph, the Odyssey with Honda Sensing avoided collisions.
The Odyssey Elite and Touring trims earned an Acceptable rating for their LED reflector headlights.
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The 2018 Honda Odyssey also achieved a five-star overall rating in the NHTSA’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP), scoring five stars in the frontal crash tests for driver and passenger, five stars for side crash tests for both front and rear seats and pole, and four stars in the rollover test.
“Odyssey was designed to keep everyone in the family happy, and helping to keep everyone safer is a crucial part of that mission,” said Ray Mikiciuk, assistant vice president of Honda Automobile Sales. “Honda’s goal of reaching a collision-free society includes safety improvements for each new generation of Odyssey without having to sacrifice minivan-first technologies like available Magic Slide Seat, which consumers have come to love.”
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