Mitsubishi Outlander earns Top Safety Pick

The 2024 Mitsubishi Outlander, a midsize SUV, earns a Top Safety Pick award from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

To qualify for Top Safety Pick in 2023, a vehicle must earn good ratings in the driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front and original moderate overlap front tests as well as an acceptable or good rating in the updated side test. Acceptable or good headlights must be standard across all trims, and a front crash prevention system that earns an advanced or superior rating in the daytime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluation must be available.

In contrast, for the higher-tier Top Safety Pick+ award, a good rating in the updated side test is required, and vehicles need to demonstrate advanced or superior performance in both the daytime and nighttime pedestrian tests.

Redesigned for the 2022 model year, the Outlander qualifies for the lower-tier award but misses out on the “plus” because it hasn’t been rated in the nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluation.