WASHINGTON, DC (Sept. 12, 2023) – The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded the 2024 CX-90 and CX-90 Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) its highest safety rating, the 2023 TOP SAFETY PICK+.

IIHS President David Harkey stated, “The excellent performance of these two new SUVs demonstrates Mazda’s commitment to safety. In 2023, we raised our award standards, and Mazda has met the challenge.”

Mazda North American Operations President and CEO Tom Donnelly said, “Safety is a top priority at Mazda, and our engineers continually strive to enhance crashworthiness and crash avoidance technologies to meet and surpass stringent testing criteria. We are incredibly proud that the 2024 CX-90 and CX-90 PHEV have achieved the TOP SAFETY PICK+ for 2023.”

To attain the 2023 TOP SAFETY PICK+, a vehicle must achieve excellent ratings in driver-side small overlap front, passenger-side small overlap front, original moderate overlap front, and updated side tests. All trims must feature acceptable or good headlights, and a front crash prevention system with advanced or superior ratings in both daytime and nighttime vehicle-to-pedestrian evaluations must be available.

The Mazda3 Sedan, Mazda3 Hatchback, CX-30, CX-5, and CX-50 vehicles have all received the 2023 IIHS TOP SAFETY PICK award.

To learn more about advanced safety at Mazda, please visit the MazdaUSA.com website – https://www.mazdausa.com/why-mazda/safety.

The IIHS is an independent, non-governmental safety-testing organization funded by the insurance industry. For more information, visit https://www.iihs.org/ratings/top-safety-picks.

Mazda North American Operations is headquartered in Irvine, California, overseeing the sales, marketing, parts, and customer service support of Mazda vehicles in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Colombia through around 795 dealers. Mazda Canada Inc. manages operations in Canada, Mazda Motor de Mexico handles operations in Mexico, and Mazda de Colombia manages operations in Colombia. For more information on Mazda vehicles, including photography and B-roll, please visit the online Mazda media center at InsideMazda.MazdaUSA.com/Newsroom.

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