The Chevrolet Bolt has been presented with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s (IIHS) Top Safety Pick award, making it the first all-electric vehicle to earn an IIHS award during 2017.
The Chevrolet Bolt is new for the 2017 model year. Unlike the Chevrolet Volt, it has no back-up gas engine.
The Bolt earned good ratings in all five of the IIHS’s crashworthiness tests — small overlap front, moderate overlap front, side, roof strength and head restraints. It also has an optional front crash prevention system that earned a superior rating. The car avoided collisions in IIHS track tests at 12 mph and 25 mph, and the system has a forward collision warning component that meets National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) criteria.
To earn a Top Safety Pick award, a vehicle must have good ratings in all five crashworthiness tests and an available front crash prevention system with a superior or advanced rating.
