Question of the Day: Do You Shy Away from Small Cars?

The latest study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) confirmed what many people have believed for decades: You are more likely to die in a small car than in a large one. According to its latest data, more than half of the 2023 model-year vehicles with the highest driver death rates are smaller cars. 

The Kia Rio topped the list with 170 deaths per million registration years. As for the vehicle that’s most likely to kill the other driver, well, that’s the Ram 3500 crew cab long bed four-wheel-drive. it had the highest other-driver death rate, at 204 deaths per million registration years.

IIHS has been calculating driver death rates approximately every three years since 1989. This year marks the second time  IIHS also calculated the "other-driver death rate" — the number of drivers in other vehicles killed in crashes with each model. The average driver death rate was 37 drivers per million while the average other driver death rate was 53 drivers per million.

Several vehicles finished with zero deaths, including the Audi Q7 4WD, BWM X7 4WD, Chevrolet Tahoe 4WD, Mercedes-Benz GLB-Class 4WD, Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class 2WD, and Toyota Tundra CrewMax 4WD.

While mass plays a role the final tally, IIHS experts noted that how a person drives is critically important in the final numbers as well. With the data from this report and your own real-world experience, does the potential for injury or even death a major factor in what kind of vehicle you buy? Or does price still rule the day? Let us know!

[Images: Kia, Ram]

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