You're getting the same capability underneath, but this one needs to go further. It may not have won our Truck of the Year award in a long time, but the Honda Ridgeline is still a MotorTrend favorite and is one of the safest trucks you can buy.
At the IIHS, it scores the top rating of Good in nearly every crash test while earning the second-highest rating of Acceptable in the Small Overlap test on the passenger side. It just misses out on a Top Safety Pick designation due to marginal standard headlights and the lack of a pedestrian impact warning and emergency braking system. Based on an SUV platform rather than a traditional truck platform, the Honda Ridgeline gets top marks from MotorTrend for its comfort, handling, drivability, and clever thinking.
We like the way Honda has taken advantage of its truck's unique drivetrain to offer more interior space, a lockable trunk in the bed floor, and an SUV-like driving experience. This does, however, come at the expense of both towing and off-road capability. Still, for the average truck buyer, it has all the capacity you need in an enormously useful and friendly package.
Far and away the sales leader in the segment, the hugely popular Toyota Tacoma fares well enough in crash testing for the second spot on our midsize pickup part of our safest trucks list. With a four-star overall rating from the NHTSA, four-star front impact and rollover ratings, and a five-star side impact rating, the Tacoma is the second-highest scorer in the class.
It gets the only Good headlight rating in the class as long as you upgrade to the optional lights but doesn't offer pedestrian impact warning and emergency braking technology. The Toyota Tacoma is a classic example of the saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it. Incremental improvements have been made along the way, but at its core, the Tacoma is based on an older platform.
As a result, its cabin is cramped compared to other trucks in the class and it doesn't drive as nicely. When it comes to durability and reliability, though, the Tacoma's reputation is unmatched, and that counts for a lot when you venture out into the wilderness. Despite being based on an old model, the Ford Ranger is stacked with safety technology. The aging platform, however, contributes to slightly lower crash ratings. NHTSA gives it five stars in the side impact test and four in the front impact test, but just three in the rollover test for an overall score of four stars.
The Ranger fares better in IIHS testing, getting top marks in all crash tests except the passenger side Small Overlap test, where it gets the second-best rating of Acceptable.
The poor rollover rating drops it behind the Tacoma on this list, but it is the only truck in the class to offer a pedestrian impact warning and emergency braking system. The current Ranger is a stopgap truck, and in that context, it does the job well. Thanks for that. And thanks for reading Autoblog. Joel Stocksdale.
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