Better engineering has made the front seat much safer in head-on collisions. But the back seat hasn't kept pace. It's a problem one vehicle safety group is trying to solve.

The updated test presents a new challenge for carmakers, but could make this common injury less likely in future vehicles.

Ford Bronco Sport among four small SUVs to score poorly on new whiplash test conducted by Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.

The IIHS' new rear impact test exposes weaknesses in vehicle safety designs, with only four models earning a 'Good' rating.

Reviving a whiplash protection test with modified criteria and methods, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has rated ...

The IIHS has brought back an old whiplash prevention test, evaluating seats from a few popular small SUVs with even higher ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has added the whiplash test to the list of tests that new vehicles have to go through ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) is always looking at new tests and procedures to help make vehicles safer ...

The Crosstrek sells in huge numbers, the WRX doesn’t, yet both ran into the same IIHS issue when it came to rear passenger ...

IIHS launches a tougher whiplash test, and most small SUVs fall short. See which models passed, which failed, and why the new ...

One of the many reasons SUVs and trucks appeal to so many car buyers is a perception of safety. Conventional wisdom seems to suggest that you're safer in a car that's higher off the ground, even if in ...

In the moderate overlap front crash test, it's pretty obvious that the Crosstrek needs rear pretensioners and load limiters ...