Research checked 2026-10-24. Individual vehicle eligibility must be confirmed with the manufacturer or regulator.
The exact assessment
This assessment concerns Honda CR-V in United States. The relevant year context is 2024 model-year IIHS listing, with the original testing identified as Tested 2024 CR-V LX AWD for updated moderate overlap. The assessment’s stated applicability is: Tested 2024 LX 4WD; rating applies to 2023–27 CR-V as explicitly stated for this test.
Published test outcomes are IIHS updated moderate-overlap front: Poor; updated side: Good. These figures and labels belong to the named independent crash-testing body and its specific procedure; they are not a global standardised rating or a measured probability that an occupant will be injured.
What is notable in the results
A broad “Top Safety Pick” award can sit alongside a weaker result in a specific scenario. The 2024 CR-V’s updated moderate overlap assessment shows Poor overall with rear-passenger restraints and kinematics especially relevant; the same page reports Good for the updated side test. The different outcomes are not a contradiction.
Crashworthiness, child restraint performance, protection for people outside the car and active collision avoidance are different questions. Results should be interpreted within the exact testing procedure, year and equipment configuration. Where a tested variant was used to rate others, the assessor—not a similarly named car in another country—must authorise that extension.
Using the rating while shopping
Ask what a source means by “five stars” before substituting it for these test categories. The tested car was a specified US configuration, and old moderate-overlap results should never be quoted as if they covered the updated rear-occupant protocol.
Important applicability qualification: Distinguish tested vehicle from rating-applicable range. Inspect the tested variant, the applicability statement and the year of the assessment. Avoid selecting a regional trim on the assumption that an identical model name means an identical airbag layout or software calibration.
What the rating does not establish
An independent crash rating does not tell an owner whether a specific VIN has an outstanding safety recall, whether a previous collision has been properly repaired, or what assistance features are actually fitted to the car at hand. Check those separately through the correct manufacturer and regulator channels.
Ratings can change when assessment protocols become more demanding. Compare subtests within one protocol before attempting cross-market comparisons; no safety conclusion should be drawn from a lone star icon without scope and date.