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2026 Genesis G80 Safety Rating

Large cars Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Genesis G80 scores 79.9/100, ranking #2 of 4 current large cars and #92 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It holds the IIHS Top Safety Pick+ award for 2026.

Results below Good: Headlights rated Acceptable. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Marginal; rear-passenger head protection: Acceptable.

79.9
Safety score / 100
Complete record
TSP+
IIHS award
IIHS Top Safety Pick+
#2
of 4 large cars
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$58,450
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
93
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianAcceptable
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehicleAcceptable
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Good
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Acceptable
Latch Ease Of Use Acceptable
Detailed results by test (66 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Acceptable
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Acceptable
Overall evaluation Marginal
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Marginal
Chest Good
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Driver head protectionThe dummy's head moved downward past the side curtain airbag and contacted the window sill of the driver door, while the head was in proximity to the intruding barrier. Although the barrier did not hit the dummy's head in this test, this near miss indicates that only slightly different crash circumstances could produce a direct hit to a person's head. The head protection is inadequate. Acceptable
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protectionDuring the crash, the rear dummy had excessively high head acceleration during inflation of the side curtain airbag, resulting in a downgrade of the head protection rating. Acceptable

Headlights

Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2025-26 models Acceptable

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good

Child seat anchors

Overall evaluation Acceptable
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
97.5
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
65.0
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
75.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Acceptable Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Acceptable (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
25.6
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
72.7
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
93.63
Mean of 51 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules β†’

NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 GENESIS G80 4 DR N/A AWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate93 per million registered vehicle-yearsLarge cars as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Genesis G80 (2017-20) driver death rate30 (95% CI 0–69)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 18.5. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.

Compared with other large cars

Closest-scoring current large cars with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every large car ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2027 Audi A6 Sportback e-tron #1 of 4 TSP+ Good $66,700 92.6
2026 Genesis G80 (this page) #2 of 4 TSP+ Marginal $58,450 79.9
2026 Genesis G90 #3 of 4 β€” Marginal $92,700 75.8
2026 Mercedes-Benz E Class #4 of 4 β€” Marginal $63,900 72.7

Our analysis

The 2026 Genesis G80 belongs to the Large cars class. This class has an above-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, which usually reflects lighter weight and smaller size in multi-vehicle crashes. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Genesis G80 earned Top Safety Pick+ for 2026. That award requires Good results in the updated tests plus qualifying headlights and pedestrian front crash prevention on the relevant trims; the linked IIHS report shows the exact trims.

Across the 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Genesis G80 earned 3 Good ratings. Results below Good deserve attention, especially the updated frontal and side tests that IIHS toughened in 2022 and 2023. Our updated crash test analysis explains what changed.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Genesis or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Genesis G80

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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