2026 Genesis G90 Safety Rating

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

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Genesis G90 scores 75.8/100, ranking #3 of 4 current large cars and #102 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It does not hold a current IIHS award.

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

75.8
Safety score / 100
Complete record
No award
IIHS award
No current award
#3
of 4 large cars
$92,700
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 Acceptable
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Acceptable
Seat Belt Reminders Good
Detailed results by test (53 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 Acceptable
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 Marginal

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Acceptable
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Good
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Acceptable
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2023-26 models Acceptable

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Good

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Good
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
90.0
4/4 reported · small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
65.0
4/4 reported · rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
75.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Acceptable · 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
69.3
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
95.62
Mean of 40 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 →

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.

Compared with other large cars

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

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

Other model years of the Genesis G90

Model yearStatusIIHS awardPrimary tests reportedScore
2025 Genesis G90 Archived TSP+ 4/4 Not ranked

Each model year keeps its own record. Ratings from one year are never copied to another unless IIHS states the test applies.

Our analysis

The 2026 Genesis G90 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 G90 has no IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026. That can mean a result below the award threshold in one test, or tests IIHS has not completed. Absence of an award is not evidence that the vehicle is unsafe.

Across the 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Genesis G90 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 G90

NHTSA does not yet list this model year in its recall database. That usually means the vehicle is too new to appear, not that it has been cleared.

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