First IIHS Headlight Ratings Report Reveals Dismal Performance for BMW and Most Vehicles

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has released its first-ever headlights rating report, ranking the effectiveness of headlights on 31 newer model cars. Only the Toyota Prius earned a good rating, suggesting that dimmed headlights are a major problem on American roads. Although only 31 vehicles were tested, they came with a range of headline options, meaning that 82 different headlight setups were tested. Still, only one of these managed a good rating. Eleven of the tested cars gained an acceptable rating (with the best headlight option selected), but being a luxury vehicle had no impact on how good […]