8) Chevrolet Spark
NHTSA rating: 5 stars
Starting price: $17,200
The Chevrolet Spark is the first and only mini-car to ever make it onto the IIHS list of Top Safety Picks. That’s because the vehicle was the only one out of 11 tested to receive an acceptable rating on the agency’s small overlap front crash test, which replicates what happens when the front corner of a vehicle is involved in a collision.
