2026 IIHS results: significant downgrades
I wish I understood physics and automotive engineering more, but this looks like a significantly worse outcome from what I thought were minimal structural updates overall. Just noticed that the 2026 Solterra is no longer a TSP+ due to downgrades in the passenger small overlap test and updated moderate overlap test. It does appear that there was less intrusion in the updated side impact test. And the headlights went from being rated Good to Poor.
https://www.iihs.org/ratings/vehicle/Subaru/solterra-4-door-suv/2026
It probably will not reduce my interest in the BZ/Solterra, but it is a bummer. Looks like the small overlap results carry over to the CH-R/Uncharted. And they all carry over to BZ Woodland/Trailseeker.
Posted Apr 6, 2026, 1:01 AM UTC