2010

• 5-star highest safety rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) frontal and side-impact crash test for both driver and passenger seating positions, USA
• 4-star NHTSA roll-over resistance (highest possible score)
• Built in a manufacturing plant that has “zero landfill” status

2009

• 5-star highest crashworthiness safety rating, Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), 2009

2008

• 5-star highest crashworthiness safety rating, Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP), 2008
• 5-star highest safety rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) frontal and side-impact crash test for both driver and passenger seating positions, USA
• 4-star NHTSA roll-over resistance (highest possible score)
• Built in a manufacturing plant that has “zero landfill” status

2007

• 5-star highest safety rating, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
• 4-star NHTSA roll-over resistance (highest possible score, and the first SUV to do so)
• Interior of the year, Ward's Auto World, USA