198K views · 436 reactions |  #FeatureFriday | This is what improvement looks like. In 2014, the Mazda CX-9 performed poorly in the driver-side small overlap test, which was a brand new test at the time. Several years later the 2017 model demonstrated a dramatic improvement, receiving our highest rating of good, which applies to models built after November 2016. | Insurance Institute for Highway Safety | Facebook