When many people are buying cars, the first things they look at are performance, efficiency, and comfort. However, these attributes are nothing to the buyer if the vehicle is not as safe as possible to them. Modern-day car manufacturers ensure cars are as safe as they ought to be, but some models stand out from the crowd.
In this guide, we look at the safest cars on the road in 2021 to help you make an informed choice. Every car score is based on the crash test results from the NHTSA and the number of advanced safety features it offers. So if you want to avoid the need for a towing service, read on.
2021 Mazda 3
Every Mazda 3, including the base model, comes with an automatic emergency front braking, lane departure warning with a lane keep assists feature, high beam assist, adaptive cruise control, and LED headlights. In higher trims, blindspot monitoring is also available.
2021 Subaru legacy
The Subaru’s midsize sedan gets a 5star safety rating in front, side, and rollover tests from the NTHSA. The Subaru legacy has Subaru’s eyesight driver-assist suite, which comes with automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, lane departure, and sway warning. The legacy is quiet and caters to a comfy ride than many luxury cars.
Toyota Camry
Toyota Camry is an excellent all-around car with good fuel economy, a comfortable ride to a list of standard features. It got a score of five from all the crash tests performed by NTHSA. It also got the highest rating of superior for front crash prevention. All 2021 Camri trims get the Toyota Safety Sense-P suite featuring driver assistant features. It includes lane departure warning, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, forward automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, pedestrian detection, and automatic high beam headlights. It also comes with a surround-view of the camera parking system, rear cross-traffic alert, reverse automatic emergency braking, blindspot monitoring, and a head-up display.
Honda insight
The Honda civic-based compact hybrid sedan achieves a five-star rating across the board in the NTHSA testing. Honda Sensing is standard across every trim. It includes forward-collision warning, lane departure warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane keep assist, traffic sign recognition, and road departure mitigation. It also has a rearview camera and driver drowsiness monitoring.
Kia optima
It is a comfortable ride, spacious, easy-to-use tech features, and a perfect five-star safety rating. Its safety features are a standard rearview camera, forward collision warning, lane keep assist, lane change assist, blindspot monitoring, forward automatic emergency braking, rear cross-traffic alert, and driver drowsiness monitor. Other safety features are automatic high beam headlights, adaptive cruise control, adaptive headlights, pedestrian detection, and a 360degree parking camera.
Nissan Altima
Nissa Altima earns a five-star rating- four stars in the frontal tests and five stars in the side crash and rollover evaluations. It has automatic emergency front braking and lane departure warning. One can upgrade from the S to SV trim and add blindspot monitoring, rear automatic emergency braking, and rear cross-traffic alert.
