When you’re looking for something dependable, reliable, and safe, you don’t have to sacrifice with a boring car. You can get a great-looking, fast-moving vehicle with all the safety features to ensure that you’ll be protected in the event of an accident. Here are the 30 safest cars to buy in 2024.
2023 Mercedes E-Class
More than just a luxurious and comfortable compact car, the E-Class scored top marks in IIHS crash tests. It sports stylish interiors that are well-appointed and comfortable, as well as a quiet and relaxing ride that’s perfect for families with kids.
2024 Subaru Impreza
The 2024 model year Impreza has received a complete redesign. This 2024 version moves the Impreza more toward hatchback than crossover, but it did no favors for the engine. The Impreza makes up for a boring drive and underpowered engine with its phenomenal child safety ratings.
2024 Hyundai Sonata
Hyundai’s 2024 Sonata has a stylish, sleek design, efficient fuel economy, and optional all-wheel drive. It’s also a bit sluggish on the road, but it more than makes up for this with its phenomenal safety ratings from the IIHS across all crash tests.
2024 Genesis G80
The midsize luxury Genesis G80 sedan comes equipped with rain-sensing windshield wipers, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep assist, and plenty of other high-end safety features. It’s also a comfortable and spacious car that’s very responsive on the road.
2024 Nissan Leaf
Compact electric hatchbacks are all the rage right now, and Nissan’s 2024 Leaf is the best of them when it comes to safety. You’ll need to buy the higher trim level if you want over 200 miles of range, but both trims sport exemplary safety features that keep drivers and passengers alike safe in case of an accident.
2024 Mazda3
If you’re looking for a zippy compact car with the right combination of smooth handling and well-appointed safety features, you’re looking for the 2024 Mazda3. It received a five-star rating from the NHTSA for its rollover and frontal crash tests, too!
2024 Acura Integra
The 2024 Acura Integra feels like something impossible: it’s a responsible vehicle that feels fun to drive. Its roomy interior and quiet drive are both luxurious, but it’s the safety ratings that make this car worth your attention, such as forward collision warning and emergency automatic braking.
2024 Lexus RC
Sleek, stylish, and good in the corners, the 2024 Lexus RC is a genuinely stunning car. It’s got a laundry list of standard safety features, making it a great choice for drivers looking to keep themselves intact. It also received a score of “good” from the IIHS for four crash tests.
2024 Volvo S90
The S90 is dignified, elegant, and smooth. It offers a genuinely impressive array of safety technology, ranging from adaptive headlights and forward collision warning to rear cross-traffic alerts and blind-spot monitoring. The IIHS awarded it a score of “good” across four crash tests, to boot.
2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia
What the 2024 Alfa Romeo Giulia lacks in back-seat room and interior polish it more than makes up for with astonishing performance on the road. And, naturally, it earned a “superior” rating from the IIHS for its front crash prevention system and a score of “good” in multiple crash tests.
2024 Genesis GV60
The Genesis GV60 gives the Model Y a run for its money, offering a balanced driving experience and plenty of room for hauling family and groceries alike. It also earned the top score from the IIHS in all crash tests!
2024 Kia EV6
The Kia EV6 sits on the same platform as the Genesis GV60, but Kia has outfitted their version with better acceleration and performance and more polished interior tech. It also gets 310 miles of range and earned exemplary marks from the IIHS across all crash tests. That’s unsurprising, given that the same was true of the GV60.
2024 Acura TLX
The Acura TLX isn’t the fanciest midsized luxury car, coming in at a lower price point and with less room and a more bizarre infotainment center than anything else in its category. It makes up for this with its astonishing crash test performance and its spot as a coveted IIHS Top Safety Pick+, the highest award the organization gives out.
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2024 Tesla Model 3
The Model 3 has been on the market in nearly exactly this configuration since 2017 and it’s been the top name in electric sedans the entire time. It’s fun to drive, it’s instantly recognizable, and it’s a downright great car. Oh, and it’s extremely safe, too, which earns it this spot on our list.
2024 Volvo V60 Recharge
The 2024 Volvo V60 Recharge is a plug-in hybrid variant of the standard V60 that sports 41 miles of pure electric range. It’s also agile, economically friendly, and astonishingly safe. Crash tests conducted by the IIHS resulted in top marks for the V60 Recharge.
Audi A7
Who doesn’t love a big luxury car? The 2024 Audi A7 is just that, and it’s also surprisingly safe. It’s not just a boring grocery-getter, either, it sports a big V6 engine, great fuel economy, and a lively driving style. What’s not to love?
Volvo S90 Recharge
The plug-in hybrid variant of the Volvo S90 is just as safe and dependable as the purely gas-powered variant found earlier in this article. It’s got rear cameras, forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, lane-departure warnings, and even more besides.
Tesla Model Y
The hatchback Model Y takes everything you love about the Tesla Model 3 and pivots it to the more family-minded hatchback model. Does it count as a hot hatch? Does it matter? This zippy EV is very safe according to experts and it features lightning-fast charging times to match its performance on the road.
Volvo V90
Look, we’re not favoring Volvo unjustly here. The company is just making really reasonable, safe cars these days. The “true wagon” V90 is a stylish, comfortable vehicle with great performance and a proven track record as a safe and reliable car to keep you and your family safe on the road.
Honda Civic
The 2025 Honda Civic hatchback is among the safest and most dependable cars on the road. Honda’s vehicles have a reputation for being reliable and keeping you moving year in, year out. The 2024 Civic is no exception to this rule, featuring great safety ratings and the unstoppable Honda engineering you’d expect.
Hyundai Elantra
The sleek and affordable Hyundai Elantra ranks highly in nearly every IIHS safety category, ranging from crashworthiness to its various automated crash avoidance systems. It’s also a stylish four-door with old-school sensibilities that’s perfect as any customer’s dependable daily driver.
Mini Countryman
The 2025 Mini Countryman is an adorable little car that scored top marks in all of the IIHS’s crashworthiness and crash avoidance tests. If you’re in the market for a smaller hatchback with exemplary safety ratings and a fun drivetrain, you can’t go wrong with the Countryman.
Subaru WRX
With the 2024 Subaru WRX, you get a great-looking and fast-moving car that will impress you with everything from its well-appointed interior to its unparalleled safety features. This easy-to-drive car has great safety ratings, and features including automatic headlights (on some trim options) to pedestrian detection.
Toyota Prius
The 2024 edition of the long-running Toyota Prius is a lot of things. It’s a responsible hybrid, an affordable car for nearly any driver, and a genuinely dorky entry in Toyota’s ongoing crusade against coolness. It’s also one of the safest cars on the road today, and, if that’s dorky, call us nerds.
Honda Accord
Everything we said about the Civic applies to the Accord, but, this time, make it a midsized sedan. This thing will take anything you throw at it and keep on chugging along. And, on the off chance you get into an accident, you can rest assured that it has top marks from the IIHS in various crashworthiness categories.
Hyundai Ioniq 6
Take everything you love about a Hyundai and then slap it into a reliable, well-balanced electric platform. Ta-da, you’ve got the Ioniq 6, an IIHS Top Safety Pick+ that scored high marks in tests across the board. Oh, and it’s extremely fun to drive. What’s not to love?
Toyota Camry
While the 2024 Camry was a Top Safety Pick, the 2025 model year sees Toyota’s workhorse sedan upgraded to a Top Safety Pick+ thanks to its exemplary performance in crashworthiness tests. Add to that its affordable price tag and stylish appearance and you’ve got a real winner.
Genesis Electrified G80
The luxurious and spacious G80 platform is just as safe and comfortable in its electric configuration as its conventional loadout. Equipped with features like lane keeping assistance and windshield wipers that pop on automatically when the car detects rain, this thing all but drives itself.
Honda HR-V
Honda doesn’t just make safe, dependable sedans. They also make phenomenal SUVs, like the reasonably-price HR-V. This is a perfect car for families, equipped with everything from pedestrian detection systems to front crash avoidance in the form of emergency braking.
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Hyundai Tucson
Sometimes, you just want a reliable SUV for your family. If that’s the case, look at the 2024 Tucson. It scored top marks in all four crashworthiness tests performed by the IIHS, so you can feel comfortable knowing that in the event of a crash, you have the best safety ratings for your family’s health.Audi A7
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