What are the best used vehicles for overall safety?
How to choose a used vehicle for safety
There are two main ways to choose a vehicle for safety. First, you can look at their safety rating from reputable safety testing organizations such as the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety). Second, you can look at their safety features and technologies and judge whether they have what you need. Keep reading below to learn about some safe used vehicles you can find here at Carl Black Hiram in Hiram, GA.
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Top-rated safe vehicles according to the IIHS
The highest safety rating the IIHS gives out is called the Top Safety Pick + title. The second highest is the similarly named Top Safety Pick title. These titles are given out based on rigorous crash testing. However, it is important to keep in mind that a Top Safety Pick + represents the best in its category, and the categories are split based on body type. Therefore, a Top Safety Pick + in the small car segment will not stand up well against a Top Safety Pick + in the large SUV segment. More size and weight tend to mean safer in a crash.
With all of that in mind, the way to find the safest car would be to look at a list of IIHS Top Safety Pick + vehicles. Then, you’d have to look at the largest vehicles. Thankfully, we’ve done it for you. Here’s a list of the midsize and large SUVs and minivans that won this title in 2022: Chrysler Pacifica, Honda Odyssey, Toyota Sienna, Audi e-Tron, Volvo XC90, Tesla Model Y, Mercedes-Benz GLE, Lexus NX, Hyundai Nexo, Genesis GV70, Cadillac XT6, Audi Q5, Acura RDX, Acura MDX, Volkswagen ID.4, Toyota Highlander, Subaru Ascent, Nissan Murano, Mazda CX-9, Hyundai Santa Fe, Hyundai Palisade, and Ford Explorer.
Top safety features to consider in your next used car
When you go to our inventory, you can use our search filters to find a specific model from the list above. However, if that doesn’t suit you, you can also use our search filters to find certain features in our vehicles. If you know which safety features you’re looking for, this is a great way to narrow your search. Here are three that we would consider:
- Adaptive Cruise Control: Keeps your vehicle at a pre-set speed, while adjusting for traffic to help prevent a forward collision.
- Blind Spot Monitor: Lets you know if there is a vehicle in your car’s blind spot, usually with an icon in your car’s side mirror.
- Collision Avoidance: Helps prevent a forward collision, usually with audio or visual warnings to the driver, and sometimes with preventative braking or steering.
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