4 Safest Hondas

Safety is one of the top features most buyers consider when shopping for a new car. Safety and crash-protection features help minimize accidents and the risk for injury so you can drive to and from your destination with few worries – even in the worst of traffic and weather conditions.

If your goal is to purchase a safe vehicle that protects you as best as possible on the road, look no further than Honda. Honda has earned six Top Safety Pick+ ratings from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety (IIHS), a nonprofit organization funded by insurance companies. With this track record, there’s no doubt Honda continues to rank higher in safety than most other auto brands.

Here are four Honda models with some of the best safety features available on today’s market.

1. 2016 Honda Pilot

With an official reveal date scheduled for Feb. 12 at the Chicago Auto Show, the 2016 Honda Pilot offers a full package of standard safety equipment, including side-curtain airbags, anti-lock brakes, and a backup camera. The Honda Pilot also offers options that include parking sensors, forward-collision warning with automatic braking, rear cross-traffic alert, blind spot monitor, lane-departure warning, and adaptive cruise control.

Drivers of the 2016 Honda Pilot can benefit from a newer feature known as lane watch, which uses a blind-spot camera to safely detect vehicles, cyclists, and pedestrians when you’re ready to change lanes.

2. 2015 Honda CR-V

Currently the eighth best-selling vehicle in the U.S., the 2015 Honda CR-V earned a Top Safety Pick+ award due to achieving a Superior rating in front-crash prevention in five separate crash tests. The IIHS has stated that the CR-V is especially comparable to elite brands when equipped with the collision mitigation brake system.

Drivers of the 2015 Honda CR-V can also benefit from a rearview camera, lane-departure warning, and a number of airbags strategically placed to keep drivers and passengers safe during collisions.

3. 2016 Honda HR-V

The 2016 Honda HR-V recently earned a 5-Star Overall Vehicle Score, which is the highest rating possible under the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The vehicle also managed to score the maximum five stars in side-crash testing, and four stars in front and rollover testing during individual crash tests.

Similar to other newer Honda models, the HR-V offers safety features that include lane-departure warning, forward collision warning, collision mitigation brake system, and lane-keeping assist system.

4. 2016 Honda Accord Sedan

The Honda Accord sedan continues to rank high in overall safety year after year, and was recently awarded a five-star overall safety rating from NHTSA for its 2016 model. Highly similar to the 2015 model, the 2016 release offers the new Honda Sensing package, which includes lane-keep assist, adaptive cruise control, automatic pre-collision braking, and lane-departure warning.

Honda lives by a safety philosophy that focuses on offering crash protection for drivers, passengers, occupants of other vehicles, and pedestrians. Honda vehicles continue to rank consistently high in safety and reliability, which makes Honda one of the top go-to auto brands.