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When it comes to family, safety always comes first. After all, that family SUV is not just hauling around groceries; it is carrying your children. Therefore, it is important that safety be the number one priority when buying a new family SUV. Here are our top five picks for the safest SUV for your family:
Just rated as a Best Buy in the small SUV category by Kelley Blue Book, the 2015 Honda CR-V takes safety to the next level. For the price, the Honda CR-V offers a variety of safety features usually only seen on luxury SUVs, like a collision-mitigation system that can automatically apply the brakes if the car senses that you are about to crash. Additionally, the CR-V offers a multi-angle backup camera, which allows drivers to see toys, pets, and even children that may be behind the car when it is backing up.
The 2015 Highlander earned a 5-star overall safety rating from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHSTA), and was named a Top Safety Pick+ from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). As one of the safest SUVs on the market today, the Highlander is equipped with a wide range of family friendly safety features including a Pre-Collision System, blind-spot monitoring, and the STAR Safety system.
If you are looking for the safest SUV with a little touch of luxury, the M-Class is a great choice with a host of standard and optional safety features. The standard PreSafe system will tighten seatbelts and prepare for impact if the vehicle senses that it is about to have a collision. Additionally, the mbrace2 feature automatically notifies emergency personnel in the event of a crash. In addition to these standard features, a variety of other safety features can be added to the M-Class as optional safety measures.
As a truly rugged SUV, the Ford Explorer is probably one of the safest SUVs for dealing with rain, snow, ice, and dirt roads. The Explorer offers AdvanceTrac technology that uses sensors to help prevent a rollover, as well as a Safety Canopy that uses air bags to help protect a passenger's head and chest if the vehicle does roll over. As one of the more economical large SUVs, the Explorer's 5-star safety rating from the NHTSA makes it an ideal ride for large families looking for safety in a full size SUV.
Another SUV named as a Top Safety Pick+ by the IIHS is the 2015 Chevy Equinox. The Equinox is equipped with electronic stability control to prevent rollover accidents and a rollover sensor to deploy the curtain airbags in the event of a crash. In crash tests, the Equinox outperformed the Toyota Highlander in small overlap front collisions. Additionally, some models offer Forward Collision Alert to help prevent collisions and an optional Safety Package.
