To help guide parents and in honor of National Teen Driver Safety Week (October 20 – 26, 2024), the experts at Kelley Blue Book created 2024’s Best Cars for Teens: The List Every Parent Needs.
When creating the Best Cars for Teens lists, the Kelley Blue Book experts set specific parameters. All picks in the “Under $30,000” and “Under $20,000” lists come with the advanced safety and driver-assist features listed above, and they all have at least a “Good” rating in at least five of the IIHS crash tests.
Safety technology gets expensive, and it’s one of the factors pushing up the sticker cost of new cars. Generally speaking, the higher trim level you can find, the more safety features the car is likely to have.