{"id":15538,"date":"2026-06-16T18:18:29","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:18:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edrivingcomstg.wpenginepowered.com\/three60\/?p=15538"},"modified":"2026-06-16T18:18:29","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T18:18:29","slug":"top-vehicles-for-teen-drivers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/top-vehicles-for-teen-drivers-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Top vehicles for teen drivers revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.iihs.org\/ratings\/safe-vehicles-for-teens\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">list of recommended used vehicles for teen drivers<\/a> has been released.<\/p>\n<p>The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR) have identified 45 used vehicles starting under $10,000, which they say offer good crash protection and are suitable for teen drivers.<\/p>\n<p>Another 29 vehicles that also have highly rated headlights and automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection can be found for under $20,000.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe curate this annual list specifically for teens because driving holds extra risk for them,\u201d said IIHS Senior Research Scientist Rebecca Weast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat said, the suggestions are suitable for drivers of any age looking to balance affordability with crash protection and crash avoidance.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For those who prefer a 2026 model, IIHS and CR have identified 22 vehicles with excellent crashworthiness and advanced safety features that are on the less expensive end of the new-car spectrum.<\/p>\n<p>CR and IIHS have produced the annual list of teen vehicles jointly since 2020 to support families looking for something that can help keep a new driver safe while staying within budget constraints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new\u00a0list of recommended used vehicles for teen drivers has been released. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) and Consumer Reports (CR) have identified 45 used vehicles starting under $10,000, which they say offer good crash protection and are suitable for teen drivers. Another 29 vehicles that also have highly rated headlights and automatic [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":15539,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-15538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-family-safety-updates"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/15539"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.edriving.com\/three60\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}