These Are The 10 Least Safe Car Brands For Day-to-Day Living

Consumer Reports’ new Safety Verdict is designed to make safety shopping simpler. Instead of focusing only on crash-test results, it rolls multiple factors into one easy score—how well a vehicle helps you avoid a crash in the first place, and how well it protects you if one happens.

We’re using CR’s brand-level results to spotlight the Bottom 10 automakers based on how much of each lineup earns CR’s highest Safety Verdict ratings.

What “Safety Verdict” Measures

CR’s system groups vehicles into three tiers:

Basic: Meets federal safety requirements, but may lack safety features that should be standard, or fall short in other areas CR evaluates.

Better: Adds stronger performance in CR’s braking/handling evaluations and includes certain safety tech—though some items may not be standard or may vary by model/trim.

Best: The strongest overall mix—excellent crash-test performance, standard crash-prevention tech, predictable emergency behavior, and controls that don’t distract you behind the wheel.

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By AutoGuide.com Staff

Why Some Brands Land Near the Bottom

A lower score doesn’t always mean a vehicle is “unsafe”—it often reflects tradeoffs CR penalizes, such as:

Important safety features being optional instead of standard
Interface designs that rely heavily on touchscreens or buried menus
Large, heavy vehicles that may be harder to stop or manage in emergency maneuvers

These Are The 10 Least Safe Car Brands For Day-to-Day Living

What “Safety Verdict” Measures

Why Some Brands Land Near the Bottom

10) Ford

9) GMC

8) Chrysler

7) MINI

6) Porsche

5) Rivian

4) Tesla

3) Mitsubishi

2) Jeep

1) Land Rover