10 Top Cars with Collision Avoidance Systems

Nothing ruins your day quite like getting into an accident. Depending on the severity, it can end up being nothing more than a nuisance that makes you late, but it can also be something with serious injuries and major vehicle damage. We all do our best to avoid accidents, and now our cars are doing more than ever to give us an assist.

Collision avoidance systems help lessen the severity of an accident and can sometimes even prevent one completely. These systems include features that help us see what’s in our blind spots, avoid drifting out of our lane, and slow down or fully stop a car before an accident happens. Here are 10 top cars with collision avoidance systems.

The 2018 Acura MDX is a three-row SUV with room for up to seven passengers and strong safety ratings. It’s an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick and comes with a suite of collision avoidance technologies as standard features.

Acurawatch is standard on every MDX, featuring a forward collision warning, collision mitigation braking, a lane-departure warning, lane-keeping assistance, road departure mitigation, adaptive cruise control with low-speed following capability, and a multi-view rear camera system. Additional available collision avoidance technologies include a heads-up warning, blind-spot monitoring, a rear cross-traffic monitor, and a surround-view camera. Pricing on the 2018 Acura MDX starts at $44,200 for the base model and goes up to $58,650.

The 2018 Honda Accord is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick that comes with Honda Sensing as a standard feature. This suite of collision avoidance technologies includes collision-mitigation automatic braking, road-departure mitigation, adaptive cruise control with low-speed follow, lane-keeping assist, and traffic sign recognition.

Honda Sensing is standard on every Accord. That includes hybrid models for those seeking a more environmentally friendly choice. Select trims also have a blind-spot monitor with cross-traffic alerts. Pricing on the Honda Accord starts at $23,570 for the base LX and goes up to $35,800 for the top Touring trim.

The 2018 Lexus ES sedan is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick and features the Lexus Safety System+ standard across the lineup. This suite includes a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, high-speed dynamic radar cruise control, intelligent high beams, and lane-departure alert with steering assist. These features are also standard on the ES 300h hybrid.

Additional collision avoidance technologies available on the ES include blind-spot monitoring with a rear cross-traffic alert and intuitive park assist. The Lexus ES 350 has a starting price of $38,950 with the ES 300h priced at $41,820.

Possibly the best-known hybrid on the planet, the 2018 Toyota Prius makes our list with standard Toyota Safety Sense-P. This suite includes a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, a lane-departure alert with steering assist, automatic high beams, and full-speed dynamic radar cruise control. Blind-spot monitoring with a rear cross-traffic alert is standard on the Prius Four and Prius Four Touring trims only. The Prius is also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick. 

Pricing starts at $23,475 for the base Prius One and climbs to $30,565 for the Prius Four Touring. The Safety Sense-P suite is also standard on all three trims of the Prius Prime plug-in hybrid.

The 2018 Nissan Roque crossover is an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety Top Safety Pick and features standard automatic emergency braking, a rear cross-traffic alert, and a blind-spot warning. The SL trim adds pedestrian detection to the automatic emergency braking feature and is offered with Nissan's ProPilot Assist.

This feature offers assisted steering, braking, and acceleration during highway driving to help ease driver fatigue on longer trips. You still need to keep your hands on the wheel, so ProPilot Assist will warn you if you remove them for too long. Although not a replacement for the driver, this technology helps the driver during long, tedious drives when it’s easy for attention to slip. Pricing for the 2018 Nissan Rogue ranges from $24,800 to $32,530.

The 2018 Hyundai Sonata sedan earns a spot on our list as an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick+ with a wide range of available collision avoidance features at an affordable price. Every Sonata comes standard with blind-spot detection with a rear cross-traffic alert and lane-change assistance.

Available features on select trims include automatic emergency braking, lane-keep assist, smart cruise control with start/stop, and rear parking sensors in packages that range from $1,000 to $2,900. The Sonata is available in four trim levels, with the base SE priced from $22,050 and the top Limited 2.0T priced from $32,450.

The 2018 Mazda CX-5 is a five-passenger crossover with exceptional driving dynamics. Mazda has a reputation for building cars for people who like driving, and the CX-5 upholds that reputation. It’s also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick, and it features standard blind-spot monitoring with a rear cross-traffic alert. It also includes "smart city brake support," which brings the brake pads closer to the discs for faster braking if objects are detected ahead.

Standard on all but the base trim is "smart brake support," a lane-departure warning with lane-keeping assist, and radar cruise control. Pricing starts at $24,510 for the base Sport with front-wheel drive and tops out at $30,945 for the Grand Touring with all-wheel drive.

The all-new 2018 Toyota Camry comes with a comprehensive range of collision avoidance features as a part of Toyota Safety Sense-P. It’s also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick+, which is the highest possible rating. Standard equipment includes a pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, a lane-departure alert with steering assist, automatic high beams, and dynamic radar cruise control.

Additional available safety features include a blind-spot monitor with a rear cross-traffic alert, along with intelligent clearance sonar with rear-cross traffic braking. Pricing starts at $23,495 for the base L and goes up to $34,400 for the XLE. The Camry Hybrid also includes all the safety gear with pricing from $27,800 to $32,250.

The 2018 Mitsubishi Outlander is a three-row crossover with room for seven passengers that is an exceptional value, especially for larger families on a tight budget. It’s also an Insurance Institute for Highway Safety 2018 Top Safety Pick, and it features a standard blind-spot warning with rear cross-traffic alert and lane-change assist beginning with the mid-range LE trim.

Optional on SEL and GT trims are adaptive cruise control, forward collision mitigation, and a lane-departure warning. Pricing for the base Outlander ES is $23,945 with the top Outlander GT priced at $32,245.

The Genesis G80 sedan earns a spot on our list for its wide range of standard collision avoidance technologies. It’s also a 2018 Top Safety Pick+ with the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Every G80 includes automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, smart cruise control with stop/start, a lane-departure warning, lane-keep assist, blind-spot detection with a rear cross-traffic alert, and a driver attention alert.

The base G80 has optional front and rear parking sensors, which are standard on the rest of the lineup. There aren’t any optional safety packages because so much collision avoidance technology is already included. Pricing on the G80 ranges from $41,750 to $59,500.