There are many SUVs and crossovers available in the market. When you buy a car, you have a few priorities in mind and one of them is safety features present in the car or SUV.

The few SUVs mentioned below have the best safety features according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) who have their own criteria of tests. The test results do not carry over to the next year and are not comparable too.

The tests are evaluated on the scale of good, acceptable, marginal and poor. The IIHS test gives Top Safety Pick + designations to the test scores. Here are the top SUVs with best safety features and ratings

Mazda CX-3
The Mazda CX-3 gives a sporty performance and is a safe subcompact crossover with great interiors, efficient powertrain, and great handling. It was awarded a five star for an overall rating in crashworthiness. It passed six crash tests and got a top score in all of them, making the CX-3 an SUV with some of the best safety features. The standard safety features it contains are basic and contains rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot monitoring, automatic emergency braking at low speed, rearview camera. They also have traffic sign recognition, pedestrian detection with all speed automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, and automatic high beams.

Ford Edge
This is a midsize SUV with seating for five passengers. It has standard safety features, with interiors that are spacious, efficient and has strong acceleration. This SUV has won five out of five stars in safety ratings in crashworthiness. This SUV won the Top Safety Pick in 2019 for its headlights. It got the highest ratings in the six crash tests performed. It has the longest list of standard safety features. The safety features include Ford’s MyKey safety settings system, rain-sensing windshield wipers, rear parking sensors, rear cross-traffic alert, automatic high beams, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, post-collision braking, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, and a rearview camera.

Hyundai Tucson
This SUV is placed in the middle-ranking and has a few shortcomings in efficiency and performance. It is affordable and has standard safety features. It has scored five stars in the overall rating. It has won a “Good” rating in all six-crash tests. It comes with driver drowsiness monitoring, lane keep assist, automatic emergency braking, forward collision warning, and rearview camera. You can upgrade with pedestrian detection, rear cross-traffic alert, lane departure warning, blind-spot monitoring, and adaptive cruise control.

Chevrolet Equinox
The Chevrolet Equinox is a compact crossover with strong safety scoring. It has user-friendly tech features, competent handling, efficient powertrains, but is less spacious, and upscale. It has a five-star rating for crashworthiness and has got Good for all six crash tests. It got a Top Safety Pick rating with specific headlights. New Equinox comes with a variety of features like lane keep assist, lane departure warning, pedestrian detection, a rear-seat reminder system, Chevy’s Teen Driver safety settings, blind-spot monitoring, adaptive cruise control, and a surround-view camera system.

These SUVs are some of the top models when it comes to the best safety features.