Best Cars for Teen Drivers
Accident rates for teen age drivers are pretty appalling. An aggravating factor is that parents often give older, unsafe cars to the kids. Given their driving habits, the kids should have the safest cars. Columnist Joseph White of the Wall Street Journal analyzed crash tests and reliability data to come up with recommendations for the best used cars for young drivers. In his article, White first eliminated sports cars for obvious reasons, pickups, SUVs that are prone to roll-overs, and very small cars. He looked for cars with stability control and excellent crash test results.
Using this criteria, among moderate priced cars, he recommends the 2004-06 Toyota Camry with the optional stability control, the 2008-09 Chevrolet Malibu, recent Ford Fusion models with stability control, and the 2006-09 Subaru Legacy. Among luxury used cars, White likes the 2003-06 Lexus ES, 2006 Audi A4 and the Prius models with stability control.
