Car crashes can often be fatal. Safe driving practices can help in avoiding such fatalities; so can the car that you drive. Larger vehicles, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) tend to be safer to drive than compact cars. But if you take a look at the Top Safety Pick Awards, you will see that compact cars have actually landed more awards than crossover SUV’s. Let’s take a look at some of the compact cars that rank high on the list of having the highest car safety ratings:

• Subaru Impreza : The Subaru Impreza compact sedan has received the highest car safety rating from the IIHS, not just for one year but for four straight years and that in itself speaks volumes about the safety features of this car. In order to get the safest model, you need to opt for Subaru’s Eyesight Driver Assist Package and you will also need to add on the front-crash-prevention technology. This model also comes with LED reflector lights that automatically switch to high beam when the need arises.
• Kia Forte : Kia specializes in making the top safety models. Kai Forte aced every crash test and has proved to be one of the safest small cars that you can buy.
• Hyundai Elantra : If you are on the lookout to buy the safest Hyundai Elantra, you should go for the models built after December 2017. You need to choose the Limited Trim with the Ultimate package if you want the right headlights as well as the best crash-prevention technology. Elantra has bagged the Top Safety Pick Award for two consecutive years and has nailed down the top scores for every front except for maybe the passenger side small front overlap test.
• Kia Soul : Although the Soul made by the Korean automaker has been around since 2010, the first edition to land the Top Safety Pick Award was in the year 2018. This time around the Soul aced with its superior front-crash prevention, HID projector headlights and its nearly perfect crash tests. The Soul is one of the safest small cars that you can buy; it also comes with great customer feedback since the 2014 redesign.
• Subaru WRX : Once the Subaru was fitted with a better choice of headlights, this performance car moved from a Top Safety Pick to the elite category for 2018. The headlights fit into the Subaru WRX come with the Eyesight Driver assist package. WRX’s perfect crash test score and its superior crash prevention technology has put it way up there with its competitors as one of the safest compact cars of the year.

These small cars just go ahead to prove that you need not necessarily have to be in a big car in order to avoid a crash, as these compact cars also give you the best shot in avoiding a crash with their excellent safety features.