Compact Sedans

#1 Honda Insight

SCORE 8.6/10

Base Price $24,000-$29,500*

UNCHANGED The Honda Insight stands out in its crowded segment with superb fuel economy and exceptional, class-leading safety scores, but those aren’t its only strong points. It’s a surprisingly fun car to drive, and the way it comfortably travels over broken pavement deserves special praise. Standard, well-calibrated active safety features are another plus, and for 2021, EX and Touring models include blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert. Our only qualm is the Insight’s excessive engine noise when accelerating or ascending an incline at highway speeds. After the Insight earned a finalist nod in our 2019 Car of the Year testing, we decided to spend a year with one in our long-term fleet, and we were genuinely sad to let it go.

0-60 mph 7.3 sec