2022 Mazda Mazda3

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety and Consumer Reports have released their annual list of recommended vehicles for teens, and the 2024 list offers more safety for less, as used- and new-car prices stabilize.

The list of 2022 cars with manual transmissions skews mostly to affordable models and those that are more enthusiast-oriented, but there’s still a decent range of choices.

For 2021, Mazda added the first turbocharged engine to the Mazda3 since the nameplate’s MazdaSpeed days. Read our take on the hits and misses.