Safety

New drivers need safe, reliable transportation that won't leave you penniless. Try these 2017 models on for size.

Approximately 174,000 2011 Mazda2 hatchbacks, and 2010-11 Mazda3 cars and Mazdaspeed3 hatchbacks are being recalled.

We tested the Premier trim of the new-for-2017 body style on the Chevrolet Cruze five-seat hatchback in our Car Seat Check.

Approximately 91,000 model-year 2006-10 Pontiac Solstice sports cars and model-year 2007-10 Saturn Sky sports cars are being recalled.

Approximately 34,000 model-year 2017 Hyundai Elantra sedans are being recalled.

Despite continued declines in every other category of property crime, auto theft has defied its peers by surging in 2016.

Approximately 4,000 model-year 2017 Porsche 911, Boxster and Cayman sports cars are being recalled.

Approximately 17,200 model-year 2016-17 Chevrolet Cruze sedans are being recalled for an incorrectly welded bracket.

In terms of car seats, the Mitsubishi Outlander performs well until you get into the third row. Its third row access is a squeeze.

Is there really a correct way to position your rearview mirrors? When it comes to side mirrors, the answer is definitely yes.