Best Cars with GPS Navigation for 2024
These are the best cars, SUVs, and trucks with GPS Navigation based on iSeeCars' analysis of each vehicle's reliability, resale value and safety.
Best Cars with GPS Navigation by Vehicle Type
Using a car’s navigation system allows drivers to easily find their next destination with minimal driver distraction. This technology is often referred to as a GPS navigation system because it utilizes 24 satellites orbiting Earth, called the global positioning system, to identify a vehicle’s location and provide updates as it moves. The GPS system enables mapping functionality in cars, smartphones, navigation modulus from companies like Garmin, and any other GPS device capable of tapping into this location technology.
Twenty years ago, car GPS navigation systems were limited to high-end models that offered a display screen or touchscreen to portray the map. Today, all new vehicles include a central display screen capable of providing navigation guidance. New cars that don’t offer a built-in navigation system can still deliver this convenience through a wired or Bluetooth connection to a GPS-connected smartphone.
Apple CarPlay and Android Auto are the most popular technologies for streaming navigation guidance between a phone and car’s display screen. Most new cars offer a 10-inch touchscreen or larger, making it much easier and safer to utilize this interface versus holding and looking at a small phone screen while driving. These systems can also tap into a car’s native voice controls (typically a button on the steering wheel) to add further convenience and safety.
But automakers continue to improve their built-in navigation systems for consumers who prefer this form of guidance. While native navigation systems used to suffer from out-of-date maps, most of today’s cars have a built-in WiFi system that allows for automatic map updates as new roads are built. These built-in systems also offer real-time traffic data and the advantage of being synchronized with a car’s adaptive cruise control and fuel (or battery) status. This allows them to integrate driver assistance technology and fueling options into their guidance.
iSeeCars has identified the best cars with GPS navigation and listed them below. All of these models offer a built-in navigation system as either standard or optional equipment. The vehicles are divided into segments based on price and size, and ranked according to their iSeeCars quality score, which takes reliability, resale value, and safety into consideration. You can also read about each car’s new MSRP and used price and mpg ratings.
Best Cars with GPS Navigation
Best SUVs with GPS Navigation
Best Trucks with GPS Navigation
Best Hybrids with GPS Navigation
Best Electrics with GPS Navigation
How We Rank These Cars
The Best Cars with GPS Navigation list ranks vehicles by their iSeeCars Score, which is based on our proprietary assessment of a vehicle’s reliability, resale value and safety (based on ratings from IIHS and NHTSA). The GPS Navigation feature is available either standard or optional on these cars.
The iSeeCars Score is an analysis of three factors: reliability, resale value and safety. It is calculated based on the latest research and analysis by our data science team. The data analysis comes from over 12 million new and used vehicles in our Longest-Lasting Cars and 5-Year Depreciation Studies, combined with NHTSA and IIHS Safety Ratings.
Vehicles are scored in three categories:
Reliability
The reliability score represents an analysis of iSeeCars' proprietary research on the longest-lasting vehicles.
Value Retention
The value retention score is based on our data science team's statistical analysis and prediction of 5-year depreciation from MSRP to determine which cars hold their value best, using US Bureau of Labor Statistics data to adjust for inflation.
Safety
The safety score is calculated based on the last five years of crash test ratings from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and incorporates the latest Top Safety Pick information from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
