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Which Cars Under $40,000 Offer Heated Exterior Mirrors?

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Depending on where you live and drive, heated exterior mirrors could be just a nice-to-have feature for the few times a year they might be useful. But if you reside where snow and ice are a fact of winter life, heated mirrors are a safety feature, not a luxury. They’re also no longer a feature just for luxury cars — an increasing number of vehicles with sticker prices of $40,000 or less, some much less, offer heated mirrors.

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Exterior mirrors that feature heating improve your visibility around the vehicle, which is even more important on a dark winter night. They also help you avoid scraping the mirror’s glass, damaging the increasingly tech-filled mirror pods and their adjustment mechanisms, and using chemical de-icers.

Like the rear window defroster/defogger, heated mirrors are electric and use heating elements that are embedded in the glass to melt snow and ice. In most new vehicles, the heated mirrors and rear window defroster/defogger are tied together in one system, and both turn on with the rear defroster switch rather than having a separate control for the mirrors. How long the system remains on can vary by vehicle, but generally, it’s about 10 to 15 minutes before it automatically shuts off.

Here are the 2023 and 2024 model-year vehicles that offer heated exterior mirrors as standard or optional equipment for a sticker price of $40,000 or less — including destination and any higher trim level or option package needed to get the heated mirrors. The 2023 list is complete, while the 2024 list includes only those vehicles for which 2024 U.S. specs have been officially announced; that list will grow through the year.

2023 Cars Under $40,000 With Heated Exterior Mirrors

  • Acura: Integra
  • Audi: A3, Q3
  • BMW: 2 Series, X2
  • Buick: Encore GX, Envision
  • Cadillac: CT4, CT5, XT4
  • Chevrolet: Blazer, Bolt EUV, Bolt EV, Camaro, Colorado, Equinox, Malibu, Silverado 1500, Trailblazer, Traverse
  • Chrysler: 300, Pacifica, Voyager
  • Dodge: Challenger, Charger, Hornet
  • Fiat: 500X
  • Fisker: Ocean
  • Ford: Bronco, Bronco Sport, Escape, F-150, Maverick, Mustang, Ranger, Transit Connect
  • GMC: Acadia, Canyon, Sierra 1500, Terrain
  • Honda: Accord Hybrid, Civic, Civic Si, CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, HR-V, Odyssey, Pilot
  • Hyundai: Elantra, Elantra Hybrid, Elantra N, Kona, Kona Electric, Kona N, Palisade, Santa Cruz, Santa Fe, Santa Fe Hybrid, Sonata, Sonata Hybrid, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-in Hybrid, Venue
  • Jeep: Cherokee, Compass, Renegade, Wrangler
  • Kia: Carnival, Forte, K5, Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Rio, Seltos, Sorento, Sorento Hybrid, Soul, Sportage, Sportage Hybrid, Stinger, Telluride
  • Lexus: NX 250, UX 250h
  • Mazda: CX-30, CX-5, CX-50, Mazda3, MX-30 EV, MX-5 Miata, MX-5 Miata RF
  • Mercedes-Benz: GLA 250
  • Mini: Clubman, Convertible, Countryman, Hardtop, SE Hardtop
  • Mitsubishi: Eclipse Cross, Outlander, Outlander Sport
  • Nissan: Altima, Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Maxima, Murano, Pathfinder, Rogue, Sentra, Versa
  • Ram: 1500, 1500 Classic
  • Subaru: Ascent, BRZ, Crosstrek, Crosstrek Hybrid, Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback, WRX
  • Toyota: Camry, Camry Hybrid, Corolla, Corolla Hybrid, Corolla Hatchback, Corolla Cross, Corolla Cross Hybrid, GR86, Highlander, Prius, Prius Prime, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna, Tacoma
  • Volkswagen: Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf GTI, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos, Tiguan

2024 Cars Under $40,000 With Heated Exterior Mirrors

  • Acura: Integra
  • Audi: A3, Q3
  • BMW: 2 Series
  • Buick: Encore GX, Envision, Envista
  • Cadillac: CT4, CT5, XT4
  • Chevrolet: Blazer, Camaro, Equinox, Malibu, Silverado 1500, Trailblazer, Trax
  • Chrysler: Voyager
  • Dodge: Hornet
  • Ford: Bronco Sport, Escape, F-150, Maverick, Mustang
  • GMC: Sierra 1500, Terrain
  • Honda: Accord Hybrid, Civic, Civic Si, CR-V, CR-V Hybrid, HR-V, Odyssey
  • Hyundai: Elantra, Kona, Palisade, Santa Cruz, Tucson, Tucson Hybrid, Tucson Plug-in Hybrid, Venue
  • Jeep: Compass, Wrangler
  • Kia: Carnival, Forte, K5, Niro, Niro Plug-in Hybrid, Seltos, Soul, Sportage, Telluride
  • Lexus: UX 250h
  • Mazda: CX-5, CX-50, Mazda3
  • Mini: Clubman, Convertible, Countryman, Hardtop, SE Hardtop
  • Mitsubishi: Eclipse Cross, Outlander, Outlander Sport
  • Nissan: Frontier, Kicks, Leaf, Murano, Pathfinder, Sentra, Versa
  • Subaru: Ascent, Crosstrek, Forester, Impreza, Legacy, Outback
  • Toyota: Corolla Cross, Corolla Hybrid, Prius, Prius Prime, RAV4, RAV4 Hybrid, Sienna
  • Volkswagen: Atlas, Atlas Cross Sport, Golf GTI, Jetta, Jetta GLI, Taos, Tiguan

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