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.
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
