The Best Car Emergency Kits 2025

The LIANXIN Roadside Assistance Emergency Kit roadside emergency kit covers all your bases with its widely assorted 142 pieces. We like that there's a good selection of tools to help you make more substantial repairs—either on the roadside or in an auto parts store parking lot.

Our favorite tools are the screwdrivers, hammer, pliers, utility knife, and more that come in their own hard toolbox inside the kit. If those were the only tools, this kit wouldn't be so amazing, but it also comes with a seatbelt cutter, glass breaker, electrical tape, windshield snow shovel, tow rope, and even car fuses.

STDY is one of the most popular emergency kits on the market thanks to its affordable price and solid selection of supplies that should work for most folks. We're big fans of its included jumper cables, tire repair kit, tow rope, and battery-free LED flashlight. Plus, you can upgrade this kit with an air compressor, car vacuum, or a tool kit for just a little more.

We like that the safety vest, reflective triangle, first aid kit, poncho, and emergency blankets round out a solid kit to prepare you for any time of day or various weather conditions. Still, it's not free of faults since it doesn't come with an air compressor, which kind of negates the tire plug repair kit.

Unlike other kits that claim 50 items when 25 of them are bandages, the Performance Tool kit comes clean with the claim of “49 pieces with an assortment of 15 items,” so it gets high marks for honesty. This kit may be small, but it’s mighty when it comes to repairs: it includes jumper cables, split joint pliers, electrical tape, a tow rope, and a snap blade knife.

Vetoos Car Roadside Emergency Kit has one of the strongest selections of tools on this list—everything in the bag focuses on keeping you safe, even in cold weather. If you're trapped in a snowstorm, there's a foldable shovel to dig yourself out if you get stuck, a waterproof poncho, a window scraper, and an emergency heating blanket to keep you warm.

Beyond that, this kit comes with a heavy-duty tow rope to help you get unstuck when the tires don't provide enough traction. It's also great for helping others, especially if you have a truck. 

We like that Thrive’s first aid kit comes in a separate pouch, so it’s easy to pull out for minor cuts and scrapes. The first-aid kit also includes scissors, tweezers, pins, and burn gel, which isn’t often included in more basic kits.

The socket wrench is another unique feature of the Thrive kit, along with a razorblade knife. Its compact size makes it good for small vehicles, but we definitely found quality lacking in this kit, especially the tools.

To find the best car emergency kits, we compared the contents of a variety of different kits to discover which products stood out from the rest. We scoured reviews to see what kit users said about how well the products were made and how they performed. To learn more about how we review and rank products, check out our methodology.