Dash cams, ranked by critic score
2 ranked by critic score · 4 more not yet ranked · 21 professional reviews
Dash cams, judged on video clarity day and night, reliability and the app.
Image: NextbaseNextbase 622GW
10 professional reviewers tested the Nextbase 622GW, and 9 recommend it. Most praised: power and ease of use. Most common complaint: price.
The catch: Expensive, and the app is clunky.
8 of these 10 outlets print no score. We estimated theirs from the review text, then adjusted the estimates against the ratings outlets actually print (ours ran slightly low). An estimate is never higher than 92.
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Of the 2 dash cams we score so far, the highest-rated by professional reviewers is the Nextbase 622GW: critic score 85 out of 100 from 10 reviews, 9 of them positive. Most praised: power and ease of use. Most common complaint: price.
Early reads · 4 not yet ranked
Not ranked, listed A to Z. We publish a critic score once at least 4 professional reviews of the exact model exist; with 2 or 3 we show a provisional average.
- Garmin Dash Cam 67W · provisional 86 from 2 reviews
- Garmin Dash Cam X210 · 1 review so far (Digital Camera World: 83 est.)
- Vantrue N4 Pro · provisional 86 from 3 reviews
- Viofo A229 Pro · 1 review so far (CNET: 83 est.)
Common questions
Which dash cam do critics rate highest?
Of the 2 we score, the Nextbase 622GW, with a critic score of 85 from 10 professional reviews. Most praised: power and ease of use. Most common complaint: price.
Nextbase 622GW vs Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3: which is better?
Critics score the Nextbase 622GW 85 and the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 80. We list the Garmin Dash Cam Mini 3 under “Best compact dash cam”. Its main drawback: no GPS or screen, and only a minor upgrade over the Mini 2.