The Best Car Interior Accessories

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To bring you the best car interior accessories, we kept some criteria in mind. We looked at what purpose they serve, how easy they are to use and set up, and how affordable they are. So for something that’s inexpensive and an immediate quality-of-life booster, you might want to check out Amooca’s headrest hooks. They can be set up in minutes and immediately give you space to hang bags, reducing the chance of spilled bags and jumbled-up contents. Slightly pricier but just as useful is the iOttie phone mount. It works in any car and works great to position your phone for directions, changing tunes, and more. Read on if you’d like to learn more about these and the rest of our favorite car interior accessories.

ThisWorx For Portable Car Vacuum Cleaner

The crumb vanquisher

This car vacuum is great for keeping your car interior free of dust and other particulates.

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Keeping your car free of dust, dirt, and crumbs can be difficult unless you have this portable vacuum cleaner. It’s just the thing for maintaining a spotless car interior. It runs off the standard cigarette lighter port, so there’s no battery to keep charged. When you’re out driving and encounter a mess, this handheld vacuum can come in handy in a pinch.

Pros:

• The various attachments let you easily reach practically any spot in your car.
• It works great on stubborn pet hair that clings to carpeting.

Cons:

• We wish it also had a standard outlet so it could be used around the house as well.

Amooca Four Pack Car Seat Headrest Hooks

For the organized driver

This set of headrest hooks lets you easily hang bags and other items instead of leaving them on the floor.

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Throwing your bag in the backseat certainly works, but it’s so chaotic and messy. Install a few of these headrest hooks, and you instantly have a spot for your purses, backpacks, and grocery bags. They’re lightweight, easy to set up, and incredibly strong. No longer will you have to leave your bags on the floor. And they’re definitely better than leaving your bags in the front seat, too, because if you need to brake suddenly, your belongings won’t go flying.

Pros:

• These can hold plenty of weight, even a backpack with heavy textbooks, for example.
• The hook is deep enough for thick straps. You can also double up bags on these hooks.

Cons:

• These might be a bit loose-fitting on certain headrests, and you may have to fiddle with them a bit.

Maliton Car Seat Organizers and Storage

The easy way to stay tidy

This two-pack of organizers makes it easy to keep stray items in your car together in one place.

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If you tend to have a lot of loose items in your car, this pack of organizers might be helpful. Each one has a ton of pockets to store all of your various bits and bobs. If you have kids, you can set up a tablet for easy entertainment. These are quick to install and fit on practically any car seat, thanks to the adjustable straps. We just wish we had known about these sooner — they’re just so helpful in keeping cars clean.

Pros:

• The pockets on the bottom are exceptionally spacious, and you might be surprised at how much can fit in them.
• These organizers also act as seat protectors, preventing dirt from passengers that like to put their feet up on the front seats.

Cons:

• These don’t nicely fit a 12.9-inch iPad, but most other tablets fit with ease.

iOttie Easy One Touch 5 Phone Mount

Your device at your fingertips

This phone holder for cars lets you position your phone in an easily accessible and viewable location on either the windshield or dashboard.

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If you use your phone for directions like us, you’re going to want a good phone mount such as this one. It attaches to either the dashboard or the windshield and is a sturdy mount for even the heaviest of phones (we use ours with an iPhone 13 Pro Max, which is quite hefty). It can be maneuvered easily and fits most phones thanks to its telescoping arms. Unless your car already has touchscreen control, this phone mount is an absolute must.

Pros:

• You can easily detach the mount and store it in the glove compartment, and this discourages thieves from breaking into your car.
• The actual mount is connected via a ball hinge. It’s easy to maneuver with one hand if the sun is hitting it, for example.

Cons:

• The suction cup is sticky and strong, so removing it takes a bit of muscle strength.

Foval 200-Watt Car Power Inverter

Plenty of plugs

With this DC-to-AC power inverter, you can use full-sized power adapters in your car that normally require a wall outlet.

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Most devices charge from a USB port, which plenty of cars have. If you’re looking for AC power, though, you’re going to want this car inverter. It provides 200W of juice to power adapters, which is plenty for most uses. Laptop chargers are often incapable of being charged with a low-amperage USB port. But this inverter gives you more than enough power to charge bigger devices.

Pros:

• This doesn’t draw much power if you’re not using large devices, so you can still use it with the car engine off (although make sure it doesn’t run all night and drain the battery completely).
• You can hook up a gaming console and monitor to this inverter, and it’ll run them swimmingly.

Cons:

• The cable could stand to be a bit longer.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I keep the interior of my car clean?

First, be careful with food, drinks, and dirty shoes. If you have a handheld vacuum cleaner, that’s a great way to keep your car dust-free. You might also want to invest in a car organizer to keep your possessions compartmentalized. Finally, we recommend getting a car cleaning gel to easily remove crumbs and dust from cup holders and small crevices.

What are some must-have car interior accessories?

In our opinion, a phone mount is super helpful if you don’t have a screen built-in with Apple CarPlay or Android Auto. You might also invest in some seat-hanging organizers. Ultimately, it comes down to what your needs are. If you want extra visibility, you could get a camera and monitor system, for example.

About the Author

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