XLR includes the following standard safety features: standard side-impact airbags, standard traction control, standard electronic stability system, standard four-channel all-disc antilock brakes.
| Standard Specs and Dimensions |
| Four-wheel ABS brakes | Standard |
| 4 ABS channels | Standard |
| Four-wheel disc brakes | Standard |
| Front ventilated disc brakes | Standard |
| Daytime running lights | Standard |
| Driver and passenger front-impact airbags | Standard |
| Seat-mounted driver and passenger side-impact airbags | Standard |
| Driver and passenger side airbag head extension | Standard |
| Front passenger airbag occupancy sensor | Standard |
| Front seatbelt pre-tensioners | Standard |
| Side-impact bars | Standard |
| Remote activated perimeter/approach lights | Standard |
| Ignition disable | Standard |
| Security system | Standard |
| Tracker system | Standard |
| Integrated roll-over protection | Standard |
| Stability control | StabiliTrak |
| ABS and driveline traction control | Standard |
| Fixed front head restraints | Standard |