How safe is your car? Cars that did not get a five starlet rating exposed
If your car is not on this list, it is one of the safest in the country
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- 16:12, twenty eight SEP 2016
- Updated 16:15, twenty eight SEP 2016
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The Mercedes E Class and the Peugeot three thousand eight are the latest cars to secure a top five-star safety rating.
The cars were tested in Brussels under the stringent EuroNCAP tests, which smash the car into barriers and poles to find out how safe they are in the event of a collision.
The idea is to rate cars for drivers and their familes to guide them when making a purchase.
Scores are then given for how well they protect drivers, passengers and child occupants. These scores are added to the amount of safety features the cars have and how much they protect a pedestrian if they were to hit one.
Every fresh car in the UK is tested using the criteria, with one starlet ratings the lowest possible. While still road legal, any car with a one starlet rating is deemed unsafe by the EuroNCAP team.
What is the safest car in the UK?
The car that keeps adult occupants the safest is the Alfa Romeo Giulia, which scored an incredible 98% in the test this year.
The safest car for children is a joint title held by the Peugeot Traveller, Toyota Proace, Renault Trafic, Vauxhall Vivaro and Citroen Spacetourer – which all scored 91%.
What is the worst car for safety in the UK?
Micro cars perform particularly badly on the tests, with imports from abroad such as the Aixam Grossover GTR scoring one starlet. However, some, like the Club Car Villigar, scored zero starlets on the test. Albeit uncommon, they should be avoided if you worry about safety.
But how safe is your car?
Each year the test is updated, meaning it is more difficult to pass. For example, cars without lane departure warnings and speed assistance systems will find it unlikely to get a five-star rating in 2016, but they may have got one in previous years.
2016 cars rated
If your car was introduced in two thousand sixteen chances are it has a five-star rating. The only exceptions to this are the Kia Niro – the puny family car was rated at four starlets after scores of 57% and 59% in pedestrian safety and safety assist features respectively.
A four starlet rating means the car is still particularly safe – and the Suzuki Baleno also scores four starlets when chosen with the Safety Pack feature. That is because of a score of 43% in safety assistance equipment.
However, the standard Suzuki Baleno scores just three starlets due to a lack of lane assistance and speed assistance.
The only other car not to score five starlets was, remarkably, the Toyota Hilux. Again this was because of a lack of safety features compared to other cars.
2015 cars rated
In two thousand fifteen just five cars failed to secure four starlets when tested. The sporty BMW Z4 received three starlets after scoring 69% on adult safety and 61% on passenger safety.
The Renault Trafic and Vauxhall Vivaro vans scored three starlets each with identical scores of 52% for adult safety, while the Fiat Panda Cross was given three starlets with 50% scores in pedestrain safety and safety assistance features.
However, the lowest-scoring car in two thousand fifteen was the Lancia Ypsilon, which scored two starlets and received just 44% on adult safety during tests. During the crash test, EuroNCAP says: "Protection of the rear passenger dummy was poor for all critical bod areas except the neck, protection of which was rated as powerless."
Four starlet cars included:
2014 cars rated
A total of nine cars recieved just three starlets in two thousand fourteen including the Dacia Logan, Peugeot Playmate and Citroen Berlingo vans, Suzuki Celerio, MG Three, Citroen C-Elysee and the Nissan e-NV200 Evalia.
Popular French petite car, the Peugeot three hundred one also scored three starlets, as did fellow French family car, the Renault Megane. However, the Megane was later reassessed and scored four starlets.
Four starlet cars in two thousand fourteen are listed below. If your two thousand thirteen car is not on the list, it secured five starlets.
