Britain's safest cars

Which new models offer the best accident protection? We look at Euro NCAP’s crash test stars in seven classes

March 2011

What do you look for when you choose a new car? Performance, space, economy, style… there’s a long  list of priorities. But arguably the most important one often gets forgotten.

While nobody wants to think about accidents, knowing how good a potential buy would be at helping you to avoid or survive a crash should be key to the  decision-making process. Today’s cars are safer than ever, and legal requirements demand vehicles sold here meet certain safety criteria. But which are the best?

To find out, we have looked at the cars rated in the latest independent crash tests by Euro NCAP last year. The body was founded in 1997 with the aim of encouraging significant advances in car safety, and it organises crash tests of the most popular vehicles sold in Europe.

Its star ratings and category points  are now the acknowledged standard  by which buyers can compare cars. We explain exactly how it carries out its assessments – and how it rates cars in Adult, Child, Pedestrian and Safety Assist categories – on Page 59. But which of the latest models are the winners and losers?

We’ve assembled the top performers  in seven key sectors to give you the inside line on Britain’s safest new cars – and  we kick off with the best of the lot…

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1 Comment

Wrong Citroën in the video

Well done Auto Express. Carefully making sure the video clips match the commentary, then showing a crash test of a Citroën C4 when the commentary talks about the Citroën Nemo. I'm afraid you've failed to score the full five stars because of this.

By neil733 on 5 April, 2011, 3:32pm

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