Safest cars on sale in 2016

      By  Chris Greener     new cars 

09/05/2019 Mazda CX-5 SUV 2.0 SKYACTIV-G 165 StopStart EU6 SE-L Nav+ 6Spd - £22,867 with cash purchase, or £21,867 including deposit contribution with Mazda PCP finance APR 4.1% Save 14.6% - £3,733 off list price 

08/05/2019 Volkswagen Polo Hatch 5Dr 1.0TSI 95 R-Line - £16,424 with cash purchase, or £15,674 including deposit contribution with VW PCP finance APR 5.2% Save 14.6% - £2,676 off list price

07/05/2019 Citroen Grand C4 SpaceTourer MPV 1.2 PureTech 130 Flair 6Spd - £21,199 Save 26.9% - £7,791 off list price

02/05/2019 Nissan X-Trail SUV FWD 1.3 DIG-T 160 Tekna 5Seat DCT Auto7 - £23,516 Save 24.6% - £7,664 off list price

With a range of safety equipment now available the competition for being one of the safest cars on the market is fierce.

Car safety experts, Euro NCAP, are tasked with finding the safest cars every year through undergoing a number of tests that evaluates the safety of nearly all new cars sold in Europe.

Several crash tests are carried out in order to review the safety as accurately as possible, with a star rating out of five awarded at the end.

Crash test dummies fitted with sensors allow researchers to understand the amount of force applied to various body parts in an impact, giving a picture of how the passengers could be effected in a similar accident.

Safety technology features fitted in most cars as standard, such as autonomous braking and lane-keeping assist, are now necessary in order to achieve a five-star rating from Euro NCAP.

The full Euro NCAP listings for the best cars on sale in 2016 are as follows:

The Volvo XC90 was named as the overall winner of the safest cars tested in 2015 by Euro NCAP.

Previous Euro NCAP safest cars were:

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