Safest cars on sale in 2016

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22/06/2022 Mazda CX-5 SUV 2.2 SKYACTIV-D 150 Sport Auto6 - Save 9.6% - £3,366 off list price - £31,704 

22/06/2022 Audi Q4 e-tron 50 Sportback quattro 5Dr 0.0Electric 82kWh 299 S line Auto - Save 3.9% - £2,265 off list price - £55,245 

22/06/2022 Citroen C5 Aircross SUV 1.6 PHEV 13.2kWh 225 Shine e-EAT Auto8 - Save 9.5% - £3,349 off list price - £31,731 

22/06/2022 Ford Puma SUV 1.0T EcoBoost MHEV 155 ST-Line Vignale DCT Auto7 - Save 12.7% - £3,782 off list price - £26,053 

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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