Safest cars on sale in 2016

      By  Autoebid Writer     new cars 

02/12/2022 Skoda Superb Estate 1.4TSI iV PiH 13kWh 218 SportLine Plus DSG Auto6 - Save 11.1% - £5,128 off list price - £40,987 

02/12/2022 MG Motor UK MG HS SUV 1.5T-GDI PiH 16.6 kWh 258 Excite Auto10 - Save 7.9% - £2,466 off list price - £28,629 

02/12/2022 MINI Electric Hatch II 3Dr Cooper S 0.0E 32.6kWh 184 3 Auto - Save 4.1% - £1,423 off list price - £33,077 

29/11/2022 Fiat 500 Hatch 3Dr 1.0 MHEV 70 StopStart EU6 6Spd - Save 14.9% - £2,461 off list price - £14,029 

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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