Safest cars on sale in 2016
07/11/2019 BMW 330d xDrive Touring M Sport Tech Plus Auto8 - £42,637 with cash purchase, or £41,137 including deposit contribution with BMW finance APR 4.9% Save 15.5% - £7,528 off list price
06/11/2019 Ford Focus Estate 1.0T EcoBoost 125 ST-Line X Auto8 - £21,793 Save 21.6% - £6,002 off list price
05/11/2019 Toyota Corolla Hatch 5Dr 2.0VVT-h 184 StopStart EU6 Excel Bi-tone CVT Auto - £25,833 Save 15.9% - £4,887 off list price
04/11/2019 Audi A6 40 Saloon 2.0TDI 204 S line STron Auto7 - £36,393 with cash purchase, or £32,393 including deposit contribution with Audi finance APR 4.9% Save 24.7% - £10,642 off list price
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:
- Supermini: Honda Jazz
- Family hatchback: Infiniti Q30
- Family saloon: Jaguar XE
- Small MPV/people carrier: Volkswagen Touran
- Large MPV/ people carrier: Ford Galaxy
- Roadster/convertible: Mazda MX-5
- Small SUV: Mercedes-Benz GLC
- Large SUV: Volvo XC90
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:
- 2014: Mercedes C-Class
- 2013: Jeep Cherokee
- 2012: Fiat 500L
- 2011: Chevrolet Aveo
- 2010: Alfa Romeo Giulietta