Swedish car safety survey website....

[Lankytim]

Found this while doing my hourly trawl of the VOC website. (I really need to get out more )

 

www.folksam.se/polopoly_fs/1.11226!/web ... _R6546.pdf

 

It's pretty interesting, It compares the EURO N-CAP rating of individual cars with real life experience, there is quite a difference on some of them!

 

The Volvo 240 is classed as "Above average", which is pretty good as the info was compiled in 2009!

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

AVOID - less safe than the average car

BMW 5-Serie 88-96

Citroën AX 87-93

Citroën BX 83-93

Citroën CX 74-91

Citroën Xsara 98-05

Citroën ZX 91-98

Fiat Punto 94-99

Fiat Punto 99-04

Ford Escort 81-90

Ford Escort 91-01

Ford Fiesta 89-96

Ford Fiesta 96-02

Ford Ka 97-08

Ford Sierra 83-93

Honda Civic 88-91

Honda Civic 92-96

Hyundai Pony 91-94

Mitsubishi Colt/Lancer 84-88

Mitsubishi L300 Cosmos 88-94

Nissan Micra 83-92

Nissan Terrano 88-96

Opel Kadett 85-91

Opel Corsa 83-92

Opel Omega 87-93

Peugeot 205 84-93

Peugeot 206 98-07

Peugeot 405 88-96

Renault 19 89-96

Renault Clio 91-97

Renault Clio 98-06

Renault Megane 96-03

Skoda Felicia 95-01

Toyota Camry 83-87

Toyota Camry 87-91

Toyota Carina 92-98

Toyota Hiace 82-95

Toyota Previa 91-99

Toyota Starlet 85-89

Toyota Model F 83-90

Volvo 300 76-91

VW Golf/Jetta 84-92

VW Polo 82-94

VW Polo 95-01

VW Passat 81-88

VW Caravelle 81-91

 

Sweden

[eddyramrod]

AVOID - less safe than the average car

BMW 5-Serie 88-96

 

I know, I've seen Ronin! Interesting to note that no Saabs appear on that list, and only one Volvo, the 3 series. Where was this survey from again?

[morris_ital_lover]

I'd heard from somehwere that the car companies have long been making NCAP safe cars that actually aren't particularly good in non-laboritory situations... I see the 205, Punto, old shape Megane and one of the Clios all received 4 stars from N-CAP but manage to scrap in as below average safety. Not particularly good reading for N-CAP there.

[The Moog]

AVOID - less safe than the average car

BMW 5-Serie 88-96

 

I know, I've seen Ronin! Interesting to note that no Saabs appear on that list, and only one Volvo, the 3 series. Where was this survey from again?

 

Saabs are further down. They are large cars. Interesting that the c900 gets an average rating considering it has no real active safety measures e.g. EBC, Air BAgs etc..

[eddyramrod]

I thought as much, thanks Moog! I didn't read the link, you see, only the below-average list posted by Peter.

[Conrad D. Conelrad]

I didn't read the link, you see, only the below-average list posted by Peter.

 

Hey I tried my best

[eddyramrod]

I'll rephrase that.... the "Avoid" list. Better? Apogolies....

[Shep Shepherd]

I had no idea that the 'TV2-type' Volvo 70 Series has a four star Euro-NCAP rating

[Spiny Norman]

Interesting that the c900 gets an average rating considering it has no real active safety measures e.g. EBC, Air BAgs etc..

 

I was quite chuffed when I saw that.

My old 900 does pretty well considering it's a 20 year old example of a 30 year old model which itself was based on a 40 year old car.

They are quite tough these old cars, and importantly from a human injury point of view you sit a long way back from the front of the car compared to most moderns. I've always thought that the simple fact that the crash happens further away in a big car is worth something.

[scooters]

what a load of utter bollocks.....

 

Read Daniel Kahneman's "Thinking Fast and Slow"