Exposed: The safest and most dangerous cars on our roads
RACQ has today exposed the nation’s safest and most dangerous used cars on the market and on our roads.
The motoring assets’s two thousand sixteen Buyer’s Guide to Used Car Safety Ratings has examined more than two hundred sixty six used cars using data from more than seven million real-world crashes across Australia and Fresh Zealand.
RACQ head of technical and safety policy Steve Spalding said there was big differences in safety among the cars listed.
“For example, a two thousand nine Ford Concentrate was given a five starlet safety rating, while a two thousand five Nissan Pulsar was given a one starlet safety rating. These are both puny cars with dramatically different levels of protection,” he said.
“Some models, including fairly fresh cars, had superb protection for the driver, but had a high risk of injury to other road users in a crash.
“If you care about the safety of yourself and others choose one of the safe pick models. It means they have excellent protection for not just the driver but will actually cause less injury to other drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorists.”
Mr Spalding said fresh model cars generally had better safety ratings than older vehicles.
“Not remarkably, newer cars are safer due to advances in design and technology,” he said.
“If all cars had the latest safety features – like more airbags and electronic stability control – the number of fatal and disabling crashes would significantly drop.
“Safety need not be compromised by price. A safe used vehicle can be bought for less than $Ten,000.”
- Ford Concentrate LV 09-12
- Audi A3 04-13
- Holden Cruze 09-14
- Peugeot three hundred seven 01-09
- Subaru Impreza 07-11
- Volvo S40/V40 97-04
- Audi A4 01-08
- Audi A4/S4 B8/AllRoad/RS4 08-14
- Ford Mondeo 07-14
- Lexus IS350/IS250/IS F 05-13
- Mazda RX-8 03-11
- Mercedes Benz C-Class W204/C204 07-14
- Mercedes Benz CLK C209 2003-2009
- Ford Falcon FG/FG-X 08-14
- Holden Statesman/Caprice WM/WN 06-14
- Hyundai iLoad 08-14
- Mercedes Benz Sprinter 06-14
- Mercedes Benz Vito/Viano/Valente 04-14
- Volkswagen Caravelle/Transporter/Multivan 04-14
- Isuzu D-Max 08-13
- Holden Colorado RC 08-11
- Mitsubishi Triton ML/MN 06-14
- Hyundai ix35 10-14
- Mitsubishi/ Outlander/4007 06-12
- Ford Territory SZ 11-14
- Mazda CX-7 06-12
- Subaru Tribeca 06-14
- Toyota Kluger/Highlander 07-13
- BMW X5 01-06
- BMW X5 E70 07-13
- Lexus RX270/350/400h/450h 09-14
- Mazda CX-9 07-14
- Mercedes Benz ML-Class W163 98-05
- Volvo XC90 03-14
The most dangerous petite cars:
- Daewoo Cielo 95-97
- Daewoo Lanos 97-03
- Daewoo Nubira 97-03
- Daihatsu Applause 89-99
- Ford Laser 95-97
- Honda Civic 96-00
- Honda Integra 93-01
- Hyundai Accent 00-06
- Hyundai Elantra 00-06
- Hyundai Excel/Accent 95-00
- Hyundai Lantra 96-00
- Kia Rio 00-05
- Kia Rio JB 05-11
- Mazda 323/Familia/Lantis 95-98
- Mitsubishi Lancer/Mirage CE 96-03
- Mitsubishi Lancer CH 03-07
- Nissan Pulsar/Bluebird Sylphy 00-05
- Nissan Pulsar/Vector/Sentra 96-99
- Proton Wira 95-96
- Subaru Impreza 93-00
- Suzuki Baleno/Cultus Crescent 95-02
- Toyota Paseo/Cynos 91-99
- Toyota/Holden Corolla/Nova 94-97
The most dangerous medium cars:
- Ford/Mazda Telstar/626/MX6/Capella/ 92-97
- Cronos
- Holden/Toyota Apollo JM/JP/Camry/Sceptor 93-97
- Honda Prelude 92-96
- Hyundai Sonata 89-97
- Hyundai Sonata 98-01
- Mitsubishi Galant 95-96
- Toyota Celica 94-99
- Ford Falcon AU 98-02
- Ford Falcon EF/EL 94-98
- Holden Commodore VT/VX 97-02
- Holden Stateman/Caprice VR/VS 94-98
- Holden/Toyota Commodore VR/VS/Lexcen 93-97
- Mitsubishi Magna TE/TF/TH/TJ/ 96-03
- Verada KE/KF/KH/KJ/
- Diamante
- Mitsubishi Magna TR/TS/Verada KR/KS/ 91-96
- V3000/Diamante
- Nissan Maxima/Cefiro 95-99
The most dangerous light cars:
- Daihatsu Charade 93-00
- Daihatsu Sirion/Storia 98-04
- Ford Festiva WD/WH/WF 94-01
- Holden Barina TK 05-11
- Holden Barina SB 95-00
- Holden/Suzuki Barina/Swift/Cultus 89-99
- Hyundai Getz/TB 02-11
- Mazda 121/Autozam Review 94-96
- Mazda one hundred twenty one Metro/Demio 97-02
- Mazda Two/Demio 02-07
- Mitsubishi Colt 04-11
- Suzuki Swift 05-10
- Toyota Echo 99-05
- Toyota Starlet 96-99
- Ford Falcon Ute 96-99
- Holden Commodore Ute VR/VS 94-00
- Nissan Navara 92-96
- Toyota 4Runner/Hilux 89-97
- Daihatsu Terios 97-05
- Holden Cruze 02-06
- Holden/Suzuki Drover/Sierra/Samurai/ 82-99
- SJ410/SJ413
- Suzuki Vitara/Escudo 88-98
- Toyota RAV4 94-00
The most dangerous people mover:
- Mitsubishi Starwagon/Delica Spacegear 95-03