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based on more than eight million real-world crashes across Australia and New Zealand, show that some popular used cars favoured by P-platers are potential death traps.
They include older versions of the Suzuki Swift, Ford Fiesta, Holden Barina, Mazda2, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Getz, Toyota Echo and Kia Rio.
Several small hatchbacks were rated “very poor” in the latest Used Car Safety Ratings Buyer’s Guide, scoring just one star out of five for safety.
news.com.au
Technology
Motoring
Crash research names the least safe cars on the road
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 1:00AM
Crash test: old versus new cars
Richard Blackburnnews.com.au
NEW road crash statistics show that many of our most vulnerable drivers are driving unsafe cars.
The findings, based on more than eight million real-world crashes across Australia and New Zealand, show that some popular used cars favoured by P-platers are potential death traps.
Several small hatchbacks were rated “very poor” in the latest Used Car Safety Ratings Buyer’s Guide, scoring just one star out of five for safety.
They include older versions of the Suzuki Swift, Ford Fiesta, Holden Barina, Mazda2, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Getz, Toyota Echo and Kia Rio.
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The Suzuki Swift performed poorly in real-world crashes, according to research. Picture: Mark Bean. Source: Supplied
Earlier versions (2002-2007) of the country’s best selling car, the Toyota Corolla, scored just two stars, while the rival Mitsubishi Lancer scored one.
At the other end of the scale, the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 from 2003-14 were rated five stars, as were later models of the Volkswagen Golf (13-16).
Of the cheaper mainstream cars, the Ford Focus (09-12), Hyundai i30 (07-12), Subaru Impreza (07-16) and Holden Cruze (09-16) scored four stars.
Luxury brands again topped the rankings for sedans, although the Ford Mondeo (07-15), Subaru Liberty/Outback (09-14), Volkswagen Passat (06-15) and Toyota Camry (11-16) each scored five stars.
Late models of the home grown Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore both scored five stars, although Commodores built prior to 2007 scored only two stars.
SUVs fared the best of any category — 20 scored five stars. Only one, the RAV4 from 1994-2000, scored a single star.
The guide ranks each model on the results of real-world crashes investigated by police.
The RACQ’s head of technical and safety policy, Steve Spalding, urged parents buying a used car for their children to use the guide to inform their choice.
“People should always buy the safest car they can afford. We’d recommend a four or five-star rating from the guide,” he said.
But one prominent safety expert, speaking on condition of anonymity, criticised some of the ratings in the guide.
news.com.au
Technology
Motoring
Crash research names the least safe cars on the road
SEPTEMBER 19, 2018 1:00AM
Crash test: old versus new cars
Richard Blackburnnews.com.au
NEW road crash statistics show that many of our most vulnerable drivers are driving unsafe cars.
The findings, based on more than eight million real-world crashes across Australia and New Zealand, show that some popular used cars favoured by P-platers are potential death traps.
Several small hatchbacks were rated “very poor” in the latest Used Car Safety Ratings Buyer’s Guide, scoring just one star out of five for safety.
They include older versions of the Suzuki Swift, Ford Fiesta, Holden Barina, Mazda2, Hyundai Accent, Hyundai Getz, Toyota Echo and Kia Rio.
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The Suzuki Swift performed poorly in real-world crashes, according to research. Picture: Mark Bean. Source: Supplied
Earlier versions (2002-2007) of the country’s best selling car, the Toyota Corolla, scored just two stars, while the rival Mitsubishi Lancer scored one.
At the other end of the scale, the BMW 1 Series and Audi A3 from 2003-14 were rated five stars, as were later models of the Volkswagen Golf (13-16).
Of the cheaper mainstream cars, the Ford Focus (09-12), Hyundai i30 (07-12), Subaru Impreza (07-16) and Holden Cruze (09-16) scored four stars.
Luxury brands again topped the rankings for sedans, although the Ford Mondeo (07-15), Subaru Liberty/Outback (09-14), Volkswagen Passat (06-15) and Toyota Camry (11-16) each scored five stars.
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Top performer: Ford Mondeo. Picture: Thomas Wielecki Source: Supplied
Late models of the home grown Ford Falcon and Holden Commodore both scored five stars, although Commodores built prior to 2007 scored only two stars.
SUVs fared the best of any category — 20 scored five stars. Only one, the RAV4 from 1994-2000, scored a single star.
The guide ranks each model on the results of real-world crashes investigated by police.
The RACQ’s head of technical and safety policy, Steve Spalding, urged parents buying a used car for their children to use the guide to inform their choice.
“People should always buy the safest car they can afford. We’d recommend a four or five-star rating from the guide,” he said.
But one prominent safety expert, speaking on condition of anonymity, criticised some of the ratings in the guide.
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Anomaly: The old school Ford F-Series scored five stars. Pic: Supplied. Source: Supplied
The 2001-2006 Ford F-Series has a five-star driver protection rating, despite its age and the fact it has no safety technology to avoid a crash.
The expert said some older vehicles without modern safety technology such as stability control were rated more highly than smaller, safer modern cars.
Overall SUVs, large sedans and utes score the highest ratings in the guide, but Spalding admits that doesn’t mean they are a safer option for inexperienced drivers.
He said that while smaller cars usually came off second-best against larger cars, utes and SUVs were often harder to handle than hatchbacks.
“An F-Series is clearly an inappropriate choice for an inexperienced driver,” he said.
Bigger vehicles also caused more damage to other road users in an accident and had a higher risk of rollover.
“Higher riding four-wheel-drives can be quite unstable and produce tragic outcomes in terms of spinal injuries from rollovers,” he said.
But he defended the recommendations made in the guide.
“It is a very credible source of research, it has been peer reviewed and covers a vast number of reported crashes,” he said.
He said there could be a ten-fold increase in the risk of serious injury and death between the best and worst used cars on the road.
Cars built before 2000 make up just 20 per cent of our carpark but are involved in 33 per cent of crashes.
Figures from the NSW Centre for Road Safety show that almost 80 per cent of drivers under 20 who died in a car crash were driving a car more than 10 years old.
https://www.news.com.au/technology/motoring/motoring-news/crash-research-names-the-least-safe-cars-on-the-road/news-story/4ad5f879733681856c9ad299890f23d6
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5: Toyota Landcruiser Workmate 2015.
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