Ford Mustang Records Shock Two-Star Euro NCAP Safety Score
The Ford Mustang has been given a totally unexpected two-star safety rating by Euro NCAP. It’s the first car from a major manufacturer to score so low for almost a decade, and it’s not ideal for something that’s not that likely to make it to the end of its life without being crashed at least once.
The punishing Euro NCAP tests showed up major issues with airbags not protecting occupants properly, rear passengers slipping beneath seat belts and a lack of active safety technology like autonomous braking systems.
For comparison, the Dacia Sandero scored four of out five stars. In 2013.
In the frontal offset impact test, neither of the front airbags inflated enough to fully protect the occupants, and in the side impact test the ‘10-year-old’ dummy’s head actually squashed right through the under-inflated curtain airbag and hit the door trim.
Thatcham Research’s Director of Research, Matthew Avery, even went as far as to say that the test result “makes it unsuitable for carrying rear passengers.”
“On top this, it does not have basic life-saving technology like Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) that is available even on the Ford Fiesta, and the recently launched Ford Edge,” he said.
Ford has countered with assertions that the facelifted model, to be released in Europe later this year, will score higher. The newer model will have pre-collision assist and lane-keeping assist as standard.
If you already own one, though, you might want to avoid driving into anything solid.
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Crashing into crowd has never been safer for the crowd
Wow Ford! They really listen to their buyers and try to make their life easier!
“Oh so you like crashing into crowds? Well ok! We’ll make the mustang softer so that you don’t have to fill an insurance form or pay medical bills ever again!”
Good job Ford!
The Jetta MK4 had more security xD
This moment when your car is prepared to hit the crowd but not the wall
There was an article flowing about the safety of muscle/pony cars in general. The mustang, along with the camaro and the challenger didn’t fare well at all in standard crash tests
The first time in history crowds actually stand a chance.
“lets go chuck a left down at Conversation street”
Jeremy: Good news!
Richard: what now Jeremy
Jeremy: the new Mustang got 2 stars in the ANCAP safety rating. That means its softer when it hits the crowds
Seinfield theme
Occupation of the front seats, IE drive and passenger, was perfectly fine, overall it was 72%, which is four stars, and it was brought down by the rear 2+2 seating. If you sit in the front, you’ll be absolutely fine. The Audi TT is also four stars, but because of the option of safety electronics, the overall score was 4-stars.
This is why you should always take Euro NCAP ratings with a massive bucket of salt. The Mustang’s scores are poor because it doesn’t have the option of things like lane-keep assist. I thought the point of a crash test was to see how you’d faire in a crash. If anything this perfectly highlights why I think the NCAP tests need a reform.
But isn’t this car targeted at families? It’s meant to be performance with keeping the room for the kids. Priced to be affordable for the middle age dad looking to cash out that pension early. Kids in back =???
Ride or Die
Ride AND Die*
It’s really shocking to hear this about all time fav. American muscle.
Read the full report. Its 5 stars for pedestrian safety, 4 stars for passengers. It got disqualified from a lot of points in child safety because it didn’t have a warning sticker (really) and because it doesn’t come with loads of electronic nannies like automatic breaking, it was pulled down to two stars.