Safety is often overlooked when people buy cars (esp while buying old cars). Perhaps a list of safest 5 cars by budget and by category would be great. I know NCAP has a list but a Matt take may just help reach more people and its importance :)
they said they will or have changed crash tests to account for the higher height of average car since so called suv became popular... so now sedans wagons etc have to be heaver top area so they will have more tedency to roll over so more stiff suspension and ex[ensive things to make it all preform with comfort... car height and weight should be penalizaed by heavy tax because in some situations, people in heavy car are protected in crash with lighter car but people in lighter car are more likley to suffer.. but statistically there is not so much benefit to heavy car for saftey as explained in video by aptera owners club on saftey. lighter cars cost less in raw materials, health problems (and climate change, if you beleive that is caused by co2 kinda of stuff) caused by emissions including microplastics from parts dumped at junkyard and stuff liek windhsield washer fluid, heavy car cost more to manufaturer and consumer (see aptera owners club video on cost and suspension geomrty), weight wears on roads creating more need to pay for road repairs, bigger cars make traffic congestion worse because space taken up per occupant in car. japan gives tax credit to kei car owner for these reson but of course law should also incentivise even smaller improvements.
weight and more weight futhur from ground makes it more expesnsive to make car not bumpy over road imperfection and make make it not roll over when moving fast around turns, taller wider cars are lress areodynamic which adds on energy cost to move the increased weight and make the weight crash safe.
certain geometries also help with crash saftey, for example egg shell is easy to break but when its part of a unbroken egg, its suprisingly strong structure against breaking
Many folk can't afford to think of safety, they just buy what they can afford, yes, it's easy to get a loan for a better car but who wants debt hanging around their neck like a millstone? Not to mention the shame of being in debt, something that, thankfully has never happened to me
The Alfa Romeo Giulia, and not many people know this, is still the only car that got 98% (And the Stelvio got 97%, same as the model Y). If you have watched Jeremy Clarkson's clip on the Grand Tour, you'll remember him saying the B pillar is too far forward making a bit difficult to get in and out of the car if you're not slim. That's not a mistake. Moving the B pillar a few inches forward made the Giulia the safest car ever, at least for its driver. Part of the merits, of course, go the body's structural rigidity that also helps with handling.
@@TheTrueWelshIdiot I went to check and the only other one I could find is the Volvo XC60. Then at 97% you have a few cars, such as the Stelvio, other Volvos, BMW 3er and 4er.
It would be nice to see how safe cars like VW Polo, Renault Clio, Dacia Sandero, Peugeot 208, Ford Fiesta and similars are performing in the safety tests. I mean, cars that most of the people can actually buy.
For personal research I know that VW Polo is one of the safest car in the 20/25k price range (and also because I recently bought one so I know first hand how it behaves in traffic when a pedestrian cross the street when he has a red light but that's another story) About the other models I don't really know but nowadays cars are usually very safe
Could you include the euro neap in your individual car tests, very helpful to know it’s safety rating in these four categories. Would be a great additional piece of content.
Interesting progress is made. It is really important that cars are not an agressive impact partner. Hope that this rule is seriously taken into consideration by car companies.
I’ll always be thankful to Mercedes, a lady once rear ended us-causing her hood to shrivel up and bumper to drop meanwhile the chrome trunk deck lid on my family’s Mercedes got slightly dented along with minor scratches
When my BMW detects a risk of collision it lights up a red pictogram on the dash, I have often wondered whether this is a distraction when it's most important to be looking ahead...? Very interesting to see the films avoiding pedestrians and cyclists.
In my country, there have been quite a few high profile crashes lately and what I've observed is that the more expensive your car, the higher chance you will walk unscathed. For example, a drunk driver with a Q7 killed a couple of girls and smashed the car into a building at 150 km/h. He and the 3 passengers got out and walked unscathed. Can't say the same for the girls tho. Also, in front of my eyes a Panamera hit a rent-a-car at about the same speed. The driver was unscathed, but he killed both passengers in the rented hatchback. So yeah, luxury brands seem to be worth it, at least concerning driver and passenger safety.
Newer or larger and heavier cars always will come out best. Even new cars if there is a big difference in weight you dont want to be in the lighter car
These videos are so jam-packed with information, I will proudly admit to watching them on 0.75x playback speed. Would equally love to see a 10 Worst Safety list.
As a fireman having to do lots of RTC crashes every car when impacted should unlock all of the doors. If your driving a car with automatic lock on please turn it off, takes 1 seconds to open a door can take upto 15 minutes to break open a door..
Driving a tesla model y almost every day, I can confirm that it recognizes stuff quite early. however there is a downside to this. If a cyclist is on the sidewalk in a curve, the car wont let me drive past him without making loads of noise. Also the model y thinks I am running into parking cars, in a turn, and starts yelling at me, even though I amcompletely aware of those cars. I'd say its sometimes(often) very "overreactive". If that makes it safer in real dangerous situations though, I can totally live with it
The nice thing about problems like this is that Tesla will push an update over the air to you at some point and solve this, unlike most other companies
You can actually choose how early the car starts beeping at you when it notices a possible crash. I personally like it on "early" even though its sometimes annoying when it starts beeping at you of a car you clearly can see is braking or something.
@Alejandro There's roughly 5 Tesla fires per 1 billion miles and roughly 53 fires per billion miles for the average vehicle. Those numbers include arson, structure fires and other reasons unrelated to the vehicle. I've heard rumors about higher severity of those fires and especially that firemen are sometimes uneducated on them and/or that battery fires persist for much longer. And in the opposite direction, I've heard the car have been able to warn occupants that the battery firewall has been punctured long before the fire spreads. I don't know the statistics of those aspects though. But I know that Tesla fires are vastly overreported in the news.
@Alejandro Bare in mind, no-one is interested in a 'typical car fire' because it won't get clicks. Putting 'Tesla catches fire AGAIN' in a headline will drive clicks. They are still far safer and have less fires than 'normal' ICE cars.
@Alejandro Anecdotes and extrapolations don't really matter objectively though, unless they plan to be used on a class action against Tesla for fraud, which I doubt there's merit for. So those anecdotes primarily create fear and confirmation bias. Tesla haven't published statistics for 2022 yet (and likely won't until May 2023) but their fire incidents have falling slightly since 2019 so it'd be odd if it had reversed and multiplied by over 10 this year. We'll see though.
Never thought about the N cap when buying a car, i mean my current car is only 10 years old and doesn't have any safety stuff that brakes for me or anything but it still got 5 stars, back then.
I rank the safety stuff in cars pretty high up (Top 5 criteria) when deciding on a car to buy. I even watch the NCAP testing videos 😂. I won't buy a car that I do not feel safe in, as I drive a lot for work. I do feel it is also important to drive a car as well and feel what you like the most and feel safest in (generally more placsticky stuff feels less safe). I feel the NCAP is a little biased to the first category though, whilst the avoidance stuff is pretty important to prevent problems in the first place. Please add as a criteria in your reviews, so many of the more affordable and small cars also have a sub-3 NCAP safety rating (eg Renault Zoe has 0! and Dacia generally a 1 star), which is just not good enough anymore and should be highlighted. Also important to highlight some of these ratings are impacted by optional safety packs, not always present in a standard option.
I know it's Euro test, it would be interesting to see if manufacturers offer the same level of protection across the other markets. Myself, living in Thailand, I would like to know. And I'm thinking of buying a Civic which is not on the list.
@@lpetn vehicles are made to different standards depending on the market they are sold in and the factory they are made in. The EU Civic could be a very different car in different markets where it's been made to a lower price point
Civic owner here, save your money, its garbage! Japanese cars are overrated!!! I tried mazda, toyota, and now honda. Worst decision ever! Waiting for christmas sales🙄 to get something else!
@@jame5zhgaming950 Really? I've watched tons of videos and read multiple articles and they all said something along the lines that Tesla has had multiple system failures and overall isn't a reliable vehicle compared to others.
Thanks for the great video. Indeed safety is one of my priorities while choosing the car. I would apreciate the worst 10 video of the year jist to steer away from those. Cheers.
I read some in depth reviews last spring on the safety of the Model Y and one of the surprising problems was that the automatic emergency braking only slowed the car to around 15 km/h speed. I presume these problems have been fixed with over the air updates, but I'd like to see more thorough safety testing in unfavourable conditions to the safety systems e.g. when some sensors are partially covered by snow.
Tesla is removing ultrasonics - I don’t know how much that affects emergency braking, etc., but those sensors are the ones that most often get blocked for me in snow, etc.
A little info to add. All that exterior tests are made on a old ring of speed were records being broken last century. It's the "autodrome of linas Monthlery" i've been there quite a few times
All of Mazdas line up are super safe and score high. Also super reliable Drivetrains, aside from the hybrid issues being worked out on some new I4 PHEV variants.
I wonder what the current removal of Tesla’s ultrasonic sensor suite does for the rating. Will there be a difference (probably because it will rely even more on Tesla Vision) and how big will that difference (initially) be?
For pedestriant savety, I think not much will change, as the braking system already relies on vision. Only objects very close would have been picked up by the ultrasonic sensors.
One thing not mentioned about the Tesla is that the Model X has been impossible to roll over in a crash test. I know this was about the model Y, it should not be understated how game changing the model X’s design is for roll overs, it got Perfect Scores for that in American crash tests
It seems these tests factor in active systems a lot, which might be why. Also, Volvo develops cars from their own stricter standards based on real-life accidents that Volvo has studied, they aren't designed to perform in a lab but on the road in real accidents, things like repeated hits, hitting moose and culverts, ease of rescue after crash and things like that. Personally, if I had to choose one car to be in an accident with and I didn't know what accident and at what speed, I'd choose to entrust a Volvo
The problem with safety assistance is that it could breed-in complacency for people's responsibility when driving. Driving standards are already pretty bad in the UK - so I guess it can help, but I'd rather people actually paid more attention and learned advanced road craft than rely on tech.
I definitely look at Euro NCAP and IIHS for safety measurements. Although some of them have gotten a bit too strict and pretty safe cars get low total scores.
@@Hhhh22222-w It's because they're both lumping active and crash safety together. You could get 100% in not occupants and child safety but if you don't have aeb you wouldn't get 5 stars.
I personally think no car should be able to score the maximum points in any category, just means the test isn't strict enough. But I definitely agree that crash safety and active safety should be separated. Also it would be interesting to see how well these ratings stack up in real accidents and if Volvos even stricter and more realistic homegrown safety tests have resulted in safer cars outside lab environments
Excellent video. The NCAP rating does influence my thinking but I also like to look at what the US IIHS say as well on their small frontal impact tests as NCAP don’t do those. What I would like to see is published transparent data about real world crashes showing injuries and deaths in each vehicle in different circumstances. I’d also like to see tests of older vehicles as used by young drivers to see if protection has diminished. Journalists should ensure that poor performance is highlighted, not ignored (Dacia).
The main reason for Dacias low scores is the lack of active systems like automatic braking and those expensive systems can’t really be on cars this cheap. If those systems weren’t accounted for a lot of their cars would achieve 5 star ratings
@@onelyone6976 that’s not quite right, if you look at the adult occupant scores the best any model achieves is 71% for the Duster which is pretty low. If people are comfortable with that no problem as long as they are aware.
@@meriofrog yes absolutely, so there would have to be a large sample comparing like for like. I’ve attended many serious/ fatal incidents and often been struck by the different performance of similar weight / size vehicles when in collision with the same body area.
It might make you safer, but at the expense of everyone else on the road. You are less likely to die in an SUV vs a car, but more likely to die if you hit an SUV vs car. Yet another reason SUV drivers are delusional and selfish.
@@a_single_white_female just buy the biggest heaviest car you can afford. Then you will be safe. If someone in a small car dies that's their poor choice.
@@a_single_white_female Have you watched the video at all? Yes, its a larger car but it also has the best collision avoiding technology Euro ncap has ever seen along with the best rating for being a collision partner vehicle. Lastley why do you have to be rude about it? you think that gonna change the minds of people who buy SUVs?
Safety assist etc is becoming a Godsend especially if you’re a motorcyclist or cyclist as lets face it, many drivers are more interested in their infotainment systems than actually looking where they’re going.
Watching the videos makes one wonder how they grade the pedestrian safety systems.. cars that scored higher looked like they were braking a tad slower than some of the poorer scoring ones.
It's good to see these test results, however, it would be pretty neat to also test these cars for "false positives" where they engage their safety systems without any reason...that would likely change some of the scores...
The thing is they usually happen in very particular circumstances. Like on a Tesla if you're on autopilot and it's out in the boonies on a straight road, and there's no other traffic, and there's heat shimmer on the highway, and you crest a hill as it sees the heat shimmer it will often hit the brakes for a moment because it thinks it might be an object. And at some point some software update will improve that. If there was some standardized test everybody would just make sure they can pass it.
Safety was first priority when we selected our new car. Longevity was the second most important factor, since we drive our cars for a decade or more before trading up. Thirdmost consideration was practicality.
Pretty insane that Tesla is already making the safest cars in the world after just ten years of building serious cars. Imagine where they'll be in another ten years. Especially considering they're frequently releasing over the air safety updates like they release other software and performance updates. Even the Model Y today is already much safer then it was when this was tested.
The haters in the comments are hilarious. Literally a video demonstrating the safety and it beating out every other car 'just novelty bro' and 'doesn't look safe to me'. Go touch grass, damn. Literally video evidence you've just watched, the reality denial in the modern world is just insane. 😂😂😂
hyundai and kia build their cars to cheat these tests, they list safety equipment thats not actually installed in the car, they aim headlights higher to give a better rating and then aim them lower at the dealerships. they don't weight balance the cars so they are dangerous in bad weather and they also are designed to feel tight for test drives and will loosen up shortly after. (many car reviews have mentioned that). props to brands like volvo and mercedes for making these cars safe in many sorts of accidents, and also protecting anyone being hit by them.
One of The most safest cars ever made was the Volvo XC60 2018. That's the reference! Adult Occupant 98% Child Occupant 89% Pedestrian 86% Safety Assist 96%
I was wondering the same... If it was a list consisting of all time tests, then out of 10 there would at least be 5 volvos... But this video only takes into account the cars tested this year only...
@@ramanuj_g Yes you are correct. This video is about 2022 new cars. But after 4 years, the VOLVO XC60 still shows, comparing values, that is one of the most safest cars ever made.
@@niels9663 Why do you say that? What is your opinion? Your comment makes no sense at all... and you don't even bother to answer, because you don't have enough arguments to sustain your nonsense comment. If VOLVO XC60 2018 was incredibly safe just 4 years ago, it still is to this day, incredibly safe and way more safe, than probably all of these cars from 2022, shown in this video.
Volvo because duh, they have their own tests as well with rolling, weird crashes, and even in sweden going to those crashes and learn from it, things ncap simply doesn't test on or any other company does.
My understanding is that Euro NCAP ratings are category specific? i.e. the Cupra Born gets a high Euro NCAP because it performs well in safety tests RELATIVE TO OTHER SMALL FAMILY CARS. The safest cars in the world will all be large SUVs (often electric ones as the lack of an engine leads to a more effective crumple zone) or long sedans with long crumple zones. IIHS are generally far better because they do far more tests, score cars on more relative metrics, and it's much easier to find the actual amount of cabin deformation in crash tests so that you can compare across classes. The only downside is that they're paid for by American insurance companies so don't test many European models.
I hope you realize that if you care about the safety of you and your family in the car when it comes to a crash, Mercedes evs tend to be safer. Teslas merely have more assistance systems as standard so they get a point bonus, but since those rely on cameras they aren’t reliable in bad visual conditions
I think it should also be mentioned if the car has those safety features standard. Many car companies make you pay more for better safety equipment, which I think is depraved.
Some people say they would not buy a Tesla because of its styling. If they appreciated how much aero and safety benefits come from its surface design they might see it in a different light.
People just like to complain and hate on Tesla, there will always be something that people will complain about. For example, its the safest car on the road, BUT, its ugly. FSD is the best self driving system in the world right now, but it still doesn't drive itself (no other car does that).
Teslas aren’t reliable, don’t even have road sign recognition outside the usa, often don’t make it past the first safety inspections, don’t have some of the features that were promised years ago, don’t have high quality materials, lack many convenient things like buttons or even things for safety like a drivers display or hud. But yeah ig as long as the camera based assistance systems work (on a bright summer day) you might be a tad safer. Although honestly the EQE and many chinese cars aren’t worse in any way
Everything breaks! Because of the repairs for the that car they are a lot expensive if you want to reparirati you have to go to the Tesla. Not everybody can buy new Tesla they have to buy a used car.
Yeah I thought that but I think its not there because this is just cars they have tested this year. Next year it will be the EXC90 so will be interesting to see.
Surprised in some ways with the Tesla. I expected it to do well but surprised that I still see clips of the doing random lane changes etc. Still I see them but locally I've not heard of anything of the sort. Still a non electric fan.
@@Harmsyx the stats show that teslas are worse at protecting people in the second row and roughly en par with for example Mercedes evs when it comes to protecting people in first row
9:17 Not only bought my 2021 refresh Tesla Model 3 Performance as it is a ‘EXTREMELY FAST’ vehicle in its price range but ALSO a ‘EXTREMELY SAFE’ vehicle… being 60+ My mind sometimes writes checks that my body has difficulty cashing out… The idea that the car has faster reflexes than me is a safe feeling…🥴
A key factor for me buying my next new car will be the degree of distraction needed to operate the car’s secondary controls and the number of functions that have to be operated by touch panels necessitating taking my eyes off the road as opposed to feeling for a well placed knob or switch. Ergonomics seem to have gone out of the window. It would be useful for car reviews to film the driver’s eyes and time this for various actions when driving on a busy road. After all it is illegal to operate a mobile phone while driving but OK to touch the central touch screen. When are the regulators going to address the elephant in the room or are they too much in the pocket of car manufacturers?😡
What none of these tests take into account are visibility and maneuverability. I will take a B- pillarless car anyday over one with a super high side impact protection rating. I drive my covertible with the widows down 95% of the time and its glorious, I can very clearly see all around and this does affect safety. Alsp the ability to stop, change direction etc allows you to avoid accidents in a way a big fat heavy SUV just can't. There's also the driver isolation side of things. A big luxury SUV detatches you from the road, it's easy to not be aware if the conditions to drive appropriately, at the other end of the spectrum an open top lightweight sports car is super safe as you are constantly aware of what's going on and putting your attention into actually driving. There's a lot more to car safety.
As you can see from the profile picture euro Cap tests clearly did not influence my decision to buy the Dacia in the first place because it scored only 2 stars. My opinion is that cars are ment to be driven and you have to be avare what you are doing while driving not the car doing everything for you
My nan has had 9 accidents and all the other vehicles were stationery when she hit them. Only inside a garage would be safe. Unless she crashes into the garage !
Safety tests are high in my decision-making process but any one of these top ten and many others would also figure. I love the idea of the Tesla Model Y but I will not buy one unless they revised the suspension for more compliance and passenger comfort regardless of its sterling safety ratings.
Would you buy one of the cars on this list? 🤔
NO
the model y
I would but I'm not in UK
Lexus NX
Yes!
Safety is often overlooked when people buy cars (esp while buying old cars). Perhaps a list of safest 5 cars by budget and by category would be great. I know NCAP has a list but a Matt take may just help reach more people and its importance :)
they said they will or have changed crash tests to account for the higher height of average car since so called suv became popular... so now sedans wagons etc have to be heaver top area so they will have more tedency to roll over so more stiff suspension and ex[ensive things to make it all preform with comfort... car height and weight should be penalizaed by heavy tax because in some situations, people in heavy car are protected in crash with lighter car but people in lighter car are more likley to suffer.. but statistically there is not so much benefit to heavy car for saftey as explained in video by aptera owners club on saftey. lighter cars cost less in raw materials, health problems (and climate change, if you beleive that is caused by co2 kinda of stuff) caused by emissions including microplastics from parts dumped at junkyard and stuff liek windhsield washer fluid, heavy car cost more to manufaturer and consumer (see aptera owners club video on cost and suspension geomrty), weight wears on roads creating more need to pay for road repairs, bigger cars make traffic congestion worse because space taken up per occupant in car. japan gives tax credit to kei car owner for these reson but of course law should also incentivise even smaller improvements.
weight and more weight futhur from ground makes it more expesnsive to make car not bumpy over road imperfection and make make it not roll over when moving fast around turns, taller wider cars are lress areodynamic which adds on energy cost to move the increased weight and make the weight crash safe.
certain geometries also help with crash saftey, for example egg shell is easy to break but when its part of a unbroken egg, its suprisingly strong structure against breaking
Many folk can't afford to think of safety, they just buy what they can afford, yes, it's easy to get a loan for a better car but who wants debt hanging around their neck like a millstone? Not to mention the shame of being in debt, something that, thankfully has never happened to me
@Damar Fadlan no, can't say I've ever seen one
The Alfa Romeo Giulia, and not many people know this, is still the only car that got 98% (And the Stelvio got 97%, same as the model Y). If you have watched Jeremy Clarkson's clip on the Grand Tour, you'll remember him saying the B pillar is too far forward making a bit difficult to get in and out of the car if you're not slim. That's not a mistake. Moving the B pillar a few inches forward made the Giulia the safest car ever, at least for its driver. Part of the merits, of course, go the body's structural rigidity that also helps with handling.
The Giulia was tested back in 2016 and the tests have become harder since then. Be interesting to have it re-tested now and see what it scores.
A few cars have gotten 98% on adult safety dude.
@@TheTrueWelshIdiot I went to check and the only other one I could find is the Volvo XC60. Then at 97% you have a few cars, such as the Stelvio, other Volvos, BMW 3er and 4er.
Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint Speciale also.
@@nomad6-1 May want to check again dude. Volvo, Mazda, Tesla and Alfa all have cars that have 98%, so that's 4, before model variants.
It would be nice to see how safe cars like VW Polo, Renault Clio, Dacia Sandero, Peugeot 208, Ford Fiesta and similars are performing in the safety tests. I mean, cars that most of the people can actually buy.
Agreed... these cars in this video start at least 35k new in the uk.. with some of them triple that price...
@@rasherbasher8203
You don't have to watch a youtube video for that.
Look at the NCAP data as proposed in this video.
Most of the people are buying the Model Y now...
Yes this ^
For personal research I know that VW Polo is one of the safest car in the 20/25k price range (and also because I recently bought one so I know first hand how it behaves in traffic when a pedestrian cross the street when he has a red light but that's another story)
About the other models I don't really know but nowadays cars are usually very safe
Finally, you’ve discussed safety. Will you now include it in your reviews?
Carwow, please crash all your tested cars 😃
@@samma995 or just mention it 😂
@@a1asdairpage safety is boring. no need to mention it.
I really wish they would
@@demirbo7639 it's important tho
Could you include the euro neap in your individual car tests, very helpful to know it’s safety rating in these four categories. Would be a great additional piece of content.
The Volvo XC60 got 98% in adult protection. Highest ever in Euro Ncap testing.
Also Tesla produces low or not applicable outside the euro NCAP test spec.
Interesting progress is made. It is really important that cars are not an agressive impact partner. Hope that this rule is seriously taken into consideration by car companies.
Very good overview. Safety definitely a factor in buying a new car.
Yep. Storia X4 has better safety features than even Model Y.
@@purwantiallan5089 No it doesn't stop making things up 🤣🤣
@markyes
That's why I bought a lorry, my kids are safe now
These new cars are incredible when it comes to safety!
1. Tesla Model Y
2. Lexus NX
3. Mercedes EQE
4. Hey Coffee 01
5. Mercedes C-Class
6. Mercedes T-Class / Citan Tourer
7. Ora Funky Cat
8. Mazda CX-60
9. Volvo C40 Recharge
10. Cupra Born
Thanks
Safety is one of my biggest concerns when car shopping.
The surprise for me was the Ora Funky Cat , Interested now to se more about it.
Wow that Copa looks great, it’s impressive to see how well it did even just making it to number 10.
I wish we had that in the US
Mat you never fails to wow us with all these awesome videos!
terrible content stick to drag races and reviews
Agreed.
Repeat...💤💤💤💤
How do you feel being ruled by an Indian 😂😂?
I’ll always be thankful to Mercedes, a lady once rear ended us-causing her hood to shrivel up and bumper to drop meanwhile the chrome trunk deck lid on my family’s Mercedes got slightly dented along with minor scratches
Nice 👍😂
The benign crashworthy category could actually save lots of people in the other car, specially countries with older cars.
When my BMW detects a risk of collision it lights up a red pictogram on the dash, I have often wondered whether this is a distraction when it's most important to be looking ahead...? Very interesting to see the films avoiding pedestrians and cyclists.
In my country, there have been quite a few high profile crashes lately and what I've observed is that the more expensive your car, the higher chance you will walk unscathed. For example, a drunk driver with a Q7 killed a couple of girls and smashed the car into a building at 150 km/h. He and the 3 passengers got out and walked unscathed. Can't say the same for the girls tho. Also, in front of my eyes a Panamera hit a rent-a-car at about the same speed. The driver was unscathed, but he killed both passengers in the rented hatchback. So yeah, luxury brands seem to be worth it, at least concerning driver and passenger safety.
Newer or larger and heavier cars always will come out best. Even new cars if there is a big difference in weight you dont want to be in the lighter car
@@Zarphag actually the smart #1 isn’t bad either
When will you review the Ora Cat? Looks like a great car.
Good job sir ❤️ I really appreciate you keep up good work
Agreed.
Hi Matt, it would certainly influence my car buying decisions
Mat never fails to entertain us
He failed before but we forgive him. 😆
@@LEGOTROLL1 LEGOTROLL1, Tesla Model Y and Hunter Takedown 4x4 are some of the safest cars you can buy actually.
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Matt, please always make topics like this, they are very, very appreciated and influential. 👍🏾🙏🏾🤗
These videos are so jam-packed with information, I will proudly admit to watching them on 0.75x playback speed. Would equally love to see a 10 Worst Safety list.
As a fireman having to do lots of RTC crashes every car when impacted should unlock all of the doors. If your driving a car with automatic lock on please turn it off, takes 1 seconds to open a door can take upto 15 minutes to break open a door..
Driving a tesla model y almost every day, I can confirm that it recognizes stuff quite early. however there is a downside to this. If a cyclist is on the sidewalk in a curve, the car wont let me drive past him without making loads of noise. Also the model y thinks I am running into parking cars, in a turn, and starts yelling at me, even though I amcompletely aware of those cars. I'd say its sometimes(often) very "overreactive". If that makes it safer in real dangerous situations though, I can totally live with it
The nice thing about problems like this is that Tesla will push an update over the air to you at some point and solve this, unlike most other companies
You can actually choose how early the car starts beeping at you when it notices a possible crash. I personally like it on "early" even though its sometimes annoying when it starts beeping at you of a car you clearly can see is braking or something.
@Alejandro There's roughly 5 Tesla fires per 1 billion miles and roughly 53 fires per billion miles for the average vehicle. Those numbers include arson, structure fires and other reasons unrelated to the vehicle. I've heard rumors about higher severity of those fires and especially that firemen are sometimes uneducated on them and/or that battery fires persist for much longer. And in the opposite direction, I've heard the car have been able to warn occupants that the battery firewall has been punctured long before the fire spreads. I don't know the statistics of those aspects though. But I know that Tesla fires are vastly overreported in the news.
@Alejandro Bare in mind, no-one is interested in a 'typical car fire' because it won't get clicks. Putting 'Tesla catches fire AGAIN' in a headline will drive clicks. They are still far safer and have less fires than 'normal' ICE cars.
@Alejandro Anecdotes and extrapolations don't really matter objectively though, unless they plan to be used on a class action against Tesla for fraud, which I doubt there's merit for. So those anecdotes primarily create fear and confirmation bias. Tesla haven't published statistics for 2022 yet (and likely won't until May 2023) but their fire incidents have falling slightly since 2019 so it'd be odd if it had reversed and multiplied by over 10 this year. We'll see though.
Never thought about the N cap when buying a car, i mean my current car is only 10 years old and doesn't have any safety stuff that brakes for me or anything but it still got 5 stars, back then.
very impressed with the results from the two Chinese automakers 👍👍
Yep. Especially Tesla. Storia X4 and Subaru 360 should've been on this list.
Volvo is owned by Geely, so technically there's 3 Chinese automakers in the top 10
Quite incredible how quickly they have caught up. They were getting 3 star ratings just 8 years ago.
For more affordable price too.
Jeremy Clarkson was right after all....
I rank the safety stuff in cars pretty high up (Top 5 criteria) when deciding on a car to buy. I even watch the NCAP testing videos 😂. I won't buy a car that I do not feel safe in, as I drive a lot for work. I do feel it is also important to drive a car as well and feel what you like the most and feel safest in (generally more placsticky stuff feels less safe). I feel the NCAP is a little biased to the first category though, whilst the avoidance stuff is pretty important to prevent problems in the first place. Please add as a criteria in your reviews, so many of the more affordable and small cars also have a sub-3 NCAP safety rating (eg Renault Zoe has 0! and Dacia generally a 1 star), which is just not good enough anymore and should be highlighted. Also important to highlight some of these ratings are impacted by optional safety packs, not always present in a standard option.
I know it's Euro test, it would be interesting to see if manufacturers offer the same level of protection across the other markets. Myself, living in Thailand, I would like to know.
And I'm thinking of buying a Civic which is not on the list.
In Thailand isn’t the biggest worry getting clipped by a scooter while walking?
How would the car's behaviour differ in Thailand as to Europe?
@@lpetn vehicles are made to different standards depending on the market they are sold in and the factory they are made in. The EU Civic could be a very different car in different markets where it's been made to a lower price point
Civic owner here, save your money, its garbage! Japanese cars are overrated!!! I tried mazda, toyota, and now honda. Worst decision ever! Waiting for christmas sales🙄 to get something else!
Thank you for this test!
Great video Mat!😸
"Safety is our top priority" - Tesla
They really showed that!
Of all cars on this list it would clearly be the Tesla Model Y!
Mmhmm
Wow Ora funky cat .. ftw.
Cuteness + that safety rating + cost. Didn't expect that to be on top 10.
98% on the safe assist category for the Model Y is astonishing.
@Mouwcat Yet a few downsides are system failures and possible unreliability
@@cheez1012 yea cant be 100% reliable
@@cheez1012 yet Tesla reliability is astonishingly high and just gets better with software which rarely fails
@@jame5zhgaming950 Really? I've watched tons of videos and read multiple articles and they all said something along the lines that Tesla has had multiple system failures and overall isn't a reliable vehicle compared to others.
@@cheez1012 if you mean fails as recalls they have named them that as there is no better name for them
Thanks for the great video. Indeed safety is one of my priorities while choosing the car. I would apreciate the worst 10 video of the year jist to steer away from those. Cheers.
I read some in depth reviews last spring on the safety of the Model Y and one of the surprising problems was that the automatic emergency braking only slowed the car to around 15 km/h speed. I presume these problems have been fixed with over the air updates, but I'd like to see more thorough safety testing in unfavourable conditions to the safety systems e.g. when some sensors are partially covered by snow.
Agree. Model Y and Storia also have the best safety ratings.
Tesla is removing ultrasonics - I don’t know how much that affects emergency braking, etc., but those sensors are the ones that most often get blocked for me in snow, etc.
@@bartwaggoner2000 It doesn't have any impact. Tesla's use camera's only anyway.
@@purwantiallan5089
Only if you don't have kids you want to keep alive.
I was expecting the new s class,it got a lot of tech for safety precautions and i saw videos of it's crash testing
Yep. Storia X4 is also known for its success of crashtesting multiple times.
Yeah it’s only cars tested in 2022. The s class was tested in 2020 I think
Yeah, the s class is next level
Safety is definitely a priority for me and Euro NCAP ratings definitely influence my decision.
A little info to add. All that exterior tests are made on a old ring of speed were records being broken last century. It's the "autodrome of linas Monthlery" i've been there quite a few times
Great job I really enjoy your reviews and your opinions...
Didn’t take a Volvo long to reach the list. You love to see it. The true brick kings 🫡
Yes, another Chinese company! Volvo.
This was cool to watch but can we have a video of the 5 MOST DANGEROUS cars to own too haha
All of Mazdas line up are super safe and score high. Also super reliable Drivetrains, aside from the hybrid issues being worked out on some new I4 PHEV variants.
Hello carwow thank you for the drag race and videos like this Much appreciated thank you matt and team carwow
What about a drag between Rossolini LM CLASSIC vs Tesla Model Y?
Can we get a Mazda CX-60 carwow review, that would be interesting?
I wonder what the current removal of Tesla’s ultrasonic sensor suite does for the rating. Will there be a difference (probably because it will rely even more on Tesla Vision) and how big will that difference (initially) be?
For pedestriant savety, I think not much will change, as the braking system already relies on vision. Only objects very close would have been picked up by the ultrasonic sensors.
The ultrasonic is just for parking.
They stopped using ultrasonic sensors for safety reasons ages ago.
@@lachlanB323 false
@@MaticTheProto I'm talking about FSD beta. Ultrasonic sensors were giving data and was hurting the system more then helping. Same with radar.
One thing not mentioned about the Tesla is that the Model X has been impossible to roll over in a crash test. I know this was about the model Y, it should not be understated how game changing the model X’s design is for roll overs, it got Perfect Scores for that in American crash tests
Just put 1ton of lead underneath any car and they would roll either.
@@Robert-cu9bm probably wouldn’t perform like the Model X tho
Surprised to see Volvo so far down the list. But it's still in the top 10 👍
It seems these tests factor in active systems a lot, which might be why. Also, Volvo develops cars from their own stricter standards based on real-life accidents that Volvo has studied, they aren't designed to perform in a lab but on the road in real accidents, things like repeated hits, hitting moose and culverts, ease of rescue after crash and things like that.
Personally, if I had to choose one car to be in an accident with and I didn't know what accident and at what speed, I'd choose to entrust a Volvo
The problem with safety assistance is that it could breed-in complacency for people's responsibility when driving. Driving standards are already pretty bad in the UK - so I guess it can help, but I'd rather people actually paid more attention and learned advanced road craft than rely on tech.
I definitely look at Euro NCAP and IIHS for safety measurements. Although some of them have gotten a bit too strict and pretty safe cars get low total scores.
They have to up the standards, since most modern cars are very safe.
@@Hhhh22222-w
It's because they're both lumping active and crash safety together.
You could get 100% in not occupants and child safety but if you don't have aeb you wouldn't get 5 stars.
@@Robert-cu9bm yeah. That’s literally why tesla and the chinese made the top 5 this year
I personally think no car should be able to score the maximum points in any category, just means the test isn't strict enough. But I definitely agree that crash safety and active safety should be separated. Also it would be interesting to see how well these ratings stack up in real accidents and if Volvos even stricter and more realistic homegrown safety tests have resulted in safer cars outside lab environments
Excellent video. The NCAP rating does influence my thinking but I also like to look at what the US IIHS say as well on their small frontal impact tests as NCAP don’t do those. What I would like to see is published transparent data about real world crashes showing injuries and deaths in each vehicle in different circumstances. I’d also like to see tests of older vehicles as used by young drivers to see if protection has diminished. Journalists should ensure that poor performance is highlighted, not ignored (Dacia).
Death is not a good metric to determine how safe a car is. There are a lot of variables in fatal crashes.
The main reason for Dacias low scores is the lack of active systems like automatic braking and those expensive systems can’t really be on cars this cheap. If those systems weren’t accounted for a lot of their cars would achieve 5 star ratings
@@onelyone6976 that’s not quite right, if you look at the adult occupant scores the best any model achieves is 71% for the Duster which is pretty low. If people are comfortable with that no problem as long as they are aware.
@@meriofrog yes absolutely, so there would have to be a large sample comparing like for like. I’ve attended many serious/ fatal incidents and often been struck by the different performance of similar weight / size vehicles when in collision with the same body area.
Mat can you drag race a Tesla Model S Plaid against a Lamborghini Ultimae with Yianni?
No..
No match
Love from india love carwow love tue video first comment
I want a MatReview about the Mazda CX-60 :)
This is very useful
This is my most important feature when it's time to buy a new car.
Yes the impacts safety help me decide which car will buy
Bought a Model Y. Safety was a big factor as well as ease of charging and performance.
It might make you safer, but at the expense of everyone else on the road. You are less likely to die in an SUV vs a car, but more likely to die if you hit an SUV vs car. Yet another reason SUV drivers are delusional and selfish.
@@a_single_white_female what a conclusion 🤣
@@a_single_white_female SUVs like Krieger Pioneer and Hunter Carson Inferno Van?
@@a_single_white_female just buy the biggest heaviest car you can afford. Then you will be safe. If someone in a small car dies that's their poor choice.
@@a_single_white_female Have you watched the video at all? Yes, its a larger car but it also has the best collision avoiding technology Euro ncap has ever seen along with the best rating for being a collision partner vehicle. Lastley why do you have to be rude about it? you think that gonna change the minds of people who buy SUVs?
Really important information.
What is the pedestrian impact ratings for hummer ev? 😁
Rated extremely safe.
I mean if you die instantly rather than suffer then that is good right?
No joke, I actually got a Volvo Polestar ad before the video started
Came here expecting #1 to be a Tesla, was not disappointed
Safety assist etc is becoming a Godsend especially if you’re a motorcyclist or cyclist as lets face it, many drivers are more interested in their infotainment systems than actually looking where they’re going.
Lexus never dissapoints in terms of reliability & safety 👏
Lexus and Toyota all have best safety and reliabilities feature.
Watching the videos makes one wonder how they grade the pedestrian safety systems.. cars that scored higher looked like they were braking a tad slower than some of the poorer scoring ones.
Yeah, I guess their theory is that if the car brakes earlier it's safer but that's just a guess, and that would be a flawed method
It's good to see these test results, however, it would be pretty neat to also test these cars for "false positives" where they engage their safety systems without any reason...that would likely change some of the scores...
The thing is they usually happen in very particular circumstances. Like on a Tesla if you're on autopilot and it's out in the boonies on a straight road, and there's no other traffic, and there's heat shimmer on the highway, and you crest a hill as it sees the heat shimmer it will often hit the brakes for a moment because it thinks it might be an object. And at some point some software update will improve that. If there was some standardized test everybody would just make sure they can pass it.
@Officialfazerug1 Congratulations
You have gotten a scammer fine
Safety was first priority when we selected our new car. Longevity was the second most important factor, since we drive our cars for a decade or more before trading up. Thirdmost consideration was practicality.
those safety features should be mandatory on every new car
People aren't all rich like you must be.
You'd essential say poorer people can't own cars.
The model y airrangewheelthing (aero wheel) fell off and c-class headlight went bye bye! 😂😂
Pretty insane that Tesla is already making the safest cars in the world after just ten years of building serious cars. Imagine where they'll be in another ten years. Especially considering they're frequently releasing over the air safety updates like they release other software and performance updates. Even the Model Y today is already much safer then it was when this was tested.
If Musk keeps going far right MAGA no one will buy them, the hillbillies he's sucking up to only buy pick up trucks
theyll barely exist once EVs are commoditized like crazy and the novelty of teslas is gone
Well funny how all the Tesla results looked way worse then the other cars. That pedestrian looked like it almost wasn’t going to make it. 😂
The haters in the comments are hilarious. Literally a video demonstrating the safety and it beating out every other car 'just novelty bro' and 'doesn't look safe to me'. Go touch grass, damn. Literally video evidence you've just watched, the reality denial in the modern world is just insane. 😂😂😂
@@JellyLancelot haha yeah, "it looked worse" is literally the dumbest response to measured impact data I can think of. 🤣
hyundai and kia build their cars to cheat these tests, they list safety equipment thats not actually installed in the car, they aim headlights higher to give a better rating and then aim them lower at the dealerships. they don't weight balance the cars so they are dangerous in bad weather and they also are designed to feel tight for test drives and will loosen up shortly after. (many car reviews have mentioned that). props to brands like volvo and mercedes for making these cars safe in many sorts of accidents, and also protecting anyone being hit by them.
Mat can you drag race a Tesla Model S Plaid against a Lucid Air with The Stig?
No no no no no theres no chance☄
it seems like the yellow one or whatever was the best i saw it in like all the crashes and it looked fine
One of The most safest cars ever made was the Volvo XC60 2018. That's the reference!
Adult Occupant
98%
Child Occupant
89%
Pedestrian
86%
Safety Assist
96%
I was wondering the same... If it was a list consisting of all time tests, then out of 10 there would at least be 5 volvos... But this video only takes into account the cars tested this year only...
@@ramanuj_g Yes you are correct. This video is about 2022 new cars. But after 4 years, the VOLVO XC60 still shows, comparing values, that is one of the most safest cars ever made.
Did you watch this video?
if you’d test the volvo again right now, it wouldn’t score as good as it did back then
@@niels9663 Why do you say that? What is your opinion? Your comment makes no sense at all... and you don't even bother to answer, because you don't have enough arguments to sustain your nonsense comment.
If VOLVO XC60 2018 was incredibly safe just 4 years ago, it still is to this day, incredibly safe and way more safe, than probably all of these cars from 2022, shown in this video.
Volvo because duh, they have their own tests as well with rolling, weird crashes, and even in sweden going to those crashes and learn from it, things ncap simply doesn't test on or any other company does.
Surprised the model 3, which is just a saloon version of the Y isn't in there.
I might be wrong but I think that these are results for tests conducted in 2022. I think the Model 3 was tested in previous years.
@@ewadge You could be right, I thought it was safest cars in the world as per title. Pretty crap if it's only cars tested in 22, a bit disingenuous.
@@VSS1 Exactly. If you look at the numbers the Model 3 got. I believe it would be #2 on this list.
@@ronin7645 true. This is a list of new cars from 2022.
Absolutely, a good score or bad score more importantly would push me away from a car.
I got a good score on those cars.
Crazy how a new car company makes safer cars than those who have been around for +100 years
Evs are safer duh. Also all new brands hire experts from said 100+ yo brands.
I was expecting a Toyota Mirai.. still nice tho, really nice video
Model Y for the win!
Model Y, Krieger Pioneer and Subaru Impreza.
My understanding is that Euro NCAP ratings are category specific? i.e. the Cupra Born gets a high Euro NCAP because it performs well in safety tests RELATIVE TO OTHER SMALL FAMILY CARS. The safest cars in the world will all be large SUVs (often electric ones as the lack of an engine leads to a more effective crumple zone) or long sedans with long crumple zones.
IIHS are generally far better because they do far more tests, score cars on more relative metrics, and it's much easier to find the actual amount of cabin deformation in crash tests so that you can compare across classes. The only downside is that they're paid for by American insurance companies so don't test many European models.
Number 1 reason why I bought my Model Y, make sure that my family is as safe as possible.
But it doesn't protect children as well as others.
I hope you realize that if you care about the safety of you and your family in the car when it comes to a crash, Mercedes evs tend to be safer.
Teslas merely have more assistance systems as standard so they get a point bonus, but since those rely on cameras they aren’t reliable in bad visual conditions
I think it should also be mentioned if the car has those safety features standard. Many car companies make you pay more for better safety equipment, which I think is depraved.
True. Tesla includes everything standard
@@lachlanB323
Except parking sensors allowing you to crash into bollards.
Some people say they would not buy a Tesla because of its styling. If they appreciated how much aero and safety benefits come from its surface design they might see it in a different light.
People just like to complain and hate on Tesla, there will always be something that people will complain about. For example, its the safest car on the road, BUT, its ugly. FSD is the best self driving system in the world right now, but it still doesn't drive itself (no other car does that).
@@meriofrog actually chinese cars sh*t on tesla by now. Including in terms of self driving features
Teslas aren’t reliable, don’t even have road sign recognition outside the usa, often don’t make it past the first safety inspections, don’t have some of the features that were promised years ago, don’t have high quality materials, lack many convenient things like buttons or even things for safety like a drivers display or hud.
But yeah ig as long as the camera based assistance systems work (on a bright summer day) you might be a tad safer. Although honestly the EQE and many chinese cars aren’t worse in any way
@@MaticTheProto Not worth arguing with you. Keep living in your fairy tale.
@@meriofrog i know my information, you are just riding Elon‘s meat
Yes! This is what I've been looking for
So Tesla Model Y is not only the best selling car in the world but also the safest, why do Tesla get so much hate then?
Idk Tesla the best
People, dont like Elon Musk, and/or they hate EVs
Everything breaks! Because of the repairs for the that car they are a lot expensive if you want to reparirati you have to go to the Tesla. Not everybody can buy new Tesla they have to buy a used car.
Mat thank you so much for this insane video!
Mat knows how to make those insane videos.
What's insane about this video?
Really?!?!? Insane? Please explain how
I bet Volvo XC90 is on the list😊
Yeah I thought that but I think its not there because this is just cars they have tested this year. Next year it will be the EXC90 so will be interesting to see.
Well, its not.
@@TDKAusbildungstätte 😂😂I was so disappointed.. The fact that it ain't there makes me doubt this list
@@OllieTT Volvo XC90 wasnt even close compared to even to Krieger Pioneer.
@@TDKAusbildungstätte Krieger Pioneer has far better safety features.
Surprised in some ways with the Tesla. I expected it to do well but surprised that I still see clips of the doing random lane changes etc. Still I see them but locally I've not heard of anything of the sort. Still a non electric fan.
Tesla is such an amazing company, shame most people don't seem to know they make the safest cars 😕
They don’t. When the camera based assistant systems don’t work which can happen regularly then they aren’t safer.
@@MaticTheProto statistics conclusively prove otherwise, I'll stick to the facts.
@@Harmsyx the stats show that teslas are worse at protecting people in the second row and roughly en par with for example Mercedes evs when it comes to protecting people in first row
9:17 Not only bought my 2021 refresh Tesla Model 3 Performance as it is a ‘EXTREMELY FAST’ vehicle in its price range but ALSO a ‘EXTREMELY SAFE’ vehicle… being 60+ My mind sometimes writes checks that my body has difficulty cashing out… The idea that the car has faster reflexes than me is a safe feeling…🥴
A key factor for me buying my next new car will be the degree of distraction needed to operate the car’s secondary controls and the number of functions that have to be operated by touch panels necessitating taking my eyes off the road as opposed to feeling for a well placed knob or switch.
Ergonomics seem to have gone out of the window.
It would be useful for car reviews to film the driver’s eyes and time this for various actions when driving on a busy road. After all it is illegal to operate a mobile phone while driving but OK to touch the central touch screen.
When are the regulators going to address the elephant in the room or are they too much in the pocket of car manufacturers?😡
What none of these tests take into account are visibility and maneuverability. I will take a B- pillarless car anyday over one with a super high side impact protection rating. I drive my covertible with the widows down 95% of the time and its glorious, I can very clearly see all around and this does affect safety. Alsp the ability to stop, change direction etc allows you to avoid accidents in a way a big fat heavy SUV just can't.
There's also the driver isolation side of things. A big luxury SUV detatches you from the road, it's easy to not be aware if the conditions to drive appropriately, at the other end of the spectrum an open top lightweight sports car is super safe as you are constantly aware of what's going on and putting your attention into actually driving.
There's a lot more to car safety.
I'd love to have Cupra in the US.
Cupra? Toyota Vitz F also.
As you can see from the profile picture euro Cap tests clearly did not influence my decision to buy the Dacia in the first place because it scored only 2 stars. My opinion is that cars are ment to be driven and you have to be avare what you are doing while driving not the car doing everything for you
Technically every car is safe as long as you drive it slow enough
And then the other guy rams into you
Not at all true, if some bumhead slam their car into you, front, back or sides, you want to make sure your car is strong enough to not crush you dead.
@@michelbruns and then other guys coming from 160mph with nitrous suddenly crashing into you.
@@ItsDaniPlays like Carson Inferno Van and Krieger Pioneer SUV?
My nan has had 9 accidents and all the other vehicles were stationery when she hit them. Only inside a garage would be safe. Unless she crashes into the garage !
Safety tests are high in my decision-making process but any one of these top ten and many others would also figure. I love the idea of the Tesla Model Y but I will not buy one unless they revised the suspension for more compliance and passenger comfort regardless of its sterling safety ratings.
They fixed it already
@@Relansls
Not according to the reviews of the recently launched German build that I’ve seen.
For me, safety is more of a priority than what you mentioned. So Tesla will be the choice for us.
@@ronin7645 lol. In case of a crash Mercedes tends to surpass tesla in overall ratings
@@MaticTheProto No they don't. Look up Tesla's safety ratings/score. It's the highest out there.
Mercedes never disapoints, 3 out of these 10 cars were brand new Mercedes!