In 2019 I think it’s pretty **** poor. Considering everything else in the Jeep range is 5 star, how’d they **** this one up so bad?
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In 2019 I think it’s pretty **** poor. Considering everything else in the Jeep range is 5 star, how’d they **** this one up so bad?
I guess we dont expect to be in an accident.....what the odds?? Pretty low I guess.
If the authorities thought it was an issue they would simply ban new cars that are not up to scratch and remove old cars from the road.
Sure if one is unlucky than it would be nice to be in a higher rated car......but I also choose a 2000 defer therefore cannot really knock new cars.
I drive a 101 on the weekends so we all take risks, but I just think in this day and age a ****box like this shouldn’t be allowed to be sold. I guess if people are dumb enough to spend their money on one, that’s not my concern. For the dollars they’ll be asking, there are far better, cheaper and safer cars out there.
The fact wranglers are for sale means it's still okay and safe to drive.
I think 2019 wrangler is an awesome off road vehicle. I would happily own one.
This safety rating is mostly meaningful to , I guess, soccer moms.... Don't get your kids into wranglers.
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I am pretty sure the new defender will be at least 4 stars.
No, just because it’s for sale, it doesn’t mean it’s safe... do you seriously believe a vehicle is safe because it’s on the market? Cigarettes and alcohol are on the market too - guess they’re safe by that reasoning. 😉
A new vehicle should be better than one star.
So what happens in accidents where it not identical to the test........I guessing a lot of manufacturer design around passing ‘the test’ not real life crashes.
Plenty of people still die in crashes involving cars with the highest ranking.
Plenty survive who would otherwise have died.
I can't find any ANCAP ratings for a defender, I wonder what score they would get?
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Originally Posted by trout1105
The thing people seem to forget is that whilst a vehicle may be big with a very strong chassis, it's the deceleration forces that cause most injuries. So without airbags, seatbelt pre-tensioners etc, the Defender is not even on the NCAP chart. The old saying "the other car is my crumple zone" is fine until the thing you hit is bigger than you. Defenders also have very little roll-over protection and the doors lack any side intrusion bars.
I've always wondered how Defenders got away with never being put through any NCAP type testing but I doubt whether Land Rover would've wanted their certain failure to be made public.