Latest car safety stories
Hallelujah! Hyundai vows to resist modern trend for all-digital cabins and keep using buttons and dials | Opinion
18 March 2023 by Stephen Ottley
Car companies have been increasingly using digital screens and soft-touch...Read more
Chery is back, but is it better? MG, BYD, GWM rival promises it has changed
20 February 2023 by Richard Berry
Ten years ago Chinese carmaker Chery left Australia with its tail between...Read more
Record-setting safety? 2023 Lexus RX and Hyundai Ioniq 6 are the new standard to beat in their respective categories
20 February 2023 by Tom White
These anticipated new arrivals don't disappoint when it comes to...Read more
Germany falls behind China and Italy in latest ANCAP safety ratings: Five stars for GWM Ora, but just four for BMW's i4?
10 February 2023 by Tom White
ANCAP's latest round of safety ratings awards five-stars to GWM'...Read more
Almost 16,000 Teslas in Australia including Model 3 and Model Y recalled for software safety issues, but there's an easy fix
25 November 2022 by Chris Thompson
The Australian Government's Vehicle Recalls program has identified...Read more
Safety first! 2023 Toyota Corolla Cross, Nissan X-Trail, Range Rover and Range Rover Sport squeak in five-star ANCAP scores ahead of tougher rules
16 November 2022 by Tung Nguyen
Four new models have been awarded the maximum five-star safety score from...Read more
How safe are the 2023 BYD Atto 3 and Volvo C40 electric cars? Two Chinese-built EVs score highly, but there's a catch with one...
13 October 2022 by Tim Nicholson
The BYD Atto 3 has scored a top five-star safety rating in New Zealand,...Read more
Will your car be safe enough? More stringent testing criteria for five-star crash ratings coming in 2023
26 September 2022 by Chris Thompson
The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has revealed the new...Read more
2023 Ford Ranger Raptor excluded from Ranger and Everest five-star safety score
12 September 2022 by Tony O'Kane
Ford Australia has announced that the Ranger and Everest have both...Read more
Safety in numbers! Electric car trio scores maximum ANCAP rating - Tesla Model Y, Kia Niro and Genesis GV60 SUVs officially five-star cars
8 September 2022 by James Cleary
EVs are heavy, and more often than not, seriously fast. So, safety is an...Read more
Is safety making small cars too expensive? Rising costs of cars like the Toyota Yaris, Mazda 2 and Skoda Fabia mean more buyers will look at used | Opinion
27 August 2022 by Stephen Ottley
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you will have noticed the...Read more
Why the 2023 Hyundai Palisade earned a five-star safety rating when the 2022 version only managed four, and the questions it raises about new car safety and testing | Opinion
10 August 2022 by Stephen Ottley
In June, the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) awarded the...Read more
