Buyer’s Guide to Aggressivity Other sources of vehicle Purchasing a safe vehicle

Used Car Safety Ratings While a vehicle may provide a good or poor level of protection to safety information Choosing a safe vehicle may be one of the most important
its occupants, it also influences the risk of injury to the driver of the decisions you will ever make. There were 1736 fatalities on
Used Car Safety Ratings (UCSR) helps you identify the safer other vehicle it collides with. This is known as Aggressivity. In The other major vehicle safety ratings program is the Australian New Australian roads in 2001. Many of these deaths and other serious
models when you are purchasing a second-hand vehicle. Based practice, this rating is influenced by physical factors including Car Assessment Program. ANCAP performs crash tests on popular injuries would have been prevented or reduced in severity had
on records of over one million crashes on Australian roads, vehicle mass, body stiffness and geometry, such as bonnet height. new vehicles and rates their relative level of occupant protection. drivers chosen a safer vehicle.
vehicles are rated according to their on-road crash performance. The ANCAP rating method differs to the UCSR ratings method.
213 individual vehicle models built between 1982 and 2000 have A Key for the various Aggressivity Ratings used is shown overleaf. As can be seen by the ratings included in this brochure, the range
ANCAP ratings are based on laboratory crash tests that predict the of occupant protection offered by different vehicle models is wide.
been rated. relative occupant protection level of each tested vehicle, in a On average, a modern vehicle will provide better protection in a
On the other side of this page each vehicle is listed, along with a serious crash. The UCSR ratings in this brochure are based on crash than an older one. But not all modern vehicles are the
rating of how well it protects its driver in a crash. Also rated is the Crashworthiness Aggressivity records of over one million on-road crashes that have occurred same. Safety features such as airbags, advanced seat belt design
risk each vehicle presents to other drivers involved in a crash with Honda Prelude 83–91 ✓ over a number of years. and vehicle bodies designed to minimise the forces on their
that particular model. Studies conducted by MUARC have found that ANCAP crash test occupants are critical. For further information, please contact:
The vehicle ratings published in this brochure were developed by results are a good predictor of new vehicles’ on-road crash
the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). The The vehicle being rated performance.
rating methods have received international recognition. This
It is recommended buyers choose a vehicle with a Victoria
Crashworthiness Rating of Green or Blue and at a minimum,
brochure is the latest update of Used Car Safety Ratings in a Vehicle crashworthiness Yellow. It is also recommended drivers choose a vehicle with RACV: (03) 9790 2190
series released periodically since 1992. a low Aggressivity Rating (✓✓or ✓ ). www.racv.com.au
The average protection
offered by the vehicle being
The average protection
offered to the driver of the
by year of manufacture VICROADS: 131 171
Crashworthiness rated to its driver is shown in
the Crashworthiness Rating
other vehicle is indicated by
the Aggressivity Rating
The graph below shows how improvements to vehicle design have www.vicroads.vic.gov.au
Crashworthiness refers to the level of protection offered by a helped improve the level of protection to vehicle occupants in a
crash, over the last forty years. The line represents the average
vehicle to its driver in a crash. It is influenced by factors including
protection offered by a vehicle, according to the year of manufacture.
New South Wales
the structural design of the vehicle body and fitment of safety The above diagram shows how the Crashworthiness and
features such as airbags, seat belt design and padding of the For example, the driver of a vehicle manufactured in 1999 has on RTA (NSW): 1800 042 865
Aggressivity Ratings are presented, and the relationship between www.rta.nsw.gov.au
vehicle’s interior. them. Typically, records of thousands of crashes involving a average approximately a three percent chance of suffering a serious
However not all airbags, for example, are the same. This is why particular model are used to develop an overall rating for that injury or death in a serious crash. That risk rises to approximately NRMA Automotive
crash records have been used to determine how well individual vehicle’s Crashworthiness and Aggressivity. six percent for the average vehicle manufactured in 1964. Modern Technical Services: 1300 655 443
vehicle models have protected their drivers. vehicles have halved the risk of suffering a serious injury or death in www.nrma.com.au
a crash, compared to those built in the 1960s.
The Crashworthiness Ratings in this brochure are: How the ratings are calculated
Crashworthiness ratings and the risk of serious injury – what the colours mean
The individual vehicle ratings were calculated based on records of
The full report that discusses how this graph, and all the ratings on
the opposite page were developed can be downloaded from the
Western Australia Buyer’s Guide to Used Car
over one million tow-away crashes that occurred in Victoria, New RACWA (WA): (08) 9421 4260
South Wales, Queensland and Western Australia between 1987
web at www.general.monash.edu.au/muarc/
www.rac.com.au Safety Ratings 2003
and 2000. By analysing the data using sophisticated statistical Vehicle crashworthiness by year of manufacture
techniques, the overall Crashworthiness and Aggressivity Ratings
were able to be determined for each individual model. 7%

In calculating the ratings, care is taken to exclude factors that 1992 – Introduction of used car safety ratings
1993 – ANCAP crash testing introduced
may affect the ratings other than the safety performance of the 6% 1995 – Australian Design Rule 69 for
More risk Average Less risk vehicle. This includes adjusting for factors not associated with the crashworthiness introduced
Passenger Vehicles
vehicle design but known to influence driver injury outcome in a built 1982–2000

Less safe
The vehicles in this brochure are rated for crashworthiness according crash. These include the sex and age of the driver, as well as the 5%
speed zone and state in which the crash occurred, number of
to how much better or worse they are than the average vehicle:
vehicles involved, and year of the crash.
At least 20% less likely to suffer a serious injury or death Aggressivity is rated using a method broadly similar to that used 4%
for rating Crashworthiness. The major difference is that the risk of
Significantly less likely to suffer a serious injury or death injury to the driver of the other vehicle in a collision with the one

More safe
Average risk of serious injury or death being rated is measured. 3%

Significantly more likely to suffer a serious injury or death In a multiple-vehicle crash, a driver’s risk of serious injury is a
combination of the crashworthiness provided by their own
At least 20% more likely to suffer a serious injury or death 2%
vehicle, and the aggressivity of the other vehicle involved.
The ratings in this brochure measure the protection offered by the
vehicle in a serious crash. Factors such as a properly maintained 1%
vehicle and equipment such as anti-lock (ABS) brakes may assist

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in avoiding a crash and are not reflected in the ratings in this
brochure.
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Aggressivity (A key for these ratings is included at the bottom of the page) Aggressivity (A key for these ratings is included at the bottom of the page)
Crashworthiness Crashworthiness
Significantly Worse than Average Significantly Worse than Average
Worse than Average Worse than Average
Average Average
Better than Average Better than Average
Significantly Better than Average Significantly Better than Average

Small Cars 4-Wheel Drive Vehicles

Alfa Romeo 33 83–92 Daihatsu Feroza 89–97 o
Daewoo 1.5i 94–95 Daihatsu Rocky 84–99
Daewoo Cielo 95–97 o Ford Maverick 88–97 ✕✕
Daewoo Lanos 97–00 o Holden Drover 85–87 ✓
Daihatsu Applause 89–99 o Holden Jackaroo 82–91 ✕✕
Daihatsu Charade 82–86 o Holden Jackaroo 92–97
Daihatsu Charade 88–92 ✓ Honda CR-V 97–00
Daihatsu Charade 93–00 ✓ Jeep Cherokee 82–00 o
Daihatsu Mira 90–96 Lada Niva 83–98
Ford Festiva WA 91–93 ✓ Land Rover Discovery 91–00
Ford Laser 82–88 ✓✓ Land Rover Range Rover 82–94 ✕✕
Ford Laser 91–94 o Mitsubishi Pajero 82–90 ✕
Ford Laser 95–98 o Mitsubishi Pajero 92–99 o
Ford Festiva 94–00 o Nissan Pathfinder 95–00 ✕
WB/WD/WF/WH Nissan Patrol 88–97 ✕✕
Holden Astra 84–86 ✓ Nissan Patrol 98–00 ✕✕
Holden Astra 88–90 o Nissan Pathfinder 88–94
Holden Astra TR 96–98 o Nissan Patrol 82–87 ✕
Holden Barina 85–88 o Suzuki Sierra 82–00 ✓
Holden Barina 89–93 ✓✓ Suzuki Vitara 88–98 o
Holden Nova 89–93 ✓ Toyota 4Runner/Hilux 82–85 ✕
Holden Nova 94–96 ✓ Toyota 4Runner/Hilux 86–88 o
Holden Barina SB 95–00 o Toyota Hilux 89–97 o
Holden Gemini 82–84 ✓ Toyota Hilux 98–00 o
Holden Gemini RB 86–87 o Toyota Landcruiser 82–89 ✕✕
Honda City 83–86 Toyota Landcruiser 90–97 ✕✕
Honda Civic 82–83 Toyota Landcruiser 98–00 ✕✕
Honda Civic 84–87 o Toyota RAV4 94–00
Honda Civic 88–91 o
Honda Civic 92–95 o
Honda Civic 96–00 ✓ Luxury Cars
Honda Concerto 88–93 BMW 3 Series 82–91 o
Hyundai Excel 82–89 o BMW 3 Series 92–98 o
Hyundai Excel 90–94 ✓ BMW 5 Series 82–88
Hyundai Excel 95–00 o BMW 5 Series 89–95
Hyundai Lantra 91–95 o Ford Fairlane 82–87 o
Hyundai Lantra 96–00 o Ford Z & LTD F
Hyundai S Coupe 90–96 Ford Fairlane 88–94 o
Mazda 121 87–90 ✓ Ford N & LTD D
Mazda 121 94–96 o Ford Fairlane 95–98 o
Mazda 323 82–88 ✓✓ Ford N & LTD D
Mazda 323 90–93 ✓✓ Holden Statesman 82–85
Mazda 323 95–98 o Holden Caprice WB
Mazda 121 Metro 97–00 Holden Statesman 90–93 o
Mitsubishi Colt 82–88 ✓ Holden Caprice VQ
Mitsubishi Cordia 82–89 o Holden Statesman 94–98 o
Mitsubishi Lancer CA 88–90 ✓ Holden Caprice VR/VS
Mitsubishi Lancer CC 93–95 ✓ Honda Accord 82–85 o
Mitsubishi Lancer CE 96–00 o Honda Accord 86–90 o
Mitsubishi Mirage 96–00 o Honda Accord 91–93 o
Nissan Micra 95–97 Honda Accord 94–98 o
Nissan Pulsar 92–95 o Honda Legend 86–95 o
Nissan Pulsar 96–99 o Jaguar XJ6 82–86
Nissan Pulsar/Vector 84–86 ✓ Mazda 929 82–90 o
Nissan Pulsar/Vector 88–90 o Mercedes Benz C-Class W201 87–94
Rover Quintet 82–86 Mercedes Benz C-Class W202 95–00
Subaru Impreza 93–00 o Mercedes Benz E-Class W123 82–85
Subaru Sherpa/Fiori 89–92 Mercedes Benz E-Class W124 86–95 o
Suzuki Baleno 95–00 Mercedes Benz S-Class W126 82–92
Suzuki Hatch 82–85 Nissan Maxima 90–94
Suzuki Swift 85–88 o Nissan Maxima 95–99
Suzuki Swift 89–99 ✓✓ Saab 9000 86–98
Toyota Corolla 82–84 ✓✓ Saab 900 Series 82–93
Toyota Corolla 86–88 ✓ Toyota Cressida 89–93 o
Toyota Corolla 89–93 ✓ Toyota Crown/Cressida 82–85 ✕
Toyota Corolla 94–98 ✓ Toyota Crown/Cressida 86–88
Toyota Corolla 98–00 Volvo 200 Series 82–93 o
Toyota Starlet 96–99 o Volvo 700/900 Series 84–92 o
Toyota Tercel 83–88 Volvo 850/S70 92–00 o
Volkswagen Golf 95–98 V70/C70

Medium Cars Sports Cars

Daewoo Espero 95–97 Ford Capri 89–94 o
Daewoo Nubira 97–00 o Honda CRX 87–91
Ford Corsair 89–92 o Honda Integra 86–88
Ford Telstar 83–86 o Honda Integra 90–92
Ford Telstar 88–91 ✕ Honda Prelude 83–91 ✓
Ford Telstar 92–97 o Honda Prelude 92–96 o
Ford Mondeo 95–00 o Hyundai Coupe 96–00
Holden Apollo JK/JL 89–92 o Mazda MX5 89–97
Holden Vectra 97–00 o Mazda RX7 82–85
Holden Camira 82–89 ✓ Nissan 200SX 94–00
Mazda 626/MX6 83–86 o Nissan 300ZX 86–97
Mazda 626/MX6 88–91 ✕ Nissan Exa 83–86 ✕✕
Mazda 626/MX6 92–97 o Nissan Exa 87–91
Mitsubishi Galant 89–96 o Nissan NX/NX-R 91–96 ✕✕
Mitsubishi Nimbus 84–91 Renault Fuego 82–87
Mitsubishi Nimbus 92–98 Toyota Celica 81–85 o
Mitsubishi Sigma/Scorpion 82–86 ✓ Toyota Celica 86–89 o
Nissan Bluebird 82–86 o Toyota Celica 90–93 o
Nissan Bluebird 93–97 Toyota Celica 94–99
Nissan Gazelle 84–88 Toyota Paseo 91–99
Nissan Pintara 86–88 o Toyota Supra 82–90 ✕✕
Nissan Pintara 89–92 o
Nissan Prairie 84–86
Nissan Stanza 82–83 Passenger Vans
Peugeot 405 89–97
Mitsubishi Starwagon/L300 82–86 o
Peugeot 505 82–93
Mitsubishi Starwagon 87–94 o
Subaru 1800/Leone 82–95 ✓ Mitsubishi Starwagon 95–00 o
Subaru Liberty 89–94 o Toyota Tarago 83–89 o
Subaru Liberty 95–98 o Toyota Tarago 91–99 o
Toyota Camry 83–86 o
Toyota Camry 88–92 o
Toyota Corona 82–87 o
Commercial Vehicles
Daihatsu Handivan 82–90
Ford Falcon 82–95 o
Large Cars Panel Van
Ford Falcon AU 98–00 o Ford Falcon Ute 82–95 ✕
Ford Falcon EA 88–Mar 92 ✕ Ford Falcon Ute 96–99 ✕
EB Series I Ford Ford F-Series 82–92 ✕✕
Ford Falcon EB Apr 92–94 ✕ Ford Transit 94–00 o
Series II/ED Holden Commodore 90–93 o
Ford Falcon EF/EL 94–98 o Ute VG/VP
Ford Falcon XE/XF 82–88 ✕ Holden Commodore 94–00 ✕
Holden Apollo JM/JP 93–97 o Ute VR/VS
Holden Commodore 82–88 ✕ Holden Rodeo 82–85 o
VB-VL Holden Rodeo 86–88
Holden Commodore 89–93 o Holden Rodeo 89–95 ✕✕
VN/VP Holden Rodeo 96–98 o
Holden Commodore 93–97 o Holden Rodeo 99–00 o
VR/VS Holden Scurry 85–87
Holden Commodore 97–00 o Holden Shuttle 82–87
VT/VX Holden WB Series 82–85 o
Hyundai Sonata 89–97 o Honda Acty 83–86
Mitsubishi Magna 96–00 o Nissan 720 Ute 82–85 o
TE/TF/TH/TJ Nissan Navara 86–91 o
Mitsubishi Magna TM/TN/TP 85–90 o Nissan Navara 92–96 o
Mitsubishi Magna TR/TS 91–96 o Nissan XFN Ute 88–90 ✕
Mitsubishi Verada 96–00 o Subaru Brumby 82–93 o
KE/KF/KH/KJ Suzuki Carry 82–00
Mitsubishi Verada KR/KS 91–96 o Suzuki Mighty Boy 85–88
Nissan Skyline 82–90 o Toyota Hiace/Liteace 82–86 o
Toyota Camry 93–97 o Toyota Hiace/Liteace 87–89 o
Toyota Camry 98–00 o Toyota Hiace/Liteace 90–00 o
Toyota Lexcen 89–93 o Volkswagen Caravelle 88–00 ✕✕
Toyota Lexcen 93–97 o Volkswagen Transporter 88–00 ✕✕

Aggressivity ratings used above are:

✓✓ Much better protection for other drivers than average
✓ Better protection than average
o Average protection
✕ Worse than average protection
✕✕ Much worse protection than average
Where no rating is included, there was insufficient data available to rate that
particular vehicle.