The facelifted Toyota Aygo as well as its sibling cars, the Peugeot 107 as well as Citroen C1, have been demoted from a four-star Euro NCAP score to three.
In the latest round of accident tests by independent test organisation, Euro NCAP, the city vehicle trio were criticised as they had “failed to keep abreast of latest security advancements as well as standards.”
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The Aygo, C1 as well as 107 scored four stars when they were very first tested in 2005, however the facelifted designs have been dropped to three as they don’t come fitted with side effect airbags as well as electronic stability manage as basic equipment.
Newer rivals such as the Volkswagen up! as well as Fiat 500 both scored five-star ratings, as well as the Ford Ka, Kia Picanto as well as Hyundai i10 all scored four stars, making PSA as well as Toyota’s triplets among the poorest scoring vehicles in their segment.
In response to Euro NCAP’s verdict, Toyota has dedicated to fitting a side thorax as well as side head curtain airbags, stability control, a traveler seatbelt reminder as well as ISOFIX mounts to the Aygo on vehicles offered in Europe by July 2013. Peugeot as well as Citroen have dedicated to do the exact same with the 107 as well as C1 respectively.
Talking about the result, Dr Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP secretary general said: “our test protocols have evolved significantly over the past few years. There are more tests as well as the demands have ended up being more stringent.”
He added that the Aygo that was accident tested did include the revised security spec, as well as stated that without it, “the score would most likely have been much worse. Side effect airbags as well as electronic stability manage are basic on many vehicles in this classification as well as our tests demonstrate exactly how important it is for manufacturers to keep their vehicles as much as date when it comes to safety.
“As our protocols develop, vehicles last tested many years back should not be presumed to compare well with more contemporary vehicles. consumers should buy vehicles on the basis that the more recent the star rating, the safer the car.”