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Updated safety ratings for most cars and other light vehicles in New Zealand have been published on the Rightcar website to help Kiwis make safer choices when purchasing vehicles.
The updated one to five star safety ratings, which indicate how much protection a vehicle provides people in a crash, apply to the vast majority of used cars, SUVs, utes and other light vehicles on our roads.
Based on the latest independent analysis of real-world crash data from New Zealand and Australia, the safety ratings of around 900,000 light vehicles in the New Zealand fleet have changed compared to their 2022 star-safety ratings.
“No one expects to crash, but everyone makes mistakes – and when this happens safe vehicles play a major role in preventing deaths and serious injuries,” NZ Transport Agency, Waka Kotahi senior manager road safety Fabian Marsh says.
“Many people are unaware that the safety of different vehicles – both used and new – can vary greatly, or that in a crash they are twice as safe in a five-star safety rated car than in one- star safety rated car.
“So, as we look ahead to Christmas and summer holiday journeys, we urge Kiwis to visit Rightcar – to check the latest safety rating of vehicles they own or are thinking of buying,” Marsh says.
