Hur säker är bilen?

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Hur säker är bilen? ( Eng. How safe is the car? ) is a biennial report published by the Swedish insurance group Folksam since 1983 . For car models, the relative risk of death or permanent disability is assessed on the basis of statistics from real accidents. The safest car models receive awards or purchase recommendations.

methodology

The evaluations are based on accident data from the national information system STRADA (Swedish Traffic Accident Data Acquisition). The following are used:

  • Police reports of two car collisions. The result depends heavily on the crash behavior and the mass of the cars.
  • Emergency services reports of injuries.

The numbers of car accidents and injuries taken into account in the evaluations as well as the car models evaluated are as follows:

report Accidents Injured Car models
Period number Period number
2001 1994-2000 62,000 k. A. k. A. 95
2003 1994-2002 76,100 k. A. 27,600 105
2005 1994-2004 94,100 k. A. 35,400 138
2007 1995-2007 117,000 k. A. 38,000 170
2009 1995-2008 105,000 k. A. 29,000 190
2011 1995-2010 115,000 k. A. 31,500 172
2013 1994-2013 158,000 2003-2013 38,000 238
2015 1994-2015 178,000 2003-2015 50,000 254

All accidents involving a particular car model are analyzed to determine the risk of injury to the occupants in that particular car model in relation to the average car. The degree of injuries that occurred is taken into account. For example, the risk of permanent disability is much greater with a head injury than with a broken rib. A car model is therefore given a lower rating if the number of head injuries is large compared to the number of broken ribs. As a result, a measure of the risk of death or permanent disability in the event of an accident is determined for the respective car model in relation to the average car.

This is intended to circumvent the limitation of crash tests that their results do not correspond 100 percent to the behavior of the tested car models under real accident conditions. In addition, in contrast to crash tests, the evaluation of the car models takes place across all classes. This allows the passive safety of car models of different classes to be compared with one another. Furthermore, the safety of car models can be compared with each other, which (e.g. due to the year of construction) have not been subjected to the same crash test procedure.

In a paper from the ESV conference (International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles) 2001, a correlation was found between the assessment of car models in the Euro NCAP crash test and in the Folksam report. Per star in the Euro NCAP crash test, the risk of death or permanent disability decreases by 7%.

It takes at least two to three years for a new car model to be included in the report due to a sufficient number of accidents.

Safest cars

report Car model (s)
2001 Volvo S70 / V70 (98-00)
2003 Saab 9-5 (98-)
2005 Saab 9-5 (98–), Saab 9-3 (98–03)
2007 Toyota Avensis (03–)
2009 Toyota Avensis (03-08)
2011 Toyota Avensis (03-08), Volvo S60 (00-09), Volvo V70 (00-07), Volvo S80 (98-06)
2013 Volvo V70 / S80 (07–), Volvo S60 / V60 (10–)
2015 Volvo V70 / S80 / S60 / V60 / XC60 (07–)

Results

2013

The risk of death or permanent disability for models launched between 2010 and 2013 was 48% lower than for models launched between 1980 and 1984. The risk of death for models released between 2005 and 2013 was 86% lower than that of car models with market launch from 1980 to 1984.

Safest cars
Car model % better than average car
Volvo V70 / S80 (07–), Volvo S60 / V60 (10–) 59
Honda CRV (98-06) 47
Volvo S60 (00-09), Volvo V70 (00-06), Volvo S80 (98-06) 46
BMW 5 Series (04-09) 44
Audi A4 (01-07) 43
Mitsubishi Galant (97-03) 42
VW Passat (08 -) / CC (12−) 42
Volvo XC90 (02–) 42

2015

The risk of death or permanent disability for models launched between 2010 and 2014 was 52% lower than for models launched between 1980 and 1984. The risk of death for models released between 2007 and 2012 was 85% lower than that of car models with market launch from 1977 to 1981.

Safest cars
Car model % better than average car
Volvo V70 / S80 (07–), Volvo S60 / V60 (10–), Volvo XC60 (08–) 51
Volvo XC90 (02-15) 48
Honda CRV (98-06) 47
BMW 3 Series (12–) 46
BMW 5 Series (04-09) 46
Audi A4 (08–) 45
VW Sharan, Seat Alhambra, Ford Galaxy (96–) 41
VW Passat (08-14) 40
Mercedes C-Class (07-13) 40
Toyota RAV4 (05-12) 40

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Car safety rating 2015 by Folksam. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Folksam, 2015, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; accessed on November 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.folksam.se
  2. ↑ a b Result från Folksams ranking "Hur säker är bilen?" 2001: Sveriges vanligaste bilar också de säkraste. (PDF) Folksam, June 26, 2001, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  3. ↑ a b Folksams nya ranking ”Hur säker är bilen?”: Bilars krocksäkerhet öar snabbt, men can ändå förbättras med 40 percent. Saab 9-5 utsedd till säkraste bil. (PDF) Folksam, April 2, 2003, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  4. ↑ a b Folksams nya rankning ”Hur säker är bilen?”: Risken att dö i moderna bilar har minskat med 90 percent. Saab 9–5 och 9–3 säkrast. (PDF) Folksam, April 21, 2005, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  5. ↑ a b Folksams nya rankning ”Hur säker är bilen?” - Toyota Avensis är säkraste bilen i Sverige. (PDF) Folksam, November 8, 2007, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  6. ↑ a b Folksams nya rankning ”Hur säker är bilen?” - Toyota Avensis återigen i topp. (PDF) Folksam, May 5, 2009, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  7. ↑ a b Folksams nya rankning ”Hur säker är bilen?” - Toyota Avensis and Volvo S60 / V70 / S80 i topp. (PDF) Folksam, August 30, 2011, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  8. ↑ a b "Hur säker är bilen?" 2013: Volvo överlägsen vinnare i Folksams rankning av säkra bilar. (PDF) Folksam, September 3, 2013, accessed on September 29, 2014 (Swedish, press release).
  9. ↑ a b Storslam för Volvo i Folksams rankning av säkra bilar. (PDF) (No longer available online.) Folksam, September 8, 2015, archived from the original on December 8, 2015 ; Retrieved November 29, 2015 (Swedish, press release). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.folksam.fi
  10. ↑ Anders Lie, Anders Kullgren, Claes Tingvall: COMPARISON OF EURO NCAP TEST RESULTS WITH FOLKSAM CAR MODEL SAFETY RATINGS. (PDF) 17th International Technical Conference on the Enhanced Safety of Vehicles, 2001, accessed on November 29, 2015 .
  11. ↑ a b Hur säker är bilen? 2013. (PDF) Folksam, September 3, 2013, accessed September 29, 2014 (Swedish, presentation).
  12. ↑ a b Anders Kullgren: Folksam “Hur säker är bilen 2015”. (PDF) Folksam, September 8, 2015, accessed November 29, 2015 (Swedish, presentation).