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Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:10
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - yoshi123

was wondering about the Euro NCAP crash test ratings.

Say for example a car purchased today has a 5 star rating.

In 5 years time, what crash test rating would it have if it was retested ?

Obviously things move on as more and more safety is built in (and cars get heavier with more safety kit).

If a car looses its rating over time, whats the point of paying extra purchasing a 5 star rating car when it's 3 star rating in 5 years time ?

I did email Ncap asking about this and they never got back to me so I just wondered what other owners thought.

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Edited by Avant on 06/10/2020 at 16:48

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Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:52
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - RT

A car that's 5-star now but reduces to 4-star over time is still better than a 4-star now as that will reduce even lower.

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Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:53
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - Engineer Andy

I'd give this spam post (????? link at the end) 3 flying pigs out of 5.

Edited by Engineer Andy on 06/10/2020 at 15:32

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Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:55
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - Andrew-T

Obviously things move on as more and more safety is built in (and cars get heavier with more safety kit).

Spam link noted and avoided. But re the above, the increasing weight just causes more damage to other vehicles, presumably lowering their ratings. What about the impact of a nice heavy EV battery ?

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Tue 6 Oct 2020 12:59
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - _

We have had this spam post before!

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Tue 6 Oct 2020 22:08
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - diddy1234
I asked this question a while ago, why has it popped up again ?
I haven’t re-posted this
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Tue 6 Oct 2020 23:08
any - Crash test ratings over time - diddy1234 - Andrew-T
I asked this question a while ago, why has it popped up again ? I haven’t re-posted this

Must be a variant on the usual spamming technique - recycle an earlier post (with the OP's ID included), add a link and hope someone doesn't notice it.

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