Airbags
Airbags counts the supplemental restraint airbags fitted to the car. It matters because safety is not one score. Structure, restraints, crash avoidance, driver monitoring, test year and market equipment all change the result.
How to compare it
More airbags can help, but placement matters: centre airbags, curtain coverage and rear-seat protection are more informative than the raw count alone.
- Read the test year and market equipment.
- Separate crash protection from driver assistance.
- Check whether the exact trim includes the safety hardware.
What changes it
Safety results change with market equipment, test protocol year, sensor calibration, tyre fitment and whether assistance systems are standard or optional.
- A rating needs its year and programme.
- Trim-level equipment can change assistance performance.
- Driver monitoring affects assisted-driving safety.
Common trap
Airbags are one layer of safety. Structure, seatbelts, head restraints and crash-avoidance systems matter just as much.
- A star rating without a year is incomplete.
- Optional safety packs can change the result.
Airbags: safety is layered
Good safety is structure plus restraints plus sensors plus clear driver responsibility.
Airbags across EVRadar
Based on 253 published cars
Lowest
0
Typical
6.4
Highest
11