The Skoda Superb achieved figures of 86% for both adult and child occupant protection with 71% for pedestrian safety and 76% for safety assist. Euro NCAP added that its score was helped by its robust crash protection and its Autonomous Emergency Braking systems. The Superb is also equipped with crash avoidance technologies awarded under the Euro NCAP Advanced Rewards scheme such as Multi Collision Brake and Crew Protect Assist.

The organisation added that with four stars, the Hyundai i20 offers good crash protection for its segment, but misses out on the five stars due to a lack of an AEB system. The supermini achieved 85% for adult occupant, 73% for child occupant, 79% for pedestrian safety and 64% for safety assist.

The Fiat Panda Cross sits at the bottom of the list with a three star rating, with Euro NCAP saying: “The supermini, based on the third-generation Panda 4×4 launched back in 2012, does not have much news to offer in terms of assist technologies. It also failed to impress in Euro NCAP’s latest full width crash test designed to evaluate the protection offered to smaller occupants in the driver and rear passenger seat.”

The Fiat scored 70% for adult occupant protection, 77% for child occupant, 50% for pedestrian and 46% for safety assist.