Golf named safest car of 2009

With a total of 103 points, the Volkswagen Golf was named by EuroNCAP Institute in Brussels as the safest car of 2009. This was the first time that this European institution compiled all of its crash test results.

In 2008 the Golf had aready received the five-star EuroNCAP rating. The Wolfsburg model was re-tested after at the beginning of 2009 stricter criteria was introduced in this test. The Golf performed well in all four categories – occupant protection of adults, protection of children, pedestrian protection and supporting safety and driver assistance systems – and retained its five-star rating with a score of 103 points, that earned the tite of  “Safest Car of 2009”. A total of 33 cars were tested last year under the new, stricter and more extensive EuroNCAP crash testing procedure.

According to Volkswagen “The Golf offers maximum safety with standard safety features that include ESP with counter-steer assist, ABS with braking assistance, anti-slip regulation (ASR), electronic differential lock (EDS), engine drag torque control (MSR), trailer stabilisation, Isofix mounting brackets for two child seats on the rear bench as well as airbags for driver and front passenger with passenger-side deactivation, including knee airbag for the driver and a head airbag system for front and rear passengers with side airbags.”

But the Golf doesn’t only fulfill European safety standards, as the German model received the prestigious title of “Top Safety Pick” - awarded by the independent US safety institute “Insurance Institute for Highway Safety” (IIHS).