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Safest Rental Cars - The Safest Hire Cars Revealed

Choosing a hire car can be a difficult decision. You need a car that will cope with the demands of your holiday or trip in addition to safely transporting your loved ones about. Safety matters and more and more of us are looking into how safe a car is when purchasing a vehicle, at Rhino we wanted to provide you with the information you need to ensure the vehicle you hire is as safe as the vehicle to drive at home.

Our Top 5 Safest Rental Cars are;

  • Ford Fiesta
  • Volkswagen Golf
  • Vauxhall Insignia
  • Volkswagen Tiguan
  • Seat Alhambra
safest rental cars

We have researched the most common rental car makes and models in Europe in our most popular categories and the countries where we supply them (Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, UK) to provide you with the information you need to make an informed choice about your rental car. The information has been provided by The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).
 

Vehicle Category

Overall Euro NCAP Rating

Adult Occupant Protection

Mini / Economy
 
 

Ford Fiesta

***** (5)

91%

Fiat 500

*** (3)

66%

Vauxhall Corsa

**** (4)

79%

Hyundai i10

**** (4)

79%

Compact
 
 

VW Golf

***** (5)

94%

Ford Focus

***** (5)

92%

Renault Meganne

***** (5)

88%

Hyundai i30

***** (5)

90%

Large / Family
 
 

Vauxhall Insignia

***** (5)

94%

Ford C Max

***** (5)

92%

VW Passat

***** (5)

85%

Peugeot 3008

***** (5)

92%

People Carrier
 
 

Seat Alhambra

***** (5)

96%

VW Touran

***** (5)

88%

Mercedes-Benz Vito

***** (5)

93%

Citroen C4 Picasso

***** (5)

86%

SUV
 
 

VW Tiguan

***** (5)

96%

Ford Kuga

***** (5)

94%

Kia Sportage

***** (5)

90%

BMW X3

***** (5)

88%


*Results used are based on the newest model available of the vehicle. Safety ratings for older models may vary.

Now you have the latest safety information, simply fill in your pick up and drop off information into our easy to use search engine and we’ll provide you with a range of vehicles, allowing you to choose the vehicle that best suits your travel, budget and safety needs.


 
Chloe Demaret
Posted: May 09, 2017 by Chloe Demaret 0 comments
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Travel writer, social media guru, Chloe keeps our readers and customers up to speed with all the car rental and travel trends on our blog. Favourite destination: Dubai.

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