The European new car safety assessment organization, Euro NCAP, has awarded the new Opel Astra five stars for safety.
Euro NCAP gave its highest points ever awarded for Astra’s active head restraints which protect against whiplash. Whiplash is the most common occupant injury suffered when a car is hit from behind.
Opel’s active headrest system, an integral part of the brand’s industry-leading seats, is in itself a technical innovation. It is completely reversible, requiring no dealer reset after a rear-end collision.
The Astra scored very well on its front passenger occupant protection in a frontal impact. NCAP also added points because Electronic Stability Controlplus – a computerized technology that improves a vehicle’s stability by detecting and minimizing skids – is standard on all variants in all of the 27 countries which use Euro NCAP ratings as well as Norway and Switzerland.
