The Mitsubishi 380 has been awarded a 5 star Driver Protection rating in the latest Used Car Safety Rating (UCSR) report. UCSR are reported annually by the Monash University Accident Research Centre (MUARC). Ratings are estimated from data on real crashes reported to police in Australia and New Zealand and provide a very high level of confidence. The UCSR report classifies cars according to where their rating lies in relation to a best performance benchmark. The Driver Protection rating measures the relative safety of cars in preventing serious injury to their own drivers in crashes.


* Vehicles with a "Safe Pick" not only provide excellent protection for the driver, but also cause less serious injury to other road users with which they collide including other vehicle drivers, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists.

http://m.howsafeisyourcar.com.au/2006/Mitsubishi/380

Thanks for the update - nice to know :)

The Magna TL-TWs also did well although the TE to TJs did poorly. I'm just going to make sure I don't crash the Ralliart after seeing the results! Still better than a 1983 Commodore though.....

That was my first car (1983 Dunnydore) What a bucket that was. Lucky I never crashed it........

The 380 is certainly a nice solid car.

In 1996 we had a VN that my then wife mostly drove. She was hit from behind in the wet by a 18 yo in an XW falcon. Both vehicles were moving in the same direction but with a high closing speed. It literally smashed the VN up to the rear seat floor pan, split the fuel tank and cracked the front welds. After seeing how it was put together while being repaired we decided to go with the new KE Verada which came out that year.