The new Dacia Sandero has been awarded the highest safety rating ever for a car from the Mioveni factory in Romania, run by French owned Dacia Renault. Car testing organization EuroNCAP gave the new Sandero four stars for safety – a best ever result for Romania.

EuroNCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme) gave the Sandero an 80 percent score for adult occupants of the vehicle. “The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal impact. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger,” reads the EuroNCAP safety report. Protection of child passengers came out slightly lower – at 79 percent.

However, the Sandero isn't so hot when it comes to pedestrians; the car scored only 55 percent for the damage that could potentially be caused to pedestrians hit by the new Dacia super-mini. “The front edge of the bonnet offered poor protection to the pelvis area [of pedestrians]. In those areas where a child's head might strike the bonnet, adequate protection was offered, but it was mostly poor in the areas likely to be struck by the head of an adult,” reports EuroNCAP.

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