Safety
A 2013 base Lancer with front-wheel drive scores an overall four out of five stars in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration crash tests. The Lancer receives the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Pick designation with its best score, Good, in frontal-offset, side, rear and roof-strength tests.
Standard safety features include front airbags, front-seat-mounted side-impact airbags, side curtain airbags for front and rear occupants, and a driver's knee airbag. See here for a list of standard safety features.
Click here to see how well child-safety seats fit in the Lancer.
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Front passenger seat belt warning lamp
The front passenger seat belt warning lamp is located on the instrument panel.
The lamp comes on when a person sits on the front passenger seat but does not
fasten the seat belt. It goes off when ...
Obstacle detection areas
The detection areas of the corner and back sensors are limited to those shown
in the illustration. Moreover, the sensors are unable to detect low or thin objects
or objects near the rear bumper. T ...
Pretensioner system
The pretensioner system will retract their respective seat belts instantaneously,
thus maximizing the seat belt’s effectiveness, if there is a frontal impact severe
enough to injure the driver a ...