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.
See also:
Safe driving techniques
Driving safety and protection against injury cannot be fully ensured. However,
we recommend that you pay extra attention to the following:
Seat belts
Before starting the vehicle, make sure that yo ...
Filling the fuel tank
Warning
► When handling fuel, comply with the safety regulations displayed by garages
and filling stations.
► Before removing the fuel cap, be sure to get rid of your body’s static ...
Child restraint
When transporting children in your vehicle, some type of child restraint system
should always be used according to the size of the child. This is required by law
in most countries.
The regulation ...