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.
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Seat belt pretensioner system and force limiter system
The driver’s seat and front passenger’s seat each have a seat belt equipped with
a pretensioner system.
Pretensioner system
When the ignition switch or the operation mode is under the followin ...
Safety
The Lancer comes with seven airbags, including seat-mounted side airbags,
side curtain airbags and a knee airbag for the driver — a relative rarity in
this segment. ABS is optional on the DE bas ...
Security alarm system
The security alarm system is for alerting the surrounding area of suspicious
behaviour to prevent unlawful entry into the vehicle by operating an alarm if a
door, the rear hatch or the bonnet is o ...