2010 Mitsubishi Lancer

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Safety - What the Auto Press Says

The federal government has not yet completed its crash testing of the 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer, but gives it a top score (five stars) for driver safety and four stars for passenger safety in frontal crash tests.  The Lanceralso receives a four-star rollover rating, which means it has only a 12 percent chance of rollover. The insurance industry has not yet tested the 2010 Lancer, but the 2009 model received a top score of "Good" in both front and side impact crash testing.

Some of the 2010 Lancer's standard safety features include dual-stage front, side and head curtain air bags as well as anti-lock brakes with traction control and an antiskid system.

• "Both Sportback models should also carry on the stellar safety record of the sedan which was named a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety." -- Autotropolis
• "This new Japan-built Lancer is safer, with seven standard airbags: a pair in front for the driver and front passenger, a side-impact bag in each of the front seats, curtain bags that deploy from each side of the headliner, and a single knee bag that prevents the driver from sliding beneath the dash in a frontal collision." -- Road and Track