2012 Fiat 500 Takes A Blow After Receiving A Dismal 3 Star Crash Rating

The slow-selling 2012 Fiat 500 now has another obstacle in its sales path: It has been tagged by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration with a three-star safety rating, the lowest of any new model tested so far.

The two-door subcompact received four stars from NHTSA for frontal crash and rollover accidents but received just two stars for side-impact crash safety, the agency announced on its Web site, safercar.gov.

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CarCrazedinCali - 12/12/2011 1:53:13 PM

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haha, I knew it was a POS

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 12/12/2011 1:56:15 PM

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Hardly a POS.

Just not designed to withstand side collisions from NA behemoths like Expeditions and Denalis : )

CarCrazedinCali - 12/13/2011 12:06:47 AM

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Sorry, but if it's not capable of saving my life in a less than extreme accident, then I DEFINITELY would not buy one or recommend anyone consider it. Period. I nearly was collided with head on (guessing the driver was going 80-100mph) as a criminal was running from the law today and I am happy to be in a 335i that would do a good job of protecting me, you just never know what can happen on the road. I am not willing to gamble, personally, by saving a buck versus say buying a "better" built car (a MINI for example.)

HoustonMidtown - 12/12/2011 3:08:55 PM

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It wasn't designed to withstand a 20mph impact from a narrow pole apparently

I95SPEEDINGTICKETS - 12/13/2011 1:00:08 AM

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: )
Good One.

mini22 - 12/12/2011 7:36:17 PM

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A Polo. I don't think Polo's are sold in the US of A. In the European tests the Fiat 500 earned a 5 star rating. Therefore you really cannot say how a Polo would fair here unless it is sold here. The obvious comparison is Mini. Never the less the side impact area is where Fiat will have to improve.

motor1 - 12/13/2011 9:40:29 AM

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35/37 for EuroNCAP in 2008, 5 stars. Talk about inconsistent mechanisms for measuring vehicle safety across the globe..