Latest car safety stories

Mitsubishi's popular family SUV recalled
2 April 2025 by Samuel Irvine
Mitsubishi has recalled 7489 units of its popular petrol Outlander Exceed...Read more

Is Tesla's FSD full of it? Full Self-Driving forced into embarrassing rebrand
31 March 2025 by Andrew Chesterton
Tesla has been forced into an embarrassing backdown over a trial of its...Read more

A popular family SUV, a new small SUV and an electric hatchback tested for crash safety
31 March 2025 by Tim Nicholson
A pair of Mini models and a European family SUV are the latest cars to be...Read more

How to check if a car has been in an accident
25 March 2025 by Marcus Craft
When looking for a used car to buy, one of the first and most crucial...Read more

Popular Toyota and Lexus 4WDs recalled in Australia
7 March 2025 by Samuel Irvine
Toyota Australia has announced that 524 LandCruiser Prados sold locally...Read more

Luxury SUVs recalled for fire risk
4 March 2025 by Dom Tripolone
Audi has issued a recall for its plug-in hybrid Q5 SUV for a potential...Read more

Hyundai's family SUV hit with urgent recall
3 March 2025 by Dom Tripolone
Hyundai has issued a recall notice for SUVs due to a fire risk. More than...Read more

BYD Shark 6 ute's newest triumph: Plug-in hybrid ute receives a five-star safety score after impressive results in crash tests to match key rivals the Ford Ranger, Toyota HiLux and Mitsubishi Triton
28 February 2025 by Dom Tripolone
The BYD Shark 6 dual-cab ute is a five-star car, according to the...Read more

Cut-price 4x4 safe for now? 2024 Mahindra Scorpio off-road SUV's future confirmed as AEB safety mandate kicks in
21 February 2025 by Chris Thompson
Mahindra’s cut-price off-roader, the Scorpio, will miss the March 1...Read more

Popular 4WD avoids safety mandate that forced Toyota 70 Series LandCruiser to adopt AEB and spelt the end of the Mitsubishi Pajero Sport, ASX, Suzuki Vitara and Swift Sport in Australia
19 February 2025 by Samuel Irvine
The 2025 Ineos Grenadier will be exempt from having car-to-car Autonomous...Read more

Lifesaving tech to make all electric cars safer from fire: Feature found in 2025 Renault Megane E-Tech to be made available to every carmaker
19 February 2025 by Dom Tripolone
In a rare act of bipartisan goodwill, Renault is making its lifesaving...Read more