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Australasia's independent voice on vehicle safety, ANCAP, has today issued a 4 star safety rating for the recently-released Citroën C4 with performance falling short in three of the four key areas of safety assessment.

The Citroën C4, which was released into Australia this month and New Zealand in October, achieved scores of 76 per cent for Adult Occupant Protection, 81% for Child Occupant Protection, 57% for Vulnerable Road User Protection and 62% for Safety Assist.

Child Occupant Protection was the only assessment area in which the C4 managed to reach five-star territory. The thresholds for achieving the market-expected five star rating were missed for the AOP, VRUP and Safety Assist pillars.

"21 of the 23 new models rated by ANCAP to our current 2020-2022 criteria have achieved five star ANCAP safety ratings, and this highlights the great work vehicle manufacturers are doing to provide their customers with the safest vehicles they can," said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer, Carla Hoorweg.

"The safety performance of the C4 suggests the same level of ambition shown by many of its competitors was not a focus for Citroën with this particular model."

A notable limitation for the C4 is its lack of far-side impact protection, which has been required through ANCAP protocols since 2020. Typically, this is offered in the form of a centre airbag in small cars like the C4, and without this feature, or other appropriate design countermeasure, the Citroën scored just 0.12 points out of 4.00 points in this area of assessment.

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