Safety
The Rover 75 was designed with reinforced footwells, underfloor box beams, side impact bars and a "ring of steel" around each door opening to prevent jamming in case of an impact. Driver and front passenger head and side thorax airbags are fitted as standard, with side head "windowbags" available as an option until 2005 when they became standard equipment. Also fitted are disc brakes all round, anti-lock brakes (ABS), electronic brakeforce distribution (EBD) with a traction control system (TCS) available as an option on 2.0 engines and above.
The 75 underwent Euro NCAP and ANCAP car safety tests in 2001 and proved itself to be one of the safest cars in it's class.
It scored more points overall than the Audi A4, BMW 3-Series, Citroen Xantia, Ford Mondeo, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6, Nissan Primera, SAAB 9-3, Opel/Vauxhall Vectra, Peugeot 406, Toyota Avensis, Volkswagen Passat and Volvo S60 which were all on sale at the time. The Rover 75 achieved the following ratings:
| Euro NCAP | Rating |
|---|---|
| Adult occupant: | (30 pts) |
| Child occupant: | n/a |
| Pedestrian impact: | (13 pts) |
| ANCAP | Rating |
|---|---|
| Overall Score: | (29.78 pts) |
All seats have anti-submarine ramps and three-point inertia reel seat belts with pre-tensioners, while the front seats get additional load limiters and automatic belt height adjustment as standard. Each seat has an adjustable head restraint with the front ones pivoting on SE models. Thatcham's NCWR organisation (New Car Whiplash Ratings) tested the Rover 75 and awarded it the following scores:
| NCWR | Score |
|---|---|
| Geometric: | G |
| Dynamic: | M |
| Overall: | M |
G = Good A = Acceptable M = Marginal P = Poor
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