2015 Audi A3 Rated Top Safety Pick+ By Insurance Institute For Highway Safety

2015 Audi A3

The 2015 Audi A3 has earned a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. This is their highest safety rating available.

In addition to receiving this top safety rating from the IIHS, the 2015 Audi A3 also earned an Advanced rating for front crash prevention which gives them the “+” on their Top Safety Pick+ rating. As a standard feature, the vehicle is equipped with “pre sense” which is able to detect when a driver is engaging in emergency maneuvers. Once the vehicle senses these maneuvers, it automatically adjusts occupant restraint systems to prepare for a possible crash.

The 2015 Audi A3 also has secondary collision brake assist as a standard feature. The system automatically brakes the car after a crash, keeping it from moving into nearby or oncoming traffic and being involved in a secondary collision after the initial accident.

The crash worthiness tests performed by the IIHS are Moderate Overlap Front Test, Side Test, Roof Strength Test, Head Restraints Test, and Small Overlap Front. All vehicles tested by the IIHS receive a rating of either good, acceptable, marginal, or poor and in all these tests the 2015 Audi A3 received a Good rating.

Vehicles with front crash prevention systems, like the “pre sense” system found in the 2015 Audi A3, receive an additional rating of basic, advanced, or superior. This is awarded based on the type of system and on how it performs during testing.

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Nicole Wakelin fell in love with cars as a teenager when she got to go for a ride in a Ferrari. It was red and it was fast and that was all that mattered. Game over. She considers things a bit more carefully now, but still has a weakness for fast, beautiful cars. Nicole also writes for NerdApproved and GeekMom.