Small cars have long held the reputation of being “death traps” and new data backs up the safety stereotype. A study of 2017 model year cars by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) found minicars to have the highest driver death rates of all vehicle types. It found that the average rate for all vehicles is 36 -- marking a 20 percent jump from the last time the study was conducted for 2014 models -- and 82 for all minicars, with four-door minicars at 108. The worst offender was the Ford Fiesta four-door at 141, followed by the Hyundai Accent four-door (116) and Chevrolet Sonic four-door (98). Seven vehicles -- including the GMC Yukon XL, Mercedes-Benz C-Class and Volkswagen Golf – registered zero deaths during the reporting period.

Source: Fox News May 28, 2020 20:48 UTC