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Safety body Euro NCAP has released its latest set of crash-testing results.
The Mini Countryman, Nisan Micra and Skoda Kodiaq attained five-star ratings and the Suzuki Swift scored three stars.
However, the Swift's score is increased by a star with addition of an optional safety pack.
The Belgium-headquartered testing body praised the Kodiaq, saying its five-star rating "continues Skoda's good form" with all recently-tested models gaining the highest accolade.
The Swift missed out on a five-star certificate thanks to it only coming with car-to-car automatic emergency braking in the 'Radar Brake Support' option pack.
"Euro NCAP started rewarding AEB pedestrian systems last year and we have seen a rapid uptake of the technology," said Euro NCAP secretary general, Michiel van Ratingen. "We hope to see as fast an adoption of AEB systems that detect cyclists when tests of those systems form part of the rating next year. For 20 years Euro NCAP has been pushing manufacturers to fit new and better safety technologies: originally, such things as airbags and pre-tensioners and, nowadays, advanced driver assistance systems that will form the building blocks for the automated vehicles of tomorrow."
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