2009 BICSA Awards
Winners of the British Insurance Car Security Awards
Since 2004 British Insurers, supported by the Home Office, Department for Transport, AA and others have given annual awards to recognise the best in new car security.
The 2009 BICSA awards were announced on 17 June at Thatcham, the Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre.
The awards are based on the New Vehicle Security Assessments undertaken on a continuous basis by Thatcham as part of the Insurance group rating process. Essentially the winner in each vehicle category is the vehicle with the highest combined score for 'theft of' and 'theft from' performance.
Winners must be in current production and on sale in the UK market at the end of April 2008.
The winners in each category are summarised below.
City car/Supermini
SEAT Ibiza SE & Sport
2nd - MINI
3rd - Citroen C3 Exclusive
Small familly car
Citroen C4 Exclusive
2nd - Volvo C30
3rd - Audi A3
Family car
Citroen C5 Exclusive (2008MY)
2nd - Volkswagen Passat - Passat CC
3rd - Vauxhall Insignia
4th - Skoda Octavia (except S) (2009MY)
Compact executive
Audi A4 - 2008 on
2nd - SEAT Exeo 2009 on
3rd - Mercedes-Benz C-Class
4th - Skoda Superb (2009MY)
Compact MPV
Citroen C4 Picasso Exclusive
2nd - Volkswagen Golf Plus (except S) (2009MY)
3rd - Skoda Roomster (except S) (2009MY)
4th - Volkswagen Touran (except S)
Large MPV
Ford S-Max
2nd - Ford Galaxy (except LX)
3rd - Chrysler Grand Voyager (2008MY on)
Open-top car
Audi A5 Cabriolet
2nd - Audi TT Roadster
3rd - Volkswagen Eos
4th - Audi A3 Cabriolet
Performance car
Audi S8
2nd - Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe
3rd - Peugeot 407 Coupe
4th - Citroen C4 VTS
Compact 4x4 (recreational)
Audi Q5
2nd - Volkswagen Tiguan
3rd - Volvo XC60
Large 4x4 (recreational)
Toyota Land Cruiser
2nd - Audi Q7
3rd - Nissan Murano 2009MY
4th - Volkswagen Touareg
5th - Volvo XC90
Executive car
Citroen C6
2nd - Peugeot 607
3rd - Audi A6
4th - Volvo S80
Luxury car
Volkswagen Phaeton (2008MY on)
2nd - Audi A8
3rd - Mercedes-Benz S-class
4th - Lexus LS
5th - Daimler Super Eight
Manufacturer Award
The Manufacturer Award is given to the manufacturer with the most model ranges, and so the widest market coverage, over the 12 months to end April, where every variant satisfies the awards selection criteria. Different models with different body styles in the same vehicle category will be treated as one model for the purposes of the Manufacturer Award.
Audi UK (A3, A4, A5, R8, TT, Q5, Q7, A6, and A8)
2nd - Volkswagen (Eos, jetta, Passat - Passat CC, Scirocco, Tiguan, Touareg and Phaeton
3rd - Volvo Cars UK Ltd (C30, S40 - V50, S60, C70, XC60, XC90 and V70 - XC70 - S80
4th - Mazda Motors UK Ltd (2, 3, 5, 6, RX-8 and CX-7
5th - Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd (350Z - 370Z (ex convertible), GT-R, X-Trail, Murano and Pathfinder)
Visit our Car Buyer's Guide for specifications, prices, car reviews and other information about any of these models.
Visit the Thatcham website for more details about the BICSA awards and the qualifying/selection criteria.
25 June 2009