2010 BICSA Awards
Winners of the British Insurance Car Security Awards
Since 2004 British Insurers have given annual awards to recognise the best in new car security, supported by the Home Office, Department for Transport, AA and others.
The 2010 BICSA awards were announced on 16 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.
Criteria for award candidates
Car models to be considered for the awards must be in current production and on sale in the UK market at the end of April 2010 with standard original equipment to UK specification.
Passenger cars must have achieved a five star rating for 'theft of' and four or more stars for 'theft from'.
There must be double locking on all openings fitted with an interior release and the model must have achieved an insurance group rating 'E' suffix, denoting that the car exceeds the security requirement for the model variant.
Cars must have an original equipment alarm/immobiliser combination that satisfies the British Insurance Industry's Criteria and is specified in Thatcham's 'Vehicle Security National Listing'.
The manufacturers selected as candidates for the Manufacturer Award are those having four or more model ranges where every variant satisfies the awards selection criteria.
The winners in each category are summarised below.
City car/Supermini
Volkswagen Polo SEL (2010 MY)
2nd - SEAT Ibiza Sport
3rd - Skoda Fabia (except S and Greenline) (2010 MY)
4th - MINI
Small family car
Citroen C4 Exclusive
2nd - Volvo C30
3rd - Audi A3
Family car
Citroen C5 Exclusive
2nd - Volkswagen Passat - Passat CC
3rd - Vauxhall Insignia
Compact executive
Audi A4
2nd - Audi A5 Sportback
3rd - Infiniti G
4th - SEAT Exeo
Compact MPV
Citroen C4 Picasso Exclusive
2nd - Volkswagen Golf Plus (except S)
3rd - Skoda Roomster (except 1)
Large MPV
Volkswagen Caravelle (2010 MY)
2nd - Ford S-Max
3rd - Ford Galaxy (except LX)
Open-top car
Audi A5 Cabriolet
2nd - Audi R8 Spyder
3rd - Volkswagen Eos
4th - Audi TT Roadster
Performance car
Audi S8
2nd - Mercedes-Benz CL Coupe
3rd - Citroen C4 Coupe Exclusive
Crossover
Volkswagen Tiguan
2nd - Volvo XC60
3rd - BMW X1
4th - Skoda Yeti
Compact 4x4 (recreational)
Audi Q5
2nd - Infiniti EX
3rd - Vauxhall Antara
4th Chevrolet Captiva
Large 4x4 (recreational)
Toyota Land Cruiser V8
2nd - Audi Q7
3rd - Infiniti FX
4th - Lexus RX
5th - Nissan Murano
Executive car
Citroen C6
2nd - Audi A6
3rd - Volvo S80
Luxury car
Volkswagen Phaeton (2008MY on)
2nd - Audi A8
3rd - Mercedes-Benz S-class
4th - Jaguar XJ (2010 MY)
5th - Lexus LS
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.
1st - Volkswagen (Jetta, Passat - Passat CC, Caddy Maxi Life, Caravelle, Eos, Scirocco, Tiguan, Touareg and Phaeton)
2nd - Audi UK (A3, A4, A5, R8, TT, Q5, Q7, A6, and A8)
3rd - Volvo Cars UK Ltd (C30, S40 - V50, S60, C70, XC60, XC90 and V70 - XC70 - S80)
4th - BMW UK (1 Series, Z4, 5 Series, X1, 7 Series)
5th - Mazda Motors UK Ltd (2, 5, 6, RX-8 and CX-7)
6th - Nissan Motor (GB) Ltd (370Z, GT-R, X-Trail, Murano and Pathfinder)
7th - Toyota (Avensis, Prius, Verso, Rav-4, Land Cruiser)
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Please visit the Thatcham website for more details about the BICSA awards and the qualifying/selection criteria.
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