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On the other han, euro crash tests are absolute (as far as I know). You can see the decrease in safety in smaller car models, down to which part of the body is getting crashed in which type of collision in a smaller car, but is intact in a larger car.

[MichaelZuo]

Euro crash tests include large weighted components of safety to others outside the car.

So it's totally possible for a car more safe then another for its passengers, in all conditions, to be nonetheless ranked lower because of lower pedestrian safety or something.

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You can also check out how the car does in specific tests. So, if you want to ignore risk to pedestrians, you can.