ESC Ratings Guide

Insist on ESC - it could save your life! Thatcham recommends that when you are buying your next car you should ensure that it has ESC fitted. How do you know? Use the drop down menus below to select the vehicle of your choice. Thatcham illustrates where ESC is fitted in a model range by an oblong box. The left side of the box represents the lowest model in a range - the right hand side, the highest specification, most luxurious model.

Manufacturer:
Model:
Year:	2009 2008 2007 2006

GREEN Means ESC is standard fit - buy this model with confidence.
YELLOW Check if the vehicle you wish to buy has ESC fitted - if not you will have to pay for it.
RED CAUTION! ESC not available.

EXAMPLE - Renault Twingo

↓		↓
Low		High

At the time of writing, this manufacturer has all three scenarios available on this vehicle. The base model does not have ESC at all, so the box shows a red line on the left hand side. Most mid spec models have ESC as an option (yellow), so make sure you order it when you buy the car. The green line on the right of the box means only the high spec models have it as standard, so you can buy with confidence.