The Mitsubishi Space Star is a small minivan that was first sold in the European market. It shares its platform with the Mitsubishi Carisma and Volvo S40 / V40. The Space Star was praised for its reliability, comfort, and fairly spacious interior, but was sometimes criticized for its overly traditional look, which lacked something. In the 2001 EuroNCAP crash tests, the car was rated 3 stars in passenger safety and two stars in pedestrian safety.