Safety
A floor mat that walks toward the pedal is not trim
After a wet week the hatchback's mat had crept forward until it touched the throttle pedal at rest.
Tomas Rehn, Road Test Editor · 11 May 2026
Floor mats are sold as protection. A mat that moves is a control. In the hatchback the driver's mat, damp and unclipped after a clean, slid forward. At rest it kissed the pedal. Under a foot it would have been worse.
Clips are the feature
We refitted the clip, which is a small hook the mat is molded to meet. With the clip in, a week of entries and exits did not move it. Without the clip, one afternoon did. The clip is not an accessory. It is the difference between a mat and a loose board.
Any car we write about gets a look at the driver's mat before a dynamic note. If it is unclipped, stacked, or the wrong shape for the well, that is the first sentence. Pedals are not a place for soft furnishings.
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