Global NCAP has released the results from the sixth round of the Safer Cars for India crash test, with support from the FIA Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies. Four models were tested in this round, with results ranging from three stars to one star for adult occupant protection.
“The latest results in our #SaferCarsforIndia crash tests show a mixed safety performance, and disappointingly, there are no five star performers. The Suzuki Maruti Ertiga achieves a creditable three stars for both adult and child occupant protection, but it’s obvious to us that more can and should be done to improve overall protection levels for cars sold in the market,” said CEO and president of Global NCAP David Ward.
Starting with the Suzuki Maruti Ertiga which offers dual front airbags as standard, this achieved three stars for adult occupant protection (AOP) and three stars for child occupant protection (COP). The performance of its structure was rated as borderline unstable, and the same for the footwell area where pedal displacement showed risks to the driver’s lower legs.
Head and neck protection was rated as good, so too was passenger chest protection although driver chest protection was rated as marginal. The passenger seatbelt pretensioner failed to work properly, and COP showed poor results for the 18 month old-equivalent dummy with the forward-facing child restraint system (CRS), whereas global best practice indicates that a rearward position works best for this age group, Global NCAP said.
Further along, the Ertiga is also equipped with ISOFIX child seat mounts as standard, seat belt reminders for the front occupants though without three-point seat belts for all.
Next is another Suzuki, the WagonR. This achieved two stars for AOP and two stars for COP, and offers a single airbag for the driver as standard. The WagonR’s structure and driver footwell were rated as unstable, the latter showing pedal displacement which showed some risk to the driver’s lower legs.
The test found head protection for adult occupants to be good, while neck protection was rated good for the driver and adequate for the passenger; chest protection was found to be weak for both front occupants.
Child occupant protection was found to be weak, mainly due to child restraint system breaking for the three-year-old equivalent dummy, resulting in its head impacting against the front seat. Meanwhile, chest protection for the 18 month old-equivalent dummy was rated low, despite its rearward-facing installation.
The Suzuki Maruti WagonR offered seat belt reminders for both front occupants, however its points were not considered for the final rating as the front passenger’s chest received weak protection, Global NCAP said.
The third entry here is the Hyundai Santro, which scored two stars for AOP and two stars for COP. Here, the Santro offered only a single airbag for the driver as standard; its structure and footwell area were rated as unstable. Head and neck protection in the Santro for adult occupants were rated good, while chest protection was rated weak for the driver and marginal for the passenger, which led to a limitation of seat belt reminder points for the driver position of this vehicle.
Child occupant protection was rated poor as the manufacturer did not recommend a CRS for the test of this model, said Global NCAP. Dynamic performance in this area was rated poor due to contact during impact displayed by the three-year old equivalent dummy’s head, while the 18-month old equivalent dummy received acceptable protection, the report said.
The Hyundai Santro offered a seat belt reminder for the driver, however points for this were not considered for its final rating as the driver’s chest received weak protection.
Rounding up the quartet of vehicles tested this round is the Datsun RediGo, which has turned out the poorest safety performance of the lot here. The RediGo achieved a one-star rating for AOP and a two-star rating for COP, offering just a single frontal airbag for the driver as standard. Its structure and footwell areas were rated as unstable, while head protection for the driver was rated adequate due to steering wheel displacement.
Meanwhile for the front passenger, head protection was rated good, while neck protection for both driver and passenger were also rated good. Chest protection however was rated poor for the driver and marginal for the passenger, and the poor protection rating for the chest meant a high probability of life-threatening injuries, said Global NCAP.
Poor protection for any of the critical body regions, including the chest, limits ratings to one star for adults, and the RediGo does not offer seat belt reminders for the front seats, and SBR points are low as the crash results diagram shows the chest region in brown or red.
Here, COP ratings showed poor results mainly due to the 18-month old equivalent dummy’s head making contact with the front seat, and for the exposed head of the three-year old equivalent dummy during impact. The RediGo’s static rear three-point seat belts created difficulties in the proper and safe installation of a CRS, Global NCAP noted.
Overall, Global NCAP observed that none of the vehicles tested this round offered three-point seat belts for all occupants, and that lap belts in the middle seating position makes it impossible for properly and safely install a CRS, as well as offering a much lower level of protection compared to three-point seat belts for adults.
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Aruz test got how many stars? Must make sure it is retail car that is sold, not a special variant car that is not on sale.
Perodua Aruz SUV awarded the full five.
Safety is Perodua highest priority. This is why Perodua game changing cars could score 5 stars in any crash test. Such a shame that Proton never think of safety and kept giving us game over 0-3 stars unsafe cars
Highest priority? The why your CEO previously told us Axia cannot be fitted with ESC, but now the relaunched Axia comes with ESC and that only for the most expensive range???
Such a shame that Perodua has to rely on paid advertisers to pander for them. Sorry you are as untrustworthy as your Perodua boss.
Tested by a local NCAP body which they had sponsored and also provided the test car with some “extras”? Yeah some impartiality issues there. Perodua ada bran nak hantar Aruz testing oleh ANCAP atau Global NCAP tak?
This Ertiga is not bad. Upgraded. Our Ertiga came with a COP of 1 star. That is even worse.
That is like selling moving coffins to Malaysians.
Why did Proton, our national car company did that to us?
Copy paste: “Because Malaysian people like japanese cars because of the RV. It doesn’t matter if they are safe or not.”
I am so shocked with Proton. Why did Proton give us the Ertiga when it is so unstable and only 3 stars?
I quote, “The performance of its structure was rated as borderline unstable, and the same for the footwell area where pedal displacement showed risks to the driver’s lower legs”
This is our National car company. They should be thinking about our safety, instead of that, give us high risk cars.
No wonder Ertiga was a failure and Proton is still paying hundreds of million in royalty for the rights to rebadge the car.
What a shame!
“Why did Proton give us the Ertiga”
Because Malaysian people like japanese cars because of the RV. It doesn’t matter if they are safe or not.
I still trust Ertiga as it is tested based on Global NCAP rating and standards. If Aruz is tested the same way it will only score 1 star. So Ertiga is still safer than Aruz.
Perodua should be ashamed for giving us 1 star rated Aruz. They only think to take our money and send all profits back to Japan, but give us such unsafe cars.
No wonder the accident and death rates for passenger vehicle highest contributor is from Perodua cars. Rebadge also cannot do it right and instead give so many unsafe cars on the road. Perodua is a very irresponsible brand!
What a shame!
another fake news about Aruz. There is no evidence to back this up. The Toyota Rush has been awarded a very high rating.
Nice try cybertrooper. Try harder next time
Awarded high rating by whom? ANCAP? Global NCAP? EURO NCAP? It is not sold in Japan so there is no JNCAP rating. The only one awarded high rating is ASEAN NCAP that Perodua had sponsored. Biased much?
Nice try cybertroller. Try harder next time.
kasihan rakyat Malaysia kena tipu lagi dengan Proton…..
kasihan rakyat Asia kena tipu lagi dengan orang Jepun….
What you said is what Proton did with one of their old models a few years ago according to another commenter. I hope he was lying, because I love Proton cars for their safety
Proton did that many moons ago but it was Perodua that did it more recently. At least Proton make right and got it retested again, Perodua up til today does not acknowledge their intention to game the ASEAN NCAP rating system. Since ASEAN NCAP is not a regulatory body, it cannot compel Perodua to send a retail car for retesting whatmore it is beholden to Perodua as one of their sponsors. Therefore that NCAP tests are more a suspect onto Perodua cars than it is for Proton’s.
This reflects on how cheap our Japanese lords view the lives of us Asians that are not from Japan or Korea. Double thumbs down! Boycott Japan & Korea cars!
Don’t blame the Japanese lords, blame companies like Proton and UMW. They are both MALAYSIAN GLC companies.
Why did they not negotiate with UMW or Suzuki for higher spec or better cars?
Like Toyota all over the world got 9 airbags with VSC as standard. But in Malaysia, until 2 years ago, all our Toyotas had only 2 airbags and NO VSC
It shows our GLCs played us out. the abang abangs running the GLCs did not think about the safety of the rakyat.
What higher spec BS are you talking here? Please read above that Maruti Suzuki Ertiga has the same level of specs as Proton Ertiga. There is no higher specs!
And don’t go blaming UMW. Until 2 years ago, all Toyotas sold IN THIS REGION had only 2 airbags and NO VSC. This is purely a decision by Toyota Japanese bosses, not the fault of UMW. UMW don’t control Toyota specs sold in Thailand, Indonesia, and others.
dont blame the world when your abang abang UMW bosses just cheated all Malaysians and still got 7 figure salary and 12 month bonuses every year for the past 20 years.
So you go blaming UMW for the lousy specs the rest of Asean countries got? Bodoh ke sangat mu?
poor Proton owners kena con lagi. Export CBU Protons to the UK had so many airbags but Malaysia kena tipooo.
Proton cars in the UK had ESC also 10 years ago
Daihatsu Boon had ESC since 15 years ago but Myvi only got it 2 years ago. Poor Perodua owners kena con lagi. Malaysia kena tipooo by the Japanese bosses.