The MG S5 EV has received a five-star rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP), applicable to all variants sold in Australia (since May 2025) and New Zealand (from July 2025). The electric SUV was recently launched in Malaysia and is available in three variants with pricing from RM116,548 to RM136,548 on-the-road without insurance.
Referring to ANCAP’s report, the S5 EV scored 90% in the adult occupant protection category, scoring well in the full width frontal, side impact, oblique pole, whiplash protection and far side impact tests. The EV also achieved a score of 86% in the child occupant protection category, although the lack of a child presence detection system did result in some docked points in terms of onboard safety features.
Moving on, the S5 EV managed a score of 82% for vulnerable road user protection, with ANCAP noting the vehicle was effective in responding to pedestrians and cyclists. In emergency autonomous emergency braking (AEB) test scenarios, the S5 EV showed good responsiveness, although AEB performance in reverse was deemed marginal.
As for the safety assist category, the S5 EV received a score of 79% thanks to features such as AEB, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, blind spot monitoring, speed assist, a fatigue-detecting driver monitoring system and seatbelt reminder system for all seating positions.
“Following a series of mixed safety outcomes for MG in recent times, the addition of this new five-star model is encouraging. It reinforces MG’s ability to meet the highest safety standards, and we look forward to seeing this level of commitment carry through to future new model releases,” said Carla Hoorweg, CEO of ANCAP.
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where those joker say MG always no safety
Correction that should be reserve to Neta V maybe can check its safety 0 NCAP and compare since our investment man says AP can play a role in ensuring EV cars sold here are safe yeah right.
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