Toyota Yaris Cross receives 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating – Perodua Nexis D66B coming?

Toyota Yaris Cross receives 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating – Perodua Nexis D66B coming?

The ASEAN Toyota Yaris Cross has had something of a quiet existence since it was revealed back in 2023, but more than two years later, it has finally been crash tested by ASEAN NCAP. The B-segment SUV has received a solid five-star rating in Indonesian-spec guise, matching rivals like the Nissan Kicks, Mitsubishi Xforce, Chery Omoda 5 and GAC GS3 Emzoom.

Breaking the results down, the Yaris Cross scored 29.28 points out of 32 in adult occupant protection (AOP), 44.17 points out of 51 for child occupant protection (COP), 17.74 points out of 21 for safety assists and 9.76 points out of 16 for motorcycle safety; the overall score was 83.02%. The car is being tested under the 2021-2025 assessment protocol, its final year before new regulations begin next year.

Helping the Yaris Cross ace the test is the fact that it comes with six airbags and stability control as standard. The Toyota Safety Sense suite of driver assists, including autonomous emergency braking, lane keeping assist, blind spot monitoring and auto high beam, are fitted to higher trim levels.

Toyota Yaris Cross receives 5-star ASEAN NCAP safety rating – Perodua Nexis D66B coming?

Interestingly, the Yaris Cross is also listed as being made in Malaysia for the Malaysian market. That’s obviously not the case right now, given that UMW Toyota Motor does not sell the car here, so it may just be an error on ASEAN NCAP’s part.

But could it be that the Malaysian-based agency’s renewed interest in the Yaris Cross (after all, it had every chance to test the car over the past two years) be indicative of some movement on the local front? Remember that Perodua had been rumoured to be working on a B-segment crossover, said to be codenamed D66B, for years – even before the Yaris Cross was revealed.

Perodua even went so far as to trademark the names Traz and Nexis, almost certainly for this new model. But the trail suddenly went cold around last year, and we can assume this was because the national carmaker had to quickly pivot towards building its own electric vehicle in house. Now that it’s at the tail end of development (the car is set to be launched at the end of the year), could we see this project being restarted? We’ll be looking forward to it surfacing sometime next year.

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Jonathan Lee

After trying to pursue a career in product design, Jonathan Lee decided to make the sideways jump into the world of car journalism instead. He therefore appreciates the aesthetic appeal of a car, but for him, the driving experience is still second to none.

 

Comments

  • Safety First on Aug 01, 2025 at 10:40 pm

    Can you trust their results when P2 is their key sponsor nd graciously “donate” cars for testing which always scores 5 stars? Go figure..

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    • newme on Aug 04, 2025 at 9:39 am

      oh, I can definitely trust them than company that send another modified car to test when the first car only gets 1-star.

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      • Celup King on Aug 04, 2025 at 1:17 pm

        You mean the Aruz, where they used a nonexistent spec for testing? How sure are your Aruz is actually the same?

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        • I always see you only in articles involving Proton, are you like a fanboy by any chance

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  • Dogbert on Aug 01, 2025 at 10:41 pm

    D66b DNGA = Constraint by D-CVT max 140Nm, hence likely 2NR-VE again. ATIVA 70+K X50 80+K how to price it? Hybrid if under Toyota brand > 100K need to face Tiggo Cross HEV 99K chialat

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    • Tiggo is another league. We are talking about cars that have second hand value here.

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      • Ioma is stoopid on Aug 11, 2025 at 12:21 pm

        All cars have second hand value, you dunce.

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        • Many cars have second hand value. Some only have crumb value like China cars. This is why they selling the idea hard that second hand value is not important.

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  • perodkembong on Aug 02, 2025 at 10:20 am

    Please no rebadge this to Perodua whatever it is. Wasting our money for inferior rebadge by Perodua. Telescopic steering oso cannot give. Time waster.

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    • At least Perodua cars don’t have to be towed after 1 month of ownership.

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      • Celup King on Aug 04, 2025 at 1:18 pm

        Many online incidents of Bezza having to be towed less than 1 month use…

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        • AhmadX on Aug 05, 2025 at 6:12 pm

          You should stop reading many online incidents of the same car.

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  • pqrst on Aug 02, 2025 at 12:55 pm

    Hate it when Perodua does rebadges. Look at Ativa, Axia and Alza compared to Raize, Ayga and Veloz, they somehow managed to make those cars look uglier every single time. If they rebadge Yaris Cross they will definitely ruin the look of it.

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  • Rimaupaper on Aug 02, 2025 at 6:10 pm

    It’s a GR in blood, waiting for tuner.
    It’s been Gazoo Racing hev tuned for Rally race at Thailand.

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  • pakcik on Aug 03, 2025 at 12:45 am

    Bila nak datang kat Malaysia… lama sangat… corolla cross dah mahal

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  • slow country on Aug 04, 2025 at 4:39 am

    as always, when the other country getting new one.
    the older version only start selling here with full price.

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  • cukaboi on Aug 04, 2025 at 8:28 am

    Way too late & too lame for the current game. But if you price it right, you may have a chance. Judging T’s ego, that’ll never happen.

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  • hope it will be using a better cvt gearbox..

    my ativa cvt sucks

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  • waited mosquito slept on Aug 04, 2025 at 10:18 am

    If no hybrid, should be like alza and veloz with same myvi 1.5 engine and cvt gearbox. Perodua rm80k, toyota rm110k, buyer who want toyota badge, telescopic steering and that 15w wireless charging can pay rm30k extra go for toyota.
    If that’s the case, rather buy toyota yaris rm80k+ with discount.

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  • ALVARO MORATA on Aug 04, 2025 at 11:21 am

    This news is irrelevant to us. We might only get this car at year 2040.

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  • Dah Menang Semua on Aug 04, 2025 at 8:49 pm

    RON95 jer RM2.50
    kalo xde subsidi
    drg buat ape?

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