Euro Ncap

The MGS5 EV secured 90% for adult safety, 82% for child safety, 82% for vulnerable users, and 78% for safety assist in the Euro NCAP crash tests.

The Kodiaq SUV scored 89% in the category of adult protection and 83% in the category of child protection. Meanwhile, the fourth-generation Superb scored 93% for adult protection and 87% for child protection.

The Dacia Duster received 70% and 84% ratings for Adult and Child Occupant protection, respectively. Furthermore, the B-SUV scored 60% in the Vulnerable Road Users (Pedestrian) category and only 57% in the Safety Assist category.

A few weeks back, the new Volkswagen Tiguan made its debut in Europe. It is available with diesel, plug-in hybrid, and light petrol engines.

Cars that lack certain conventional controls, like dials, stalks, or buttons, for basic features like turn signals, hazard lights, and windshield wipers, may lose points under new regulations.

The Seal sedan from BYD has earned a perfect five-star safety rating in the Euro NCAP crash test. The EV was evaluated on four criteria, including rescue and extrication, as well as three impact tests (front, lateral, and rear), in accordance with the assessing body's guidelines. 

Euro NCAP awarded the Skoda Octavia five stars in the crash tests. Even though the test was conducted on the Octavia estate model, the conclusions also apply to the sedan model available in India.

Of the four categories, the Captur scored highest (96%) in the Adult Occupant category (36.8/38 points). In the Child Occupant category, the Captur obtained the second-highest score (83%), with 41 points secured out of a possible 49.

BMW's best-selling sedan, now in its 7th generation, has come out of its Euro NCAP safety assessment with flying colours. For those not aware, the Euro NCAP's four main scoring categories consist of Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Vulnerable Road Users & Safety Assist.

In Euro NCAP's four main scoring categories, namely Adult Occupant, Child Occupant, Vulnerable Road Users & Safety Assist, the Tesla Model 3 scored 96 per cent, 86 per cent, 74 per cent and 94 per cent, respectively.