21/06/2017
A lot of cars sold in India are also sold in Europe, we do not have central agency in India to rate the safety of cars sold in India so NCAP is the most reliable source to compare the cars safety ratings. I have compiled a list of cars with the NCAP ratings. I hope it will be useful to fellow BHPians. Please note some cars do not come as same safety equipment as tested at time of NCAP assessment.
Since the new ratings system has changed after the year 2009, so i am have just mentioned the overall rating. The list has been compiled from the data available at NCAP website.
Car: Rating out of 5
Mercedes Benz C Class: 5
Mercedes Benz E Class: 5
LandRover Range Rover: 4
LandRover Freelander: 5
Hyundai Atoz/Santro: 3
Hyundai Getz: 4
Hyundai i10: 4
Hyundai Sonata Embera: 4
Hyundai Tucson: 4
Honda CRV: 4
Ford Fusion: 4
Fiat Grande Punto: 5
Fiat 500: 5
Daewoo Matiz: 3
Chevrolet Beat: 4
Chevrolet Spark: 2.5
Chevrolet Aveo: 1.5
Chevrolet Captiva: 4
Chevrolet Cruze: 5
BMW 3 Series: 5
BMW 5 Series(2004): 4
BMW X5: 5
Audi A4: 5
Audi A6: 5
Audi Q5: 5
Audi Q7: 4
Suzuki Baleno: 1.5
Suzuki A-star: 3
Suzuki Grand Vitara: 4
Suzuki Ritz: 4
Suzuki Swift: 4
Suzuki SX4 Hatchback: 4
VW Passat: 5
VW Touareg; 5
Toyota Corolla Altis: 5
Skoda Octavia: 4
Skoda Laura: 4
Skoda Fabia: 4
Skoda Superb: 5
Nissan X-Trail: 4
Mitsubishi Outlander: 4
Mitsubishi Lancer: 1.5
The newer generation cars have better rating compared to the cars they have replaced. The biggest surprises in the list are Chevrolet Aveo and Cruze, while the Aveo has been rated poor, the Cruze has the best Adult protection score in the list of 96%.
