Photo: Euro NCAP
The first batch of Euro NCAP testing results for 2019 is out, and the numbers look great for all the carmakers involved in this series of crash tests: three carmakers, Honda, Mercedes-Benz, and SEAT, received the top distinction for their large SUVs.
As of last year, the Euro NCAP uses a revised rating system, the toughest implemented in Europe to date. The organization tracks a vehicle’s performance in four main areas: adult occupant protection for driver and passenger, child occupant protection, vulnerable road users protection for pedestrians and cyclists, and safety assist.
The SEAT Tarraco scored an impressive 97 percent rating in adult occupant protection, making it one of the best performers in its category, ever. The lowest rating, 79 percent, was handed to the CR-V for vulnerable road users and safety assist systems, while child occupant performance was rated at 84 percent.
These numbers are the highest achieved by any of the three car models tested this year by the European safety organization.
Honda’s CR-V got a 93 percent rating for adult occupant protection and 83 percent for child occupant performance. Vulnerable road users protection and safety assist systems were rated at 70 and 76 percent, respectively.
Of the three SUVs tested, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class ranked last in terms of percentages, although it too received a five-star rating.
The G was handed a 90 percent rating for adult occupant protection, lowest of the three SUVs tested, and 83 percent for child occupant performance, equal to the CR-V. Vulnerable road users and safety assist stand at 78 and 72 percent respectively.
“Here we have three new vehicles, competing in the same segment and getting top safety ratings,” said in a statement Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP secretary general.
“That’s impressive enough but the fact that all three off-roaders are equipped with pedestrian and cyclist AEB systems really demonstrates the power of consumer testing not only to encourage better performance but also to promote new technologies as standard-fit across Europe.”
The SEAT Tarraco scored an impressive 97 percent rating in adult occupant protection, making it one of the best performers in its category, ever. The lowest rating, 79 percent, was handed to the CR-V for vulnerable road users and safety assist systems, while child occupant performance was rated at 84 percent.
These numbers are the highest achieved by any of the three car models tested this year by the European safety organization.
Honda’s CR-V got a 93 percent rating for adult occupant protection and 83 percent for child occupant performance. Vulnerable road users protection and safety assist systems were rated at 70 and 76 percent, respectively.
Of the three SUVs tested, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class ranked last in terms of percentages, although it too received a five-star rating.
The G was handed a 90 percent rating for adult occupant protection, lowest of the three SUVs tested, and 83 percent for child occupant performance, equal to the CR-V. Vulnerable road users and safety assist stand at 78 and 72 percent respectively.
“Here we have three new vehicles, competing in the same segment and getting top safety ratings,” said in a statement Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP secretary general.
“That’s impressive enough but the fact that all three off-roaders are equipped with pedestrian and cyclist AEB systems really demonstrates the power of consumer testing not only to encourage better performance but also to promote new technologies as standard-fit across Europe.”
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