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Global NCAP stands for the Global New Car Assessment Program and as the name suggests, it aims for the promotion of public safety and public health in order to protect and preserve human life. Global NCAP also works for the protection, conservation and improvement of physical and natural environment. In order to measure safety in new cars, the Global NCAP performs multiple research and tests on cars and give them safety ratings as per the findings. Here’s how the cars sold in India performed in the Global NCAP to give you an idea of how much safe is your car or the one you are planning to buy.
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Maruti Suzuki Swift with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. In this case, the protection for the driver and passenger was poor and the driver’s chest protection was weak due to the steering wheel. The passenger knees can get an impact due to dangerous structures.
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The driver airbag trims of the Renault Kwid got only one star in the Global NCAP crash test. The report says that the protection offered to the driver and passenger head is good. On the other hand, the protection to driver and passenger was poor and weak respectively. The report adds that Renault added reinforcements only on the driver side and not on passenger side.
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The no airbag variants of the Renault’s popular hatchback Kwid got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The protection for the driver head and chest was poor while the passenger’s chest got protection marginally. The passenger knees can get impact with the dangerous structures in the dashboard.
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The Volkswagen Polo with two airbags gets four stars in the crash test. The report at Global NCAP says that the protection for driver and passenger head and neck was good due to the airbag. On the other hand, the driver and passenger chest gets adequate protection. While both the front occupants’ knees can get an impact, the body shell is rated as stable.
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The Volkswagen Polo with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP safety tests. The driver’s head gets poor protection due to the hard contact with the steering wheel. The driver’s neck received weak protection while for the chest, it was poor. The driver and passenger knees in this case could get an impact. The body shell is rated as stable.
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The standard variants of the Tata Zest that come with no airbag got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. In this case, the driver head and chest protection is poor. On the other hand, while the driver’s chest protection is also poor, in case of passenger, it is marginal. The front passenger can get impact on the knees due to dangerous structures in the dashboard.
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Tata Zest sub compact sedan received an impressive four stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The protection offered to the driver head is quite adequate while for the chest protection, it is marginal. On the other hand, the protection offered to the driver and passenger chests was good.
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The Maruti Suzuki Eeco with no airbags gets zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The report states that the protection for driver head was weak while in case of chest, it was weak. The passenger knees could get an impact with the Transfascia tube in the dashboard and shock absorber mounts on the driver side.
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The Maruti Suzuki Celerio with no airbags gets zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The report said that the protection offered to the driver head, chest and neck was poor. On the other hand, the passenger’s chest has marginal protection.
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The popular Maruti Alto with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. In this case, the protection for the driver head, neck and chest was poor. On the other hand, the passenger chest protection was adequate and both the front occupants could get an impact on the knee.
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Mahindra’s popular Scorpio got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The protection for the driver head and chest was poor while the passenger’s chest got marginal protection. The passenger knees could get an impact here as well with dangerous structures in the dashboard.
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Hyundai’s popular hatchback i10 with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. In this case, the protection for the driver head was poor. On the other hand, the protection for driver chest was poor while in case of passenger, it was marginal. The passenger knees could get an impact in this case as well.
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The entry level hatchback from Hyundai, the Eon got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The report states that the protection for driver’s head and chest is poor while in case of passenger’s chest, it was marginal. The front passenger knees could get an impact in this case as well.
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Ford Figo with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP crash test. In this case, the protection for the driver head was weak. On the other hand, the protection for driver and passenger chest was weak. The body shell is rated as stable in this case and the passenger knees could get an impact.
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The dual airbag version of the Ford Figo scored three stars in the global NCAP safety ratings. The report says that the protection for driver and passenger head and neck was good. While the driver’s chest gets weak protection, it is marginal for the passenger. Also, the passenger’s knees could get an impact with the structures in the dashboard.
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The driver airbag variants of the Renault Duster got three stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The report at Global NCAP says that the Duster airbag variant offers adequate protection to the driver head. While the driver’s chest protection was weak, the passenger’s chest protection is marginal. The passenger’s head protection is good.
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The variants of Renault Duster that do not come with an airbag score zero stars in Global NCAP crash test. The report says that the protection offered to the driver head was poor while the driver and passenger chest protection was marginal. The body shell of the car is unstable and is not meant to be loaded any further.
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Datsun Go with no airbags got zero stars in the Global NCAP safety ratings. The car offered poor protection for the driver head due to hard contact with the steering wheel. On the other hand, while the driver chest protection was poor, in case of passenger, it was adequate. Both the front occupants knees can get an impact in this case.
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The Toyota Etios with two airbags gets an impressive four stars in the NCAP ratings. The driver and passenger heads in this case remain well protected, all thanks to the airbags and seatbelts. However, there are some dangerous structures due to which the occupants knees can get an impact.
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The Tata Nano with no airbags gets no stars in the Global NCAP crash test. The protection for the driver head, neck and chest was poor. On the other hand, the chest protection was marginal. The driver and passenger knees could get an impact in Nano’s case and the body shell is rated as unstable.
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