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The India-made Maruti Suzuki Ertiga for South Africa obtained a 1-star safety rating in the most current round of GNCAP crash tests. The MPV scored 19.40 points in child occupant protection and 23.63 points in adult occupant protection. 

Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (NCAP) use three different categories of vehicle crash tests. On an offset deformable barrier, they involve a frontal impact test, a side impact test, and a pole side impact test. Find out the test procedure, regulations and more.

The 2024 Suzuki Swift hatchback offered excellent occupant protection in frontal and side crashes, scoring 81% (81.10 points out of 100) in collision safety performance.

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.

Bharat NCAP requires the installation of enhanced emergency braking systems, six airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), and three-point seatbelts for all passengers.

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. 

The Bharat NCAP is similar to the Global New Car Assessment Programme and uses star ratings to rate the safety performance of cars in crash tests, however, there are some differences that we have explained in the article below:

NCAP or New Car Assessment Programme is a set of crash tests that all new cars are put though before being homologated. Different regions in the world have different passing criteria, and India is set to get a stringent set of new benchmarks for all new cars to follow.

The made-in-India Hyundai i20 was tested as part of the ‘Safer cars for Africa’ project. It scored three-stars for adult occupant safety. Global NCAP recently put the made-in-India Hyundai i20 through their crash testing regime and it scored a reasonable three-star for adult occupants.

The Tata Zest sub-4 metre sedan has scored a four-star adult occupant safety rating during the Global NCAP crash test. Global NCAP, an independent