Euro NCAP ratings explained
Euro NCAP has given a maximum five star safety rating to a wide range of cars since 2020, when it introduced its current test procedure. They include small family models, large off-roaders, and executive vehicles. To be rated, a car has to be crash tested to see how it protects anyone inside and as well as other road users such as cyclists and pedestrians. It then receives an overall star rating from one to five.
A Euro NCAP overall star rating includes individual category percentage scores. The Adult Occupant score reveals how well a vehicle protects adults travelling inside. The other categories include Child Occupant and Vulnerable Road Users. The latter considers how effectively the car looks after pedestrians and cyclists. Safety Assist refers to systems that ‘support safe driving and mitigate accidents’ such as automatic emergency brakes.
Euro NCAP five star superminis
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Volkswagen polo |
2022 |
94% |
80% |
70% |
70% |
Euro NCAP five star small family cars
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Cupra Born |
2022 |
93% |
89% |
73% |
80% |
| DS 4 |
2022 |
85% |
86% |
74% |
82% |
| Renault Megane E-Tech |
2022 |
85% |
88% |
65% |
79% |
| Skoda Fabia |
2021 |
85% |
81% |
70% |
71% |
| Mazda 2 Hybrid |
2020 |
86% |
81% |
78% |
85% |
| CUPRA Leon |
2020 |
91% |
88% |
71% |
80% |
| Audi A3 |
2020 |
89% |
81% |
68% |
73% |
| SEAT leon |
2020 |
92% |
88% |
71% |
80% |
| Honda JAZZ |
2020 |
87% |
83% |
80% |
76% |
| Mazda MX-30 |
2020 |
91% |
87% |
68% |
73% |
| Volkswagen ID.3 |
2020 |
87% |
89% |
71% |
88% |
| Toyota Yaris |
2020 |
86% |
81% |
78% |
88% |
Euro NCAP five star large family cars
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Kia EV6 |
2022 |
90% |
86% |
64% |
87% |
| Mercedes-Benz C-CLass |
2022 |
93% |
89% |
80% |
82% |
| Subaru Outback |
2021 |
88% |
89% |
84% |
95% |
Euro NCAP five star small off-road vehicles
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Alfa Romeo Tonale |
2022 |
83% |
85% |
67% |
85% |
| Kia Sportage |
2022 |
87% |
86% |
66% |
72% |
| Volvo C40 Recharge |
2022 |
92% |
89% |
70% |
89% |
| Lexus NX |
2022 |
91% |
87% |
83% |
91% |
| Volkswagen Taigo |
2022 |
94% |
84% |
71% |
70% |
| Volkswagen ID.5 |
2021 |
93% |
89% |
76% |
85% |
| Nissan Qashqai |
2021 |
91% |
91% |
70% |
95% |
| Ford Mustang Mach-E |
2021 |
92% |
86% |
69% |
82% |
| Hyundai IONIQ 5 |
2021 |
88% |
86% |
63% |
88% |
| Hyundai TUCSON |
2021 |
86% |
87% |
66% |
70% |
| Toyota Yaris Cross |
2021 |
86% |
84% |
78% |
81% |
| Lynk & Co 01 |
2021 |
96% |
87% |
71% |
81% |
| Volkswagen ID.4 |
2021 |
93% |
89% |
76% |
85% |
| Curpa Formentor |
2021 |
93% |
88% |
68% |
80% |
Euro NCAP five star large off-road vehicles
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| BMW iX |
2021 |
91% |
87% |
73% |
81% |
| Genesis GV70 |
2021 |
89% |
87% |
64% |
87% |
| Audi Q4 e-tron |
2021 |
93% |
89% |
66% |
80% |
| NIO ES8 |
2021 |
82% |
84% |
72% |
92% |
| Genesis GV80 |
2021 |
91% |
87% |
66% |
88% |
| Skoda ENYAQ iV |
2021 |
94% |
89% |
71% |
82% |
| Kia Sorento |
2020 |
82% |
85% |
63% |
87% |
| Land Rover Defender |
2020 |
85% |
85% |
71% |
79% |
Euro NCAP five star small MPVs
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer |
2022 |
91% |
93% |
69% |
90% |
| Mercedes-Benz T-Class |
2022 |
91% |
93% |
69% |
90% |
| Ford Tourneo Connect |
2021 |
84% |
82% |
69% |
79% |
| Volkswagen Caddy |
2021 |
84% |
82% |
69% |
79% |
Euro NCAP five star executive cars
|
Date of rating |
Adult Occupant |
Child Occupant |
Vulnerable Road Users |
Safety Assist |
| Genesis G70 |
2021 |
89% |
87% |
76% |
88% |
| Mercedes EQ EQS |
2021 |
96% |
91% |
76% |
80% |
| Toyota Mirai |
2021 |
88% |
85% |
80% |
82% |
| Genesis G80 |
2021 |
91% |
87% |
77% |
91% |
| Polestar 2 |
2021 |
93% |
89% |
80% |
83% |
By Stephen Turvil | July 19, 2022
