Citroen Basalt Wins Zero Star In NCAP Latin Test, How Come?

JAKARTA - Citroen through the Basalt model received zero star ratings in the Latin NCAP or New Car Assessment Program for Latin America and the Caribbean testing, an independent program that evaluates vehicle safety and ranks (usually 0-5 stars).

Quoting from the Rushlane page, Thursday, October 16, the model being tested directly is a direct production of Brazil, which has differences with India. Previously, the model assembled in India was ranked 4-star security in the Bharat NCAP collision test in 2024.

There are many differences presented in the Indian and Brazilian versions. The security system only gets the Brazilian version of the 4 airbags. In addition, other security systems offered with basic variants include electronic stability control, pedestrian protection, seat belt reminders, ISOFIX, belt prevalence, and belt load barriers. In India, Basalt is offered with 6 air bags as standard.

Back to Citroen Basalt Latin NCAP, for safety tests the front driver only gets 15.75 points or only 39 percent. Protection on the driver's head and neck and the passenger is found to be good. Marginal protection is recorded for the driver's chest, while the protection is weak for the passenger's chest. Marginal protection is recorded for the driver's knee and front passenger. There is a risk of a collision on the knee for the rear passenger.

In the side impact test, good protection was recorded for the head, stomach, chest, and pelvic. The whiplash test showed marginal protection for the neck of an adult. A side post collision test was not carried out because Basalt did not offer side-headed protective air bags as standard.

In addition, for passenger safety get 28.59 points or only 58 percent. Good protection is recorded for 3-year-old dolls and 1.5-year-old dolls. The child control system (CRS) managed to prevent head exposure. In the side impact test, the 3-year-old doll's head has touched the inside of the vehicle. No such problem was recorded with a 1.5-year-old doll.

Citroen Basalt did not come with passenger airbags cut. The NCAP Latin notes that air bag warnings related to child seats facing back failed to meet its standards. Then for the protection of river pedestrians and this car safety assistance system only recorded a score of 25.62 points or only 53 percent.

In the safety assistance system, Citroen Basalt scored 15 points, which is 35 percent. Seat belts (SBR) are only available to drivers and that also does not meet the requirements of Latin NCAP. Speed restriction systems are not offered as standard. Other systems that are not available include blind spot detection, path support system, roadside detection and AEB.