Both Vehicles Achieve Zero Star Results In The History Of ANCAP Collision Tests, Here's Why!

MG5 Sedan Collision Test by ANCAP. (Doc. Drive)

JAKARTA - Strong vehicle safety and body devices are important aspects of protecting drivers, passengers, and other road users when on the highway to avoid unwanted things.

Independent test institutions such as the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) are needed to conduct a hit test on the latest vehicles in order to assess the model is safe.

However, security and safety do not seem to apply to MG5 and Mahindra Scorpio 4WD. Recently, ANCAP tested the vehicle with poor results, which was given a value of up to zero stars in terms of safety.

Reporting from Drive, Thursday, December 14, these two vehicles failed in terms of a system to avoid accidents, considering that getting five stars requires qualified features and a good body structure to protect passengers from injuries when an accident occurs.

Overall, ANCAP has tested the two vehicles according to strict protocols. For MG5, this sedan scores in the Adult Passenger Protection category with a score of 37, Safety Assistance with a value of 13, Vulnerable Road User Protection with a value of 42, and Child Occupants Protection with 58.

Meanwhile, Mahindra Scorpio 4WD got a bad result with a score of 0 in the Safety Assist category, Vulnerable Road User Protection with a score of 23, Adult Passenger Protection with 44, and Child Occupancy Protection with 80. It is known that the car was the first vehicle to reach 0 in one category in ANCAP history.

The MG 5 and Mahindra Scorpio were both launched into Australia's new car market and New Zealand for the first time this year, but it's clear that their safety offer lags behind generations of what we see in almost every new car being sold today, said Carla Hoorweg, CEO of ANCAP.

It was also confirmed that MG and Mahindra had plans to add more advanced safety features to their vehicles. However, they have no plans to improve their body structure that does not show good performance in testing.

Thus, the two vehicles were ranked the lowest in terms of safety throughout ANCAP's history established, after the Mitsubishi Renault Track model in 2021.