MG3's Latest Generation Gets Three ANCAP Collision Stars, What's Less?

MG3 underwent a hit test in ANCAP. (Doc. ANCAP)

JAKARTA - Less impressive results were obtained from MG3's latest hatchback. Recently, the car obtained three-star results in a hit test from the Australation New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).

During the hit test, the second generation of MG3 got different values at the level of protection for adult and child passengers.

ANCAP Chief Executive Officer Carla Hoorweg, said the score in several areas was quite good, but there were a number of aspects that had to be improved so that his party encouraged the brand to consider further the safety side of the hatchback.

"The MG 3 safety score is quite good in some areas, particularly vulnerable road users protection, but there are still a number of opportunities for MG to provide increased safety and we encourage them to consider these findings in future vehicle upgrades," Carla said on the official ANCAP website, Wednesday, October 23.

In the safety test, this car got a value of 72 percent in the Adult Occupant Protection category and earned high points in the protection of the driver of the side crash test.

However, there are concerns in the high impact style in the driver's right shoulder side in the oblique post testing.

Then, poor results were obtained from adult back passenger tests in the Full Width Test because seat belts allowed excessive head movements forward.

Both the head and chest of the rear passenger are considered marginal in this test, with the results of Good and Adequate visible on the driver's feet and rear passengers.

Meanwhile, the Frontal Offset Test obtained results from Good, Adequate, and Marginal. This is because there are hard areas at the bottom of the dashboard that tend to pose a higher risk of injury to the driver's legs and to the front passenger.

In testing Child Occupant also got various grades. MG3 obtained a Poir and Marginal predicate when tested with a 10-year-old doll in a side-and-side impact test and a front offset.

However, the model is also said to have a number of improvements from the previous generation with the presence of driver safety technology including Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) and Lane Support System (LSS).

However, MG3 did not respond in the scenario of emergency braking in a state of backward or crossing so that it obtained poor results in the Vulnerable Road User Protection and Safety Assist.

Overall, MG3 reached a total score of 58 percent or almost 60 percent needed to reach the four-star limit.