ANCAP crash tests

Find out how vehicles rate

Ratings are divided into vehicle types. You'll get the most meaningful comparison by comparing models manufactured in the same year and within a weight range of 230kg.

These ratings also provide links to a number of international crash test sites that offer information on more vehicles. Please interpret these results with caution - the featured models may vary from those available in this country. There may be some variations to the level of protection provided in the models available.

About the tests

ANCAP tests the performance of each vehicle model in the two most common crashes - offset frontal and side-impact crashes.

Offset frontal and side-impact crash testing

The tests use crash-test dummies to measure the degree of injury suffered by front seat occupants wearing safety belts.

In the offset frontal crash test

• 40 percent of the front of the vehicle (on the driver's side) strikes a fixed barrier at 64km/h.
• The aluminium front of the barrier simulates the impact of another vehicle.

In the side-impact test

• A 950kg trolley strikes the driver's side of the test vehicle at 50km/h.
• The aluminium face of the trolley simulates the front of another vehicle.

Pedestrian impacts

New tests include a series replicating crashes involving pedestrians - children and adults - where the impact occurs at 40km/h.

Some of the ratings included here are the result of European crash tests.

New rating system

ANCAP has introduced a new star rating system, replacing the previous ratings of Good, Acceptable, Marginal or Poor. The more stars, the better the rating.

Currently both rating systems appear on this site.

Comparison with on-road crashes

The Monash University Accident Research Centre in Victoria, Australia has compared ANCAP ratings with statistics of actual serious on-road crashes. The comparison shows that a vehicle's ANCAP rating is a good indication of the actual protection offered in a serious crash on the road.

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