[Auto] Mazda MX-30 gets 5 stars in Euro NCAP albeit with one snag

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The new Mazda MX-30 electric SUV has earned a five-star rating in Euro NCAP safety tests. A rating it achieved comfortably, as indicated by the organization's praise for its impressive front-end safety structure and resistance to side impacts.

Thanks to this, it has achieved a score of 91% for the protection of adult occupants and 87% for the protection of child occupants. That is, the most important sections in the event of a collision.

The MX-30 with 5 stars, but ...
Despite this, the electric company obtained 73% in the safety assistance systems. To which must be added a meager 68% for the collision avoidance capabilities of vulnerable road users. For example, cyclists. Euro NCAP described the latter score as a 'poor test result'. In addition to noting that the car lacks the "more advanced functionalities, such as intervention in the steering."

Michael van Ratingen, Secretary General of Euro NCAP, said that the latest five-star ratings “demonstrate that the new 2020 protocols adopted by Euro NCAP are having a tangible impact on the safety equipment and crash protection of models. of European cars, including the latest electrified vehicles. '

 

The other side of the coin in Euro NCAP
The Honda Jazz is an opposite example of how to achieve five stars in this safety program. It is a compact that has obtained the worst results in its category, in sections such as the protection of adult occupants (87%) and protection of child occupants (83%). However, by reaching higher scores in collision avoidance systems for vulnerable road users (80%) and in safety assistance systems (76%), it has managed to equal the highest score with the Mazda.

The accolades for this car, therefore, have centered on "more up-to-date safety equipment", including new autonomous emergency braking systems. Although it also managed to attract the attention of the organization with its new centrally mounted airbag.