Since 1993, ANCAP has conducted safety tests for commercial cars every year, and has similar evaluation scores to Euro NCAP and JNCAP, and the overall safety score will be given a minimum of 0 stars and a maximum of 5 stars, and in the past 30 years, only Mitsubishi Express has received the lowest score of 0 stars, but in the latest crash test results released by ANCAP recently, two models have been added to the 0-star ranks, which are MG 5 and Mahindra Scorpio. Whether it's the protection of passengers after a crash or the installation of assistance systems, the combined performance of both cars is not ideal, and ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg said that both brands have misestimated the safety expectations of today's consumers.
Two more were added to the 0-star membership, and the MG 5 score attracted discussion and attention.
This time, MG 5 and Mahindra Scorpio were rated 0 stars by ANCAP, which attracted more attention because of the MG 5 incident, mainly because when MG 5 was listed in Australia, it was the main low-price strategy, and Peter Ciao, CEO of MG Australia, also said that ANCAP's testing was too strict, and would not take the initiative to send MG 5 with a low-cost customer budget, if you want to test, please buy it yourself.
Before this safety test, the Australian MG 5 had already revealed some flaws in its equipment, including blind spot detection, lane keeping assist, driver monitoring, speed limit information, and child detection in the car, so it was expected that the MG 5 might not do very well at that time. Peter Ciao also mentioned that if you want to get 5 stars, you must invest in high costs, but the MG 5 is set to be a first-class people-friendly model, focusing on the low-price strategy rather than enriching advanced safety equipment.
The MG 5 was launched in August 2023 in the Australian market and is available in two variants, the Vibe and the Essence, with the Vibe model equipped with the 1The 5-litre naturally aspirated engine with CVT transmission makes 113 hp and 150 Nm. m torque, as for the essence model uses 1The 5-litre turbocharged engine with a 7-speed DCT gearbox and a maximum horsepower of 160 hp is priced at $24,990 for the Vibe and $28,990 for the Essence.
Sure enough, the MG 5 didn't do a good job, with dual front airbags, side chest and head protection airbags, but no ** airbags to prevent passengers from hitting each other, and the entry-level Vibe model didn't have seat belt retraction on the front and rear seats, while the Essence model didn't have a rear seatIn the 4 major tests** protection, child protection, pedestrian protection and safety assistance, the results were % and 13% respectively. Both chest and leg protection were rated poor in frontal offset impacts, as were chest and leg protection for rear passengers in full-width impacts, with 0 out of 8 in both crashes.
ANCAP also points to the risk of injury caused by the displacement of the chest after the impact and the pull of the seat belt, as well as the danger of the structure behind the dashboardAs for the child protection section, the child dummy has a high load on the head and neck, and ANCAP also mentions the lack of a design to prevent injuries to rear seat passengers in both frontal and side impact situations. In terms of assistance systems, although it was equipped with AEB automatic braking system, it was not activated in more complex situations such as intersections, and it was also rated 0 stars in many test levels when it did not perform well. As for the occurrence of this 0-star incident, Australia** also pointed out that MG 5 will improve the overall safety performance of the vehicle, including software and hardware updates.
MG 5 scored % and 13% in 4 tests** of protection, child protection, pedestrian protection, and safety aids.
On the whole, MG 5 is not the main luxury and high-spec equipment from the beginning, as Peter Ciao said, the evaluation of the people is the focus of MG 5, but it is also because of Peter Ciao's previous remarks that this test got 0 stars More attention from the outside world, especially in today's car industry that pays attention to safety performance, coupled with continuous reports, not only affects local sales, but also for MG its vehicle safety image may be questioned all over the world.
In addition to the MG 5 rating of 0 stars, Mahindra Scorpio is also a member of the latest 0 stars, with 4 test scores** Protection 44%, Child Protection 80%, Pedestrian Protection 23% and Safety Assist 0%, and the vehicle comes standard with dual front airbags, side chest and head protection airbags ( Rank 1 only.
First and second rows) However, the side head protection airbags do not extend to protect the passengers in the third row, and there are no ** airbags that can prevent passengers from hitting each other.
ANCAP mentioned that the Scorpio tested this time was a 6-seater model, while in New Zealand there was a 7-seater model, but only a lumbar seat belt was provided in the second row of seats, and the Scorpio seat belt reminder was only placed in the front seat.
Neither the second nor third row is equipped with AEB automatic stopping, LSS lane keeping assist, driver monitoring system, speed limit information, child retention detection, etc. However, since the Scorpio is not equipped with any active collision avoidance function, it did not score any points in the safety assistance category.
In the Protection Detail section, a frontal offset impact is 333 8, full width impact 0 8, side impact 6 8, side pole impact 531 6, ANCAP said that in the full-width crash test, rear passengers were at higher risk of head, neck and chest injuries, and deducted points for higher load on seat belts, and that the child seat fixtures in the third row were not well developed, and ANCAP stressed that the rear seat of the vehicle was not suitable for carrying young children.