5 Indian Cars Fail 2016 Global NCAP Test

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5 Indian Cars Fail 2016 Global NCAP Test

By CarAndBike Team | May 17, 2016

 

 

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

• Kwid, Scorpio, Celerio, Eeco and the Eon fail to score a single star
• 4 cars scored 2 stars in child safety
• Renault promises to take corrective action at the earliest

 

Five Indian cars, including the Mahindra Scorpio have failed the crash tests conducted by the Global New Car Assessment Program (NCAP). All five cars - the Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai Eon - have been rated with a zero star for safety by Global NCAP.

"The Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai Eon all showed low levels of adult occupant protection," said a statement from the UK-based safety watchdog.

David Ward, the secretary general of Global NCAP, said that "The latest SaferCarsforIndia results show how important it is for cars to have a body shell that can remain stable in a crash. This is an absolutely crucial pre-requisite for occupant safety together with fitment of at least front air bags. It is very surprising that a manufacturer like Renault introduced the Kwid initially lacking this essential feature. Global NCAP strongly believes that no manufacturer anywhere in the world should be developing new models that are so clearly sub-standard. Car makers must ensure that their new models pass the UN's minimum crash test regulations, and support use of an airbag."

India is the world's sixth largest automobile market, and is projected to overtake South Korea and Germany and jump to the fourth spot by 2020. Considering these growth prospects, it was in the first half of 2013 that Global NCAP took the decision to focus its attention on Indian car manufacturing. NCAP is the New Car Assessment Programme - and has editions in several car markets - as the watchdog for safety and quality parameters in new vehicles. Its certification in the EU, USA, Latin America, Australia, China provide a star rating. The higher the score the safer the car.

India is now a global manufacturing base for several automobile companies and this test was conducted earlier on the Maruti Suzuki Alto800, Tata Nano, Datsun Go, Hyundai i10, Maruti Suzuki Swift and the Volkswagen Polo. This time around though  the tests were conducted on some of the most popular cars in the Indian market - the Renault Kwid, Maruti Suzuki Celerio, Maruti Suzuki Eeco, Mahindra Scorpio and Hyundai Eon. There were two tests carried out - the UN Regulation 94 test (frontal crash at 56 kmph) and the NCAP test (frontal crash at 64kmph). All cars failed both these tests. Considering that the 'made-in-India' cars are exported to different markets, this is a huge set back.

The tests saw the base models, all without airbags, driven at 64kmph into a block simulating a head-on collision. NCAP also tested the cars in a crash simulation according to United Nations standards - a frontal collision at the slightly slower speed of 56kmph and none of them was able to score even a single star out of 5 for Adult Occupant safety.

The tests, conducted by Global NCAP, showed that in an accident, all the cars would leave the driver with possible life-threatening injuries to the occupants. All the cars scored two stars each for child safety, barring the Maruti Suzuki Celerio, which was able to score only one star.

The Global NCAP has welcomed the idea of a forthcoming launch of a Bharat New Car Assessment Programme, but this assessment  - for front and side impact crash tests - will only be done from October 2017. In the meantime, the Global NCAP has appealed to car makers to act immediately to eliminate all zero star cars from production as soon as possible.
(Global NCAP Table )

We asked the respective manufacturers to comment on the same. Here is what they had to say:

1. Renault India: GNCAP announced their results today and welcomed Renault's efforts and commitment to safety enhancement. Safety is of paramount importance for Renault and all our products meet and exceed the requisite safety standards set by Indian Regulatory Authorities. India is gradually moving towards international safety norms by including more robust safety regulations and the assurance of the Bharat NCAP is a positive step in this direction. As a customer-focused company, Renault fully supports this initiative and we are already future-ready in terms of technology, design and engineering for enhanced safety for all our vehicles. Indian Government has announced that the crash test regulation for the existing cars will come into effect in 2019 and for the new cars in 2017. Renault is committed to comply with these timelines.

2. Maruti Suzuki India: Declined to comment

We are waiting to hear from Hyundai and Mahindra and will be updating you on the same.

Prices for the cars that failed the Global NCAP tests: (All prices are ex-showroom, Delhi)
1. Renault Kwid- 2.62 lakh onwards. 
2. Hyundai Eon- 3.25 lakh to 4.39 lakh
3. Maruti Suzuki Celerio- 4.03 lakh to 5.90 lakh
4. Maruti Suzuki Eeco- 3.21 lakh to 4.25 lakh
5. Mahindra Scorpio- 9.39 lakh to 14.38 lakh

[Balibabu]

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