Euro NCAP shared the best of 2024 in safety tests

Euro NCAP shared the best of 2024 in safety tests

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Euro NCAP shared the best of 2024 in safety tests

Euro NCAP announced the models that won the “Best in Class” title among the cars it tested in 2024. According to Euro NCAP, last year 5 cars from China, Germany and Japan set the standards in vehicle safety.

in 2024 Skoda Superb/Volkswagen Passat duo, Mazda CX-80 ve Zeekrwas selected as the best in its class on the security side. Mercedes-Benz E-Serisi It was the car that achieved the best rating among all the models tested last year.

The best of Euro NCAP 2024????
Model Adult Passenger Child Passenger Vulnerable Road Users Security Aids
Mercedes-Benz E-Serisi %92 %90 %84 %87
Zeekr %91 %90 %84 %83
Skoda Superb/VW Passat %93 %87 %82 %80
Mazda CX-80 %92 %88 %84 %79

The vehicle that won Euro NCAP’s best overall safety performance award in 2024 was the Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Being a premium car, the E-Class achieved the highest overall score with a weighted average score in four safety categories (Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Protection of Vulnerable Road Users and Safety Aids) evaluated by Euro NCAP experts.



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Compact SUVs made their mark in 2024. Of the total 44 vehicles tested by Euro NCAP, 20 belonged to this class. The leader in the compact SUV class was the Chinese Zeekr X, which surpassed the vehicles of European manufacturers. It was soon followed by Deepal’s new market entry S07 model, Porsche Macan, Cupra Tavascan, MG HS, Toyota C-HR, Volvo EX30 and XPENG G6. Zeekr

Another important category for 2024 was the Large SUV class, and Euro NCAP tested six seven-seater vehicles in this category. Mazda CX-80has been named “Best in Class” for 2024, with a close victory over the Audi Q6 e-tron.




Euro NCAP shared the best of 2024 in safety tests



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Volkswagen Passat and Škoda Superb, produced on the same platform of the Volkswagen Group, won the “Best in Class” award in the Large Family Car class. These two vehicles demonstrated class-leading safety performance.

Chinese automakers showed another impressive performance with the first electric pick-up tested in Europe by Euro NCAP. A five-seat, four-door pick-up Maxus eTERRON 9scored highly in all four security categories.

There were no vehicles nominated for the “Best in Class” award in the Small Family Car class in 2024, because the vehicles with the highest scores in this category did not meet the eligibility criteria for the award by receiving a red body score, meaning “poor”, in safety tests.