Australasia’s independent vehicle safety authority, ANCAP, has released its latest round of safety ratings.
Five-star ANCAP safety ratings were awarded to the Mercedes-Benz B-Class, CLA and Peugeot 508, but the Citroen C5 Aircross missed out at four-stars.
ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin says the Citroen C5 Aircross fell short of five-star requirements in the area of Vulnerable Road User Protection where marginal performance was observed for the avoidance of pedestrians.
“Reducing its score was the omission of cyclist-detection within its autonomous emergency braking system,” Goodwin adds.
Goodwin says the expected Mercedes-Benz B-Class and CLA achieved top markets, scoring strong across all four key areas of assessments.
“The CLA achieved full points in a number of tests, including full points for the protection offered to adult passengers seated in the rear, showing that safety is being prioritised for all seating positions.
“The B-Class is capable of detecting and reacting to vulnerable road users including pedestrians and cyclists, and high scores were seen for its crash avoidance capabilities and physical crash protection,” Goodwin adds.
The Peugeot 508 Fastback and Sportswagon also scored well in all assessment areas.
The Ford Focus updated its ANCAP score following specification enhances and re-testing. Goodwin praises Ford for making further enhancements to its already five-star Focus.
“These latest safety upgrades see its Adult Occupant Protection score rise from the 85% awarded last year to 96% today, offering consumers with enhanced protection.”
The above ratings apply to all respective variants except the AMG CLA35 which is unrated.
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