The new Toyota Corolla has received a five-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Programme (ANCAP).
It received 96% for Adult Occupant Protection, 83% for Child Occupant Protection, 86% for Vulnerable Road User Protection and 76% for Safety Assist.
All variants of the Corolla offer collision avoidance technologies including autonomous emergency braking (AEB) – which can detect, mitigate or avoid crashes with other vehicles, pedestrians and cyclists and lane keep assist (LKA).
“The safety improvements provided in this generation of the Corolla are a significant step forward,” says ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin says.
“The Corolla is a trusted nameplate and Australia and New Zealand’s highest selling passenger car, so it is encouraging to see this affordable, volume-seller continue to achieve a high safety standard.”
“This result clearly shows safety is not a luxury, with private and corporate fleet buyers able to access high levels of safety as advanced collision prevention technologies become increasingly available.
“Mainstream models, like the Corolla, are now offering advanced speed assistance systems which can read road signs. These systems are the building blocks for automation, and convey the need for vehicle brands, regulators and infrastructure providers to work together to see safety and efficiency benefits realised.”
The five-star safety rating applies to all petrol and hybrid Toyota Corolla hatch variants (hybrid variants tested) available in Australia and New Zealand.
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