ASEAN NCAP – Safer Cars For ASEAN Region
ASEAN NCAP releases quarter III 2015 result for Honda HR-V
A Honda HR-V was recently crash tested by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian region (ASEAN NCAP). The Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV) achieved a 4-Star result for its Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and achieved a 4-Star rating for Child Occupant Protection (COP) with 73% compliance. Another variant of HR-V however, achieved a 5-Star rating due to the fitment of Seatbelt Reminder (SBR) on front passenger that is a pre-requisite for 5-Star in ASEAN NCAP.
The HR-V is the latest instalment of Honda family after the facelift of Honda CR-V. This multiple instalment of SUVs by Honda is to meet the high demand of SUVs for family and to cater for affordability of SUVs in the market.
ASEAN NCAP Chairman, Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon commented that, “You can see the trend that SUVs are popular amongst car owners with family, and HR-V are also the favourite for the urbanites who love sporty lifestyle and indulge in long and comfortable rides. This crash test assessment is really important to ensure the safety of the occupants in the vehicle and for the consumers to be well informed of such safety features. Manufacturers may focus on what to improve for vehicle safety in their next model.”
The following are the gist of the Honda HR-V results.
– Honda HR-V achieved 4-Star for AOP with the score of 15.21 and 4-Star for COP (73% compliance). Another HR-V variant equipped with SBR fitment for front passenger achieved a 5-Star score.
– Honda HR-V is the fifth SUV model crash tested by ASEAN NCAP after Pajero Sport (July 2013), Subaru XV (July 2013), Honda CR-V (February 2014) and Suzuki S-Cross (February 2015). Both of HR-V AOP and COP scores revel on top of two of its competitor, Subaru XV with AOP score 14.31 (5-Star) and COP score 67% (3-Star). Whilst Mitsubishi Pajero Sport score was at 12.08 (4-Star) for AOP and 40% (2-Star) in COP rating.
– Nevertheless, Honda HR-V AOP and COP scores were lower than the other two SUV models, Honda CR-V and Suzuki S-Cross, which scored very well in the AOP assessment with 15.46 points and 15.48 points respectively. These scores landed them a 5-Star AOP rating. For COP, CR-V and S-Cross percentage scores were at 86% and 81%, which is in 4-Star range.
– The Honda HR-V tested by ASEAN NCAP is produced in Thailand and caters for Thailand market. Other variants with SBR for both front passenger seats are marketed through all ASEAN countries.
– Electronic Stability Control is a standard fit for both variants. ISOFIX and top tether are equipped for child safety seat for all variants.
ASEAN NCAP
ASEAN NCAP is a new addition to the NCAP organizations around the world, which is targeted to enhance safety standards, raise consumer awareness and thus encourage a market for safer vehicles in the Southeast Asia region (ASEAN community). This is a collaborative effort by MIROS and Global NCAP, in which the latter funded the pilot phase of the project. ASEAN NCAP is also supported by the membership of Automobile Associations from Malaysia (AAM), the Philippines (AAP), Singapore (AA Singapore) and Thailand (RAAT).
Currently, ASEAN NCAP Steering Committee (SC) is chaired by the Director‐General of MIROS/ASEAN NCAP Chairman, Prof. Dr. Wong Shaw Voon and the Technical Committee (TC) is chaired by the ASEAN NCAP Secretary‐General, Mr. Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim.
More information at www.aseancap.org
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