Safest SUVs in India: 5 SUVs with 5-star safety rating

The passenger vehicle (PV) industry is witnessing a couple of new trends right now. One is the unprecedented rise of the sport utility vehicle (SUV) segment and the other is the growing awareness among customers about the safety aspect.

While India now has its own vehicle safety testing program, referred to as Bharat New Car Assessment Program or Bharat NCAP several cars sold in our country have been tested by Global New Car Assessment Program or Global NCAP.

With the SUV segment reaching almost 50% of the PV market, we take a look at five SUVs on sale in India with the highest safety rating at Global NCAP.

Tata Safari

The new Tata Safari scored five stars in both adult occupant protection and child occupant protection categories at Global NCAP. The flagship SUV of Tata Motors received 33.05 points out of 34 in the adult occupant protection and 45 points out of 49 in the child occupant protection.

The Safari comes with six airbags and electronic stability control (ESC) as standard. It is priced between Rs 16.19 lakh and Rs 27.34 lakh (ex-showroom).

Tata Harrier

The new Tata Harrier and the new Tata Safari are built on the OMEGARC architecture, which is derived from Land Rover’s D8 platform. Both SUVs scored similar stars and points in adult occupant protection and child occupant protection categories at Global NCAP.