Blog Tesla Model 3 Aces European Safety Test

An evaluation by the European New Car Assessment Program found the Tesla Model 3 to be one of the safest vehicles on the road.

Euro NCAP is an independent body that evaluates the safety of vehicles in Europe. The group issued a perfect 5-Star rating in all four safety categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road Users, which tests a vehicle’s safety features for cyclists and pedestrians, and Safety Assist, which tests active safety capabilities.

“The Tesla Model 3 achieved one of the highest Safety Assist scores we have seen to date,” said Matthew Avery, director of research at Thatcham Research, which runs the only UK-certified Euro NCAP crash-test center. “Its Collision Avoidance Assist system is first class, with its Autonomous Emergency Braking and Forward Collision Warning systems showing high levels of performance … Tesla has made a virtue of safety in its marketing and it is great to see a car now living up to that promise.”

Check out a video Tesla Model 3’s Euro NCAP crash tests below.

 

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Best possible ratings for frontal offset, better than any Volvo.

Shame about the pole test, would have thought with the batteries, it would have performed a lot better.

 

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There are a lot of 2019 cars on that list that do as well or better than model 3, in all but where the 3 outshines which is the "safety assist" controls.

Mazda, Toyota, and Mercedes top the other three categories of scoring. And model 3 is not always in the top 10 of these categories.

In summary, a lot emphasis and results in car safety is making its way to consumers. Making for heavier and more costly vehicles, but our lives are worth it, right?!