Safety is always an important aspect that everyone should look for when they are buying a new car. In India a few years back we did not take safety as important as other car features. And we were driving cars which were not at all safe. Still today most of the cars on the road are unsafe, but the trend will change slowly. In this article, I will list the top safest cars in India with 4+ Bharat NCAP ratings that you can buy today. This article will be updated as and when the new car receives 4+ Bharat NCAP ratings. You can check out the list of cars tested by Global NCAP here
We always ignore safety, but with growing competition in the international market, Indian cars need to be safe to drive. Safety features like ABS with EBD, ESP, ISOFIX, driver and passenger Airbags, and parking sensors were not standard a few years back. But in today’s scenario, most cars have these as standard safety features regardless of the variant you buy. More and more cars should be tested with Bharat NCAP and score a good rating. And more safety features should be standard like Lane-keeping assist, blind-spot warning, adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, drowsiness alert and much more.
Let’s see the safest cars in India that you can buy
Safest cars with 5-star Bharat NCAP ratings
Hyundai Tucson
Mahindra Thar ROXX has received a 5-star rating and 30.48 points out of 32 for adult occupants, a 5-star rating, and 41 points out of 49 for child occupants. Only the petrol variants were tested not sure why the diesel was not tested, but the diesel variants also get the standard safety features like 6 airbags, ABS with EBD, ESC, and Isofix child mounts similar to what you get in the petrol variants.
Mahindra Thar ROXX
Mahindra Thar ROXX has received a 5-star rating and 31.09 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 45 points out of 49 for child occupants. The child score is one of the highest in India, only other car to score 45 is Tata Punch EV. Thar 3 door was tested with Global Ncap and score 4 stars.
Mahindra XUV 400 EV
XUV 400 EV has received a 5-star rating and 30.38 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 43 points out of 49 for child occupants.
Mahindra XUV 3XO
XUV 3XO has received a 5-star rating and 29.36 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 43 points out of 49 for child occupants. Mahindra has tested the XUV 3XO facelift with Bharat ncap. They have also tested the old Mahindra XUV 300 with Global NCAP and got a 5-star rating.
Tata Safari/Harrier
Safari and Harrier have received a 5-star rating and 30.08 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 44.54 points out of 49 for child occupants. Tata has finally tested the new Tata harrier and safari facelift with Bharat ncap. They have also tested with Global NCAP and got a 5-star rating.
Tata Punch EV
Punch EV has received a 5-star rating and 31.46 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 45 points out of 49 for child occupants. Tata Punch the ICE version was tested in Global Ncap and scored 5-star for adult and 4-star for child occupancy.
Tata Nexon EV
Nexon EV has received a 5-star rating and 29.86 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 44.95 points out of 49 for child occupants. Tata Nexon was the first Indian car to score a 5-star safety rating in Global NCAP.
Tata Nexon Facelift
Nexon facelift has received a 5-star rating and 39.41 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 43.83 points out of 49 for child occupants. The Facelift Nexon is also tested in Global NCAP and scored a 5-star rating.
Tata Curvv
Curvv has received a 5-star rating and 29.50 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 43.66 points out of 49 for child occupants. Tata Curvv is the second Coupe SUV in India, it has scored 5 stars whereas the Citroen Basalt has scored 4-star which is also a Coupe SUV.
Tata Curvv EV
Curvv EV has received a 5-star rating and 30.81 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 44.83 points out of 49 for child occupants. Tata Curvv the ICE version also scored 5 stars in Bharat NCAP.
Safest cars with 4-star Bharat NCAP ratings
Citroen Basalt
Citroen Basalt received a 4-star rating and 26.19 points out of 32 for adult occupants and a 5-star rating and 35.90 out of 49 for child occupants. This is the first car from Citroen to score a 4 star in Bharat NCAP, before this Citroen e-C3 was tested in Global NCAP and scored 0 stars. So this is a good sign for Citroen
Conclusion
We definitely need safer cars on the streets, but for the existing cars that do not have any safety features, the drivers need to have better awareness and alertness and should drive cautiously. Approx 1.3 million people die each year worldwide according to WHO due to road accidents. And it costs around 3% of a country’s GDP. I think the government should invest in making the safety features more accessible and less expensive so that more people would buy a safe car. Governments can do this by providing subsidies to companies that produce a car that gets a 4+ star Bharat NCAP rating.
A car that is priced around 5-7 lakhs is not at all safe in India, because it has very few safety features. These cars should be made safer, as most Indians buy these cars. More and more cars should have active and passive safety features so that each and everyone can buy the safest cars in India.
Finally, I would like to only say one thing “Drive Safe with complete alertness on the road, as your life depends on it.
Thank you so much to the Bharat NCAP website for all the data. Here is the link to all the cars tested by Bharat NCAP
