ASEAN NCAP safety rating for Hyundai Creta & Stargazer is out

KUALA LUMPUR: The 2022 Hyundai Creta SUV and 2022 Hyundai Stargazer were recently assessed by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries, aka ASEAN NCAP. Both models are manufactured in Indonesia and exported to various ASEAN regions.

The two models were tested under the 2021-2025 ASEAN NCAP protocol, thus making the Creta the first and Stargazer the second Hyundai model to go through the new set of testing norms. The test location for the models was Malaysia, the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) PC3 crash testing center in Melaka.

2022 Hyundai Creta: ASEAN NCAP test report

• The model achieved a full five-star rating with a cumulative total of 75.78 points
• In the Adult occupant protection (AOP) category it scored 34.762 points
• In the child occupant protection (COP) category it scored 15.56 points
• In the safety assist systems category it scored 14.08 points
• In the motorcyclist safety category it scored 11.42 points

2022 Hyundai Stargazer: ASEAN NCAP test report

• The model achieved a four-star rating with a cumulative total of 66.48 points
• In the Adult occupant protection (AOP) category it scored 31.21 points
• In the child occupant protection (COP) category it scored 14.48 points
• In the safety assist systems category it scored 12.04 points
• In the motorcyclist safety category it scored 8.75 points

Overall, the Creta scored higher points compared to the Stargazer in all the test categories. Let us now discuss the safety profile of the two Hyundai cars in detail.

The Creta comes with a minimum of two airbags across all variants, however in the majority of the models sold across Southeast Asia, the SUV comes standard with six airbags. Its active safety kit includes - ABS, electronic stability control, ISOFIX, seatbelt reminder for front occupants, and pedestrian protection technology as standard. The SUV also comes with several safety assistance techs like - AEB City, AEB Inter-Urban, AEB Pedestrian, lane keep assist, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, child presence detection, auto high beam, and blind spot detection, and rear cross-traffic collision avoidance assist (RCCA) for motorcycle detection.

The Stargazer, on the other hand, benefits from dual front airbags, ABS, ISOFIX, seatbelt reminder, pedestrian technology, electronic stability control, forward collision warning, lane departure warning, and lane keep assist. The car’s safety assistance tech kit reads AEB City, AEB Inter-Urban, AEB Pedestrian, automatic high beam, and blind spot detection.

Currently, both Hyundai models are not available in the local market. However, the Creta being already built as a right-hand drive model would make sense price-wise to enter the local market. As for Stargazer, it was recently launched in Indonesia with no indication of its local debut any time soon.

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