Euro NCAP: These are the Safest Cars of 2021
Euro NCAP is Europe’s most well-known car safety testing body. It’s recently named the safest cars of 2021…
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Thanks to Euro NCAP, we now know which cars are the safest on the roads. At the top of its list in 2021 was the Mercedes-EQ EQS; it took the top spot in both the pure-electric and executive categories. Close behind in the EV category was Polestar’s 2 model, in second place. Interestingly enough another EV, the Skoda Enyaq iV, came out top in the off-road category. For drivers with a tighter budget, the likes of the Nissan Qashqai, Skoda Fabia and Toyota Yaris Cross all won in their own, respective categories.
Euro NCAP is known for its rigorous testing methods; and its commitment to ever stricter standards, in order to ensure continuous improvements. In order for a car to claim the top spot in a particular category, there has to be at least three entrants and the winner must achieve a five-star rating. When there’s a tie, the cheaper car is named as the winner.
Michiel van Ratingen, Euro NCAP’s secretary general, commented on 2021’s results. He said, “we saw quite a number of new car models coming to the market, many of them electric or hybrid, and many of them achieving five-star ratings despite the demanding requirements”. He added, “well done to the winners as well as to the runners-up, some of which were very close contenders for the top slot in their respective categories”.
Safest Cars of 2021
Small off-road
Winner: Nissan Qashqai
Runner-up: Volkswagen ID.4
Small MPV
Winner: Toyota Yaris Cross
Runner-up: Volkswagen Caddy
Pure electric
Winner: Mercedes-EQ EQS
Runner-up: Polestar 2
Executive
Winner: Mercedes-EQ EQS
Runner-up: Polestar 2
Large off-road
Winner: Skoda Enyaq iV
Runner-up: BMW iX
Small family car
Winner: Skoda Fabia
Runner-up: not awarded as no other small family car scored five stars in 2021
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