Ford EcoSport Euro NCAP Crash Test Results Released

By Ganesh

Euro NCAP (New Car Assessment Program), the European organization that tests preventive safety features and crashworthiness of new vehicles has released its results for the new Ford EcoSport. The India built compact SUV has scored 4 stars out of 5.

That's a good score, but here's what prevented the EcoSport from getting the top scores and losing out on one star.

Also Read: Ford EcoSport Emergency Assist Saves Lives In Goa

Adult Occupant: 93 percent
Child Occupant: 77 percent
Pedestrian: 59 Percent
Safety Assist: 55 Percent

As you can see, The EcoSport has scored quite high in safety of adult occupants, but has performed dismally in pedestrian safety and has also not scored high on safety assist.

Also Read: Ford EcoSport Test Drive Review

Euro NCAP crash tested a Ford EcoSport with Electronic Stability Control (ECS), which is a standard feature in European spec EcoSport. However, the Indian spec vehicle only gets ECS in the automatic variant.

You can read the detailed crash test report here and watch the crash test video below.

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Article Published On: Thursday, November 28, 2013, 10:33 [IST]
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