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The Indian compact SUV market has experienced a substantial transformation toward safety standards and three models namely Skoda Kylaq, Mahindra 3X0 and Tata Nexon have established themselves as dominant choices. All these SUVs received 5-star Bharat NCAP ratings which demonstrates their dedication to safeguarding passengers. The evaluation assesses their safety status through current crash test evaluation results.
The Indian crash tests awarded the Mahindra 3X0 with 29.36 points out of 32.00 for Adult Occupant Protection while the vehicle earned 43.00 points out of 49.00 for Child Occupant Protection. The vehicle performed exceptionally well during the Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test by achieving 13.36 out of 16.00 and obtained an absolute score of 16.00 during the Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test.
Child Occupant Protection assessments for this vehicle awarded a total of 24.00 in Dynamic testing and 12.00 points for CRS installation along with 07.00 points out of 13.00 in Vehicle Assessment.
Tata Nexon became the very first compact SUV to reach a total of 5 stars under Bharat NCAP safety rating standards. Tata Nexon obtained 29.41 out of 32 potential points in Adult Occupant Protection tests as well as 43.83 out of 49 possible points in Child Occupant Protection tests.
Under the Adult Occupant category, it achieved 14.65 out of 16.00 in the Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test and 14.76 out of 16.00 in the Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test. In the Child Occupant category, it scored 22.83 out of 24.00 in the Dynamic score, a full 12.00 in CRS installation and 09.00 out of 13.00 in Vehicle Assessment.
The Nexon shows slightly better safety performance than Mahindra 3X0 when it comes to safety ratings.
Skoda Kylaq has established new safety standards through its successful performance in Bharat NCAP ratings. The safety ratings for this vehicle stand at 30.88 out of 32.00 for Adult Occupant Protection and 45.00 out of 49.00 for Child Occupant Protection.
The Adult Occupant category scores showed 15.04 of 16.00 points in Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Testing and 15.84 of 16.00 points in Side Movable Deformable Barrier Testing. The Dynamic score for Child Occupant Protection amounted to 24.00 points while CRS installation rated a perfect 12.00 points and the Vehicle Assessment received a total of 09.00 points out of 13.00 points.
Bharat NCAP ratings have established Skoda Kylaq as the most secure compact SUV model available in India. Although Tata Nexon and Mahindra 3X0 have demonstrated excellent crash test performance, Kylaq takes the lead position in safety standards because it achieves superior scores than Tata Nexon and Mahindra 3X0 for adult and child occupant protection.
