New Toyota Prius awarded 5-star Euro NCAP safety rating

The all-new Toyota Prius has secured the top five-star rating in independent Euro NCAP safety testing. The result maintains Prius’s reputation as one of the safest cars in its class, building on the previous five-star performance of the second and third generation models.

Toyota’s constant improvement of its safety technologies has helped Prius – the world’s best-selling full hybrid car – comply with Euro NCAP’s more stringent and wider-ranging test criteria, which cover not only how vehicle occupants and pedestrians are protected in real-life accident scenarios, but also the quality and range of safety equipment provided.

Toyota Prius Euro NCAP scores

  • Overall Adult Occupant Protection: 92 per cent
  • Child Occupant: 82 per cent
  • Pedestrian Protection Performance: 77 per cent
  • Safety assist performance: 85 per cent

In its report, Euro NCAP commended the new Prius for maximum point scores achieved in its side barrier impact test, with “good protection of all critical body areas” and a further maximum score for the performance of its autonomous emergency braking system. This safety function is included in the car’s Pre-Collision System, and is able to detect and react to pedestrians as well as vehicles in the car’s path.

The Pre-Collision System is part of the Toyota Safety Sense package of active safety features, together with Adaptive Cruise Control with Full Speed Following function, Lane Departure Alert with steering control, Automatic High Beam and Road Sign Assist, provided as standard on all new Prius models. Additional radar-controlled systems including a Blind Spot Monitor and Rear Cross Traffic Alert are also available.

The new Prius’s crash test performance reflects the fundamental strength of its Toyota New Global Architecture-based platform and body, which make good use of strategic reinforcements and use of high-strength steels to absorb and channel impact forces away from the cabin.

Launched earlier this year, the new Prius achieves the greatest advances yet in the fuel and emissions efficiency of Toyota’s full hybrid technology, while delivering a significantly more rewarding and engaging driving experience.

2 comments

  1. We have owned three generations of Prius and love the car with its outstanding features and running costs. We would like to trade in our late model 2020 car for the latest generation of the stunning new 2023 Prius but have been told it will not be available in the UK next year This is a big disappointment for us and unfortunately means we need to look at other manufacturers models, which we were reluctant to do, I feel Toyota has closed a good part of its reputation in the UK with this decision however commercially sound it seems.

    1. Hi John, thanks for your comment.

      We appreciate your loyalty to Toyota and understand your dissapointment.

      Please keep an eye on our blog and social media channels for the latest updates.

      Thanks.

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