Mazda CX-30 near perfect for adult protection

The new Mazda CX-30 has secured a five-star safety rating after achieving a record score in tests conducted by Ancap Safety.

Australasia’s leading independent vehicle safety authority gave the small SUV a near-perfect score for adult occupant protection. The vehicle also ranked highly across other key assessment areas.

“The Mazda CX-30 achieved the highest adult occupant protection score we’ve recorded to date with an impressive score of 99 per cent,” says James Goodwin, chief executive of Ancap. 

“It performed exceptionally well across the range of destructive crash tests including the full width, side impact, oblique pole and whiplash tests. Only minor reductions were seen for potential injury risk to the lower legs in the frontal offset test.

“The physical protection offered to child occupants was also strong, and our assessment showed a range of common child restraints could be safely accommodated.”

Goodwin adds that the Mazda CX-30’s autonomous emergency braking performance was “good”, with vehicle-to-vehicle collisions avoided or mitigated across higher-speed scenarios. 

“Active lane keep assist functionality also showed areas of good performance, however the system does not have the capability to intervene in more critical emergency lane keeping scenarios,” he says. 

A five-star Ancap safety rating applies to all CX-30 variants sold in New Zealand.