Top safety score for Tesla Model X

A five-star safety rating is given the latest Tesla Model X in Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) testing.

The Model X – on sale from December 2019 – was the standout performer among the latest batch of ratings which included the Audi A7 and Q8, MG HS (all five-star) and Hyundai Venue (four-star), achieving a record-equalling high score of 98% for adult occupant protection and 94% for safety assist.

These scores closely follow the high ratings recorded by the Tesla Model 3 earlier this year.

Full points were achieved for protection of the driver in all four of the full-scale vehicle crash tests (frontal offset, full width, side impact and oblique pole), full points were achieved for lane support and emergency lane keep functionality, and close to full points were awarded in each of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) test scenarios.

“Tesla should be commended for providing a vehicle which offers very high levels of safety performance both in its physical protection of occupants as well as its ability to help avoid a crash through its active safety systems,” ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin says.

AA Motoring Services general manager Stella Stocks says it’s fantastic to see not only high priced vehicles achieving top safety ratings.

“While we’ve come to expect the likes of Tesla and Audi will bring out vehicles with high levels of safety, it’s great to also see the MG HS, which starts at $31,999, achieve five stars,” she says.

Visit www.ancap.com.au/safety-ratings for more information