BYD Atto 3 EV scores 5 stars in Euro NCAP crash tests

Bookings for the Atto 3 are now open in India. The electric SUV will be officially launched next month.

The BYD Atto 3 electric SUV has been awarded a 5-star rating by Euro NCAP. It scored 91% for adult occupant protection and 89% for child occupant safety.

According to Euro NCAP, the passenger compartment of the Atto 3 remained stable in the frontal offset test. The vehicle offered good protection to the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger. Tests showed that the Atto 3 would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision.

In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good or adequate for the driver and rear passenger. In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good. However, in the more severe side pole impact, protection of the chest was rated as weak.

In both the frontal offset and the side barrier impact tests, protection of all critical body areas was good for both child dummies.

The protection provided by the bonnet to pedestrians’ heads was good or adequate. The bumper offered good protection to pedestrians’ legs, but protection of the pelvis region was poor.

Bookings for the Atto 3 are now open in India. The electric SUV will be officially launched next month.