Maruti S-Presso, Swift & Ignis fail the Global NCAP crash test

The Ignis scored 16.48 points for adult occupant protection and a mere 3.86 points for child occupant safety.

The Maruti Suzuki S-Presso, Swift and Ignis have been awarded a 1-star safety rating by Global NCAP.

Maruti S-Presso:

The S-Presso scored 20.03 points for adult occupant protection and just 3.52 points for child occupant safety.

According to the test report, the S-Presso offered good protection to the head and neck of the driver and passenger. The driver’s chest showed poor protection, while the passenger’s chest showed marginal protection. Driver’s knees showed marginal protection and passenger’s knees showed good protection. The protection offered to the driver’s tibias was marginal and adequate, while the passenger’s tibias showed adequate protection.

The S-Presso offered marginal protection to the head and chest in the side impact test, while protection for the abdomen and pelvis was rated as good. The side pole impact test was not performed as the car does not have side head protection.

The child seat for the 3-year-old was not able to prevent forward head movement during the frontal impact test. However, the child seat for the 18-month-old offered good protection for the head and poor protection for the chest. Both child restraint systems offered full side impact protection.

The test car was equipped with dual front airbags, a seat belt pre-tensioner and load limiter as well as a seat belt reminder.

Maruti Swift:

The Swift scored 19.19 points for adult occupant safety and 16.68 points for child occupant protection.

The car offered good protection to the head and neck of the driver and passenger. The driver’s chest showed weak protection and the passenger’s chest showed adequate protection. The driver’s knees and passenger’s right knee showed marginal protection as they can impact with dangerous structures behind the fascia and the passenger’s left knee showed good protection. Driver’s tibias showed adequate protection and passenger’s tibias showed good protection.

In the side impact test, protection for the head, abdomen and pelvis protection was rated as good, while chest protection was poor. The side pole impact test was not performed as the car does not have side head protection.

The car offered good protection to the head and marginal protection to the chest of the 3-year-old child dummy, while the protection for the 18-month-old dummy was rated as poor.

Maruti Ignis:

The Ignis scored 16.48 points for adult occupant protection and a mere 3.86 points for child occupant safety.

The car offered good protection to the head and neck of the driver and passenger. The driver’s chest showed weak protection and the passenger’s chest showed adequate protection. Driver’s and passenger’s knees showed marginal protection as they can impact dangerous structures behind the fascia. Driver’s tibias showed adequate protection and passenger’s tibias showed good protection.

In the side impact test, protection to the head was weak, while chest protection was rated as poor. Abdomen protection was adequate and pelvis protection was good.

The child seat for the 3-year-old was able to prevent head exposure during the frontal impact. The child seat for the 18-month-old was also able to prevent head exposure during the frontal impact offering good protection.