Maruti Suzuki Dzire Crash Test Results: Bharat NCAP vs Global NCAP – What's Different?

The Maruti Suzuki Dzire, one of India's most popular sub-compact sedans, has achieved an impressive five-star safety rating in both Bharat NCAP (BNCAP) and Global NCAP (GNCAP) crash tests. Following the Tata Nexon, it becomes only the second vehicle in India to be tested under both safety protocols and score top marks.

While the overall safety ratings are similar, the testing methodologies and detailed scoring differ, leading to some interesting distinctions between the two evaluations.

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🔍 Bharat NCAP Crash Test Highlights

• Frontal Offset Crash Test:

  • Driver’s safety: Good protection to the head, neck, pelvis, thighs, and feet.

  • Passenger’s safety: Good protection to head, neck, thighs, left tibia.

  • Marginal protection: Driver’s chest.

  • Adequate protection: Driver’s tibia, passenger’s chest, and right tibia.

• Side Impact Tests:

  • Movable barrier: Good head, torso, and abdomen protection; chest protection marked adequate.

  • Side pole impact: All body regions received good protection.

• Child Occupant Protection (COP):

  • Score: 23.57 out of 24

  • 18-month-old dummy: Full marks for front and side impact.

  • 3-year-old dummy: 7.57/8 in frontal; full 4/4 in side impact.

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🌍 Global NCAP Crash Test Highlights

• Frontal Offset Crash Test:

  • Driver and passenger: Good protection to head, neck, and thighs.

  • Tibia protection: Adequate for both.

  • Driver’s chest: Marginal; passenger’s chest: Adequate.

  • Driver’s feet: Good protection.

• Side Impact Tests:

  • Movable barrier: All body regions of the driver received good protection.

  • Side pole impact: Chest protection was marginal, others were good.

• Child Occupant Protection (COP):

  • 18-month & 3-year-old dummies: Full points in both frontal and side collisions.

  • CRS for 3-year-old: Full protection to head and chest, limited neck protection in frontal impact.