Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Bharat NCAP vs Global NCAP crash test results comparison

The Maruti Suzuki Dzire sub-four-metre compact sedan has recently bagged a five-star safety rating in the Bharat NCAP crash test. With this crash test result, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire has become the second car in India, after the Tata Nexon, which was crash tested by both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP. Interestingly, just like the Tata Nexon, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire too scored a five-star safety rating from both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP crash tests.

Despite the Maruti Suzuki Dzire scoring five stars in both BNCAP and GNCAP crash tests, there are slight differences in the two test results. The Dzire scored a five-star rating in the Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) category in both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP crash tests. However, in the Child Occupant Protection (COP) category, the sedan's earned points are different.

Here is how the scores and ratings for the Maruti Suzuki Dzire given by Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP are different.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Bharat NCAP crash test result

At Bharat NCAP crash test, the Maruti Suzuki Dzire sub-compact sedan has scored a protection level dubbed as ‘good’ for the driver’s head, neck, pelvis, thighs and feet during the frontal offset deformable barrier test. During the same crash test, the front passenger’s head, neck, thighs and left tibia also received a good amount of protection. However, the protection level for the driver’s chest was rated marginal, while for the tibia, it was rated as adequate. On the other hand, the safety level to the front passenger’s chest and right tibia was rated as adequate by Bharat NCAP.

During the side movable deformable barrier crash test, protection level for the head, torso and abdomen was rated as good, while for the chest, the protection level was rated as adequate. On the other hand, all parts of the driver scored a good amount of protection level in the side pole impact test.

In the COP category, Bharat NCAP rated the sedan with 23.57 out of 24 points. While the new generation sedan scored full points for the 18-month-old dummy’s front and side protection, the three-year-old dummy's protection level scored a total of 7.57 out of eight points during the frontal collision test and received four out of four points for side protection.

Maruti Suzuki Dzire: Global NCAP crash test result

At the Global NCAP crash test, the new generation Maruti Suzuki Dzire, which is currently on sale in India, was rated to offer a good amount of protection to the driver and front passenger's head, neck and thighs during the frontal offset deformable barrier crash test. The driver's feet also received a good amount of protection. The protection level for the tibia for both driver and front passenger was rated as adequate. The driver’s chest protection was rated as marginal protection, while for the front passenger it was rated as adequate.

During the side movable deformable barrier crash test by Global NCAP, all parts of the driver's body received a good amount of protection. However, in the side pole impact test, the protection level to the driver's chest was marked as marginal, while other parts received a good amount of safety during the same crash test.

In the COP tests at the Global NCAP, both the 18-month-old and three-year-old dummies received full safety points in the front and side collisions. The three-year-old’s child restraint system (CRS) provided full protection to the head and chest of the dummy. However, the same dummy received limited protection to the neck in the frontal impact crash test. However, during the side impact crash tests, all parts of the body received full protection, which was similar to the 18-month-old dummy’s front and side impact tests.

Bharat NCAP vs Global NCAP: Differences in test results

The Maruti Suzuki Dzire's latest generation model performed similarly in the frontal offset deformable barrier tests in both Bharat NCAP and Global NCAP crash tests. The only difference was protection offered to the front occupant's left tibia, which was rated to offer good protection in the Bharat NCAP test but adequate in the Global NCAP test. In the side pole impact tests, there was a significant difference. In Global NCAP, the Dzire scored marginal protection to the driver's chest and good protection to all other parts. In Bharat NCAP, all parts of the driver received good protection.

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