The Latin New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) has tested a slew of models in its latest round of crash testing and that includes the made-in-India Hyundai Accent as well. The Hyundai Accent sold in Latin American markets is a slightly stripped-down version of the Hyundai Verna and is manufactured in India and Mexico, with one frontal airbag as standard and no standard ESC. It was rated with zero stars. The compact sedan achieved 9.23 per cent in adult occupant protection, 12.68 per cent in child occupant protection, 53.11 per cent in pedestrian and vulnerable road user protection and 6.98 per cent for safety assist. The new Accent was tested in frontal impact, side impact, whiplash and pedestrian protection. The model showed poor performance in the frontal impact showing a red chest for the adult passenger and leading to zero points in this test and marginal to good side impact protection for adult protection.
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The compact sedan achieved 9.23 per cent in adult occupant protection, 12.68 per cent in child occupant protection, 53.11 per cent in pedestrian and vulnerable road user protection and 6.98 per cent for safety assist.
The side pole impact test scored zero points as it could not be performed due to the lack of standard side head protection airbags and whiplash protection was marginal. That's said, the bodyshell and footwell area were rated as stable. Child Occupant Protection performance too was poor because the carmaker declined to select the Child Restraint Systems (CRS) for the tests. Pedestrian protection was rated marginal to weak in the head, good for the upper leg and weak to adequate for the lower leg. The Hyundai Accent does not offer autonomous emergency braking (AEB) for emergency situations which could have helped scoring better in pedestrian protection by mitigating the impact.
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In its statement, the Latin NCAP also mentioned that the version with two frontal airbags would have obtained the same star rating because it didn't have CRS, lacked standard head side airbags and missed on ESC as well. Moreoevr, Latin NCAP also recommended Hyundai to send in a better equipped version to show consumers the benefits of more safety equipment but the manufacturer declined.
