Toyota Verso awarded 5-star rating in 2010 Euro NCAP crash test
The Toyota Verso has been awarded a maximum, 5-star rating in the 2010 Euro NCAP safety performance test programme. The Verso scored 89% for adult occupancy, 75% for child occupancy, 69% for pedestrian impact and 86% for safety assistance.
The Toyota Verso has been awarded a maximum, 5-star rating in the 2010 Euro NCAP safety performance test programme. The Verso scored 89% for adult occupancy, 75% for child occupancy, 69% for pedestrian impact and 86% for safety assistance.
New Euro NCAP regulations were introduced in February 2009. This marks the start of a three step programme which will see the introduction of further, increasingly stringent crash testing rules in 2010 and 2012. Significantly improved pedestrian impact performance constitutes one major change in this three step programme, with a 5-star rating requiring a score of 25% in 2009, 40% in 2010 and 60% in 2012. Achieving 69%, the Verso already fulfils the requirements of the challenging, 2012 test target.
With adult and child occupant categories also becoming increasingly strict in 2010 and 2012, vehicles now need to achieve excellent results in all four categories to merit a 5-star rating.
In 2009, the iQ, Avensis and Prius all achieved the same maximum rating. The Verso is one of the first vehicles to be awarded 5 stars under the revised, more demanding, 2010 Euro NCAP crash test programme.