Car Safety

The government is planning to roll out Bharat NCAP 2 from October 2027, which will assess the complete safety framework and will address the severe challenge of road accidents in the country, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Thursday. Addressing the 66th SIAM Annual Convention 2025, the Minister for Road, Transport and Highways highlighted the success of Bharat NCAP. Launched in 2013, Bharat NCAP (Bharat New Car Assessment Program) is India's official, independent vehicle safety rating system that crash-tests passenger cars and assigns them a star rating from 1 to 5 stars. It evaluates how well cars protect adult and child occupants during collisions. Highlighting the urgency of addressing India's severe road accident problem, Gadkari said, "We are moving forward with Bharat NCAP 2. This is a very important programme wherein, from October 2027, the entire safety chain will be evaluated. This is very important because road accidents are a big problem... we are number one in the .

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At the NCAP launch event, Gadkari also said that the cost of safety testing abroad is Rs 2.50 crore, while in India it is Rs 60 lakh

Car safety rating and number of airbags were the top two features driving the consumer car purchase decisions, findings of a survey has revealed. Fuel-efficiency, one of the popular aspects while buying a car, occupied third place as per the survey commissioned by Skoda Auto India and conducted by NIQ BASES. The study revealed a heavy inclination among customers towards the safety features of the car with 9 out of 10 customers who thought all cars in India should have a safety rating, the survey noted. As per the findings, car's crash rating was the top driver of customer car purchase decision with an importance score of 22.3 per cent followed by number of airbags with a score of 21.6 per cent. When it comes to crash rating for cars, maximum customer preference of 22.2 per cent was observed for a 5-star safety rating followed closely by 21.3 preference for a 4-star rating. Crash rating of zero is the least preferred with only 6.8 per cent score, as per the survey. Fuel efficiency

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Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Wednesday said majority of automobile manufacturers in India are already exporting cars with six airbags, and there is a need to adopt similar safety norms for cars in the country, stressing that they should also think about safety of people using small economy cars. Addressing the annual session of Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Gadkari pointed out that every year, some 5 lakh road accidents kill 1.5 lakh people and injure over 3 lakh. "Majority of automobile manufacturers in India are exporting cars with 6 airbags. But in India, because of the economic model and cost, they are hesitating," he said. Gadkari wondered why automobile manufacturers are not thinking about the lives of people using economy cars in India. Mostly, lower middle-class people buy small economy cars. An airbag is a vehicle occupant-restraint system which interferes between the driver and the vehicle's dashboard during a collision, ...

This policy is especially handy when an accident results in disability, impairing a person's earning capacity

Cars in India were so far following Global-NCAP; it is not immediately clear whether the new standardised Indian tests or the consequent ratings will be mandatory

Automaker Renault on Tuesday said its sub-four metre compact SUV Kiger has received four-star safety rating for adult occupant safety by Global NCAP, the foremost global car assessment programme.