Euro NCAP: Three Chinese electric cars earn 5 stars, Cupra Raval gets only 4 stars
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Euro NCAP evaluated four new electric vehicles using the enhanced testing protocols for 2026. The Aion UT, Geely E2, and Leapmotor B05 all achieved the top score of five stars. The Cupra Raval received four stars with its standard safety features and five stars with the optional “Safety Pack.”
In the Cupra Raval, the Safety Pack raises the score for Safe Driving from 58 percent to 72 percent and for Crash Avoidance from 66 percent to 77 percent. Crash Protection is at 91 percent, and Post Crash Safety is at 95 percent. The model achieved full points in the side barrier impact test as well as the full-width frontal crash test, showing good performance from the side airbags. There is no system to detect children left in the vehicle, while the lane-keeping function, driver monitoring, and automatic emergency braking system were rated positively.
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The Aion UT scores 66 percent in Safe Driving, 74 percent in Crash Avoidance, 91 percent in Crash Protection, and 88 percent in Post Crash Safety. Euro NCAP criticized its heavy reliance on the central screen for key driving functions and the lack of a system to detect children left behind. Speed limit recognition achieved an accuracy of 68 percent, while the crash avoidance systems performed well in certain intersection scenarios except for front-end monitoring.
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The Geely E2 scored 79 percent in Safe Driving, 72 percent in Crash Avoidance, 86 percent in Crash Protection, and 95 percent in Post Crash Safety. Physical controls for key driving functions and the infotainment system, along with standard direct child presence detection, were positively noted. The automatic emergency braking system performed differently depending on the scenario, and the E2 lost points in protecting the driver’s legs during a offset frontal collision. During testing with a ten-year-old child, the seat belt partially slipped off the shoulder.
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The Leapmotor B05 achieved 66 percent in Safe Driving, 77 percent in Crash Avoidance, 92 percent in Crash Protection, and 89 percent in Post Crash Safety. The automatic emergency braking system performed particularly well at high speeds and at intersections, and the vehicle also scored the maximum points in both side barrier and pole impact tests. The B05 features child presence detection but lacks an adaptive seatbelt system for different body sizes, nor does it detect an unsafe passenger seating position with feet on the dashboard.
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"The safety performance of Chinese cars has improved dramatically since Euro NCAP’s first test of a vehicle manufactured in China in 2010," says program director Aled Williams. "There is still work to be done, but today’s results clearly show that Chinese automakers are continuing to strive to meet the high standards expected by European consumers. It would be desirable if the European brand Cupra offered advanced safety technologies as standard, but a safety package represents a compromise."
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