Mazda mx 5 nc crash test. Leading independent vehicle safety advocate the australasian new car assessment program ancap today released a 5 star ancap safety rating for the mazda mx 5. 07 june 2016 a safety high five for popular sports car mazda mx 5. The mx 5 rides very well and steers and handles ever better. 2017 mazda cx 5 touring 4 door 4wd.
Although i have a fairly dull 25 mile commute on main roads in each direction every day i found the mx 5 one of the most enjoyable. Driver side small overlap frontal ratings are assigned by the institute based on a test conducted by mazda as part of frontal crash test verification. Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both th. Mazda mx 5 sept 2015 onwards frontal offset test at 64kmh.
The latest round of euroncap crash testing has awarded only a four star score to the new mazda mx 5. The passenger compartment of the mx 5 remained stable in the frontal offset test. In the full width test 100 of the width of the. So sit back relax and watch a koenigsegg test driver run a 737 lap of the nordschleife in his miata nc hes driving a 2007 mazda mx 5 nc 20 sport roadster coupe thats got a decently.
Euro ncap frontal impact takes place at 64 kmh 40 of the width of the car striking a deformable barrier. Regular the car is just one gigantic placeholder before they got it. Despite performing well in the test itself and earning a strong 93 result for pedestrian impacts the mx 5 was penalised for not offering certain features.