The Mahindra XUV 3XO's full five-star safety rating in the Bharat New Car Assessment Program (BNCAP) crash tests has been extended to its new CNG trims. The XUV 3XO was first crash tested by the Bharat NCAP in November 2024, scoring 29.36/32 points in adult occupant protection (AOP) and 43/49 points in child occupant protection (COP); these scores were applicable to all turbo-petrol and diesel trims.
While the XUV 3XO CNG's performance in AOP tests is similar to that of the turbo-petrol and diesel models, it received a higher score of 45 in COP assessments. Notably, the improved COP score now also applies to all 3XO models manufactured from VIN MA1NS2NVPS2B98575 onwards.
Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG adult occupant protection results
The frontal offset deformable barrier test results show that the XUV 3XO offered 'good' protection to the driver's head, neck, pelvis and thighs. The chest received 'adequate' protection, while the tibiae were rated 'adequate' on one side and 'marginal' on the other. Meanwhile, the co-driver received 'good' protection to all assessed body regions.
Coming to the side movable deformable barrier test, the XUV 3XO offered 'good' protection to all assessed body regions. The same holds true for the side pole impact test.
Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG child occupant protection results
In the November 2024 tests, the XUV 3XO scored full 8 points in the frontal crash test and full 4 points in the side crash test for the 18-month-old child dummy. The 3-year-old child dummy also received full points in both tests then.
It had scored 24/24 in the Dynamic test, and 12/12 in the CRS installation test, but lost 4 points in the vehicle assessment, scoring 7 out of 13. That resulted in a COP score of 43/49. The same Dynamic and CRS installation test results apply to models manufactured from VIN MA1NS2NVPS2B98575 onwards. However, their slightly higher vehicle assessment score of 9 takes the COP score to 45.
Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG safety features
The CNG SUV's safety kit is comprehensive, featuring six airbags, ESC, Isofix child seat mounts, a tyre pressure monitoring system and a reversing camera. Top-spec turbo-petrol and diesel variants even feature a Level 2 ADAS suite.
The Mahindra XUV 3XO CNG directly rivals the Tata Nexon CNG, however, its crash test report is unavailable at the moment.