The third-gen Honda Amaze has been awarded a 5-star safety rating by Bharat NCAP (New Car Safety Assessment Program), becoming the second sedan to be tested by the road safety organisation. The Amaze has secured 5 stars in adult occupancy protection (AOP) and 4 stars in child occupancy protection (COP) in BNCAP’s crash tests. This rating is applicable for all six variants of the third-gen model, which is on sale alongside the previous second-gen Amaze.
- Honda Amaze received 28.33/32 points in adult occupant protection
- Child occupant protection score was 40.81/49 points
- 6 airbags, ISOFIX child seat anchors, ESC and seat belt reminders are standard
Honda Amaze adult occupant protection test results
Amaze offers adequate to good protection in the frontal offset deformable barrier test
The Honda Amaze’s 5-star AOP rating comes from the 28.33 out of 32 points that it scored. In the frontal offset deformable barrier test, the Japanese compact sedan was awarded 14.33/16 points, offering adequate to good protection for the driver and good protection for the front passenger. In the side movable deformable barrier test, it scored 14/16 points, with marginal protection for the driver’s chest area. BNCAP also rated the Amaze as ‘OK’ in the side pole impact test.
Honda Amaze child occupant protection test results
Dynamic score: 23.81/24; child restraint system (CRS) installation score: 12/12; vehicle assessment score: 5/13 points
The Amaze scored 40.81/49 points in child occupant protection, managing to get an impressive dynamic score of 23.81/24, with just 0.19 points being deducted as the 18-month-old child dummy sustained minor injuries; the compact sedan received full marks for protecting the 3-year-old child dummy. It scored a full 12/12 in child restraint installation but 5/13 in vehicle assessment.
Honda Amaze standard safety features
6 airbags are available on all 6 variants
In terms of safety kit, all six third-gen Honda Amaze variants are equipped with 6 airbags, ISOFIX child seat anchors, ESC, ABS, rear parking sensors and seat belt reminders as standard. Mid-spec variants get a rear camera and blind-spot monitoring too, while the top-spec adds an ADAS suite.
Honda Amaze vs Maruti Dzire Bharat NCAP rating
Dzire has marginally higher scores than Amaze
In June this year, the Maruti Dzire became the first sedan to be crash-tested by Bharat NCAP. The Honda Amaze rival also received a 5-star rating in AOP, with an overall score that is 1.13 points higher at 29.46/32. The more noticeable difference is in the compact sedans’ COP scores, with the Dzire getting a 5-star rating with 41.57 points out of 49, while the Amaze has a 4-star rating with 40.81 points.
Viraaj Bhatnagar
Uday Singh
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