Lok Sabha Question No. 3056 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Bharat NCAP
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3056 ANSWERED ON 18 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## Bharat NCAP

## 3056.         SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) and its implementation status;
- (b) the number of car models that have been tested under this program so far and their safety ratings;
- (c) whether making these crash test ratings mandatory for all new car models is under consideration, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken to increase public awareness about vehicle safety features; and
- (e)  the  plans  to  include  pedestrian  protection  and  child  occupant safety in the assessment criteria?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  Bharat  New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) is India's official  crash-test  and  vehicle  safety  rating  programme  applicable  to M1 category of vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight up to 3,500 kg. The programme was launched in August, 2023 as a voluntary initiative and became operational from 1st October, 2023.

The programme has been established as a comprehensive ecosystem to  provide  credible,  transparent,  and  India-specific  star-based  safety ratings  for  cars  sold  in  the  country,  enabling  consumers  to  make informed  purchase  decisions.  The  assessment  benchmarks  under Bharat  NCAP  are  in  addition  to  the  prevailing  statutory  regulatory requirements.

- (b)      A  total  of  27  safety  ratings  have  been  released  under  the programme till date.

Below are the Safety Ratings for the assessed vehicle models for Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and Child Occupant Protection (COP).

| Sr. No.   | Vehicle Make   | Vehicle Model   | AOP    | COP    |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------|--------|--------|
|           |                |                 | Rating | Rating |
| 1         | TATA           | SAFARI          | 5      | 5      |
| 2         | TATA           | HARRIER         | 5      | 5      |
| 3         | TATA           | PUNCH.EV        | 5      | 5      |
| 4         | TATA           | NEXON.EV        | 5      | 5      |
| 5         | TATA           | NEXON           | 5      | 5      |
| 6         | CITROEN        | BASALT          | 4      | 4      |
| 7         | TATA           | CURVV           | 5      | 5      |
| 8         | TATA           | CURVV.EV        | 5      | 5      |
| 9         | Mahindra       | XUV 3XO         | 5      | 5      |
| 10        | Mahindra       | XUV 400 EV      | 5      | 5      |
| 11        | HYUNDAI        | TUCSON          | 5      | 5      |
| 12        | Mahindra       | THAR ROXX       | 5      | 5      |
| 13        | SKODA          | KYLAQ           | 5      | 5      |
| 14        | Mahindra       | BE 6            | 5      | 5      |
| 15        | Mahindra       | XEV 9e          | 5      | 5      |

|   16 | KIA     | Syros           | 5    |   5 |
|------|---------|-----------------|------|-----|
|   17 | MARUTI  | BALENO Airbags) | (2 4 |   4 |
|   18 | MARUTI  | BALENO Airbags) | (6 4 |   4 |
|   19 | Maruti  | Dzire           | 5    |   5 |
|   20 | Toyota  | Innova Hycross  | 5    |   5 |
|   21 | TATA    | Harrier.EV      | 5    |   5 |
|   22 | Maruti  | Victoris        | 5    |   5 |
|   23 | Tata    | Altroz          | 5    |   5 |
|   24 | Maruti  | Invicto         | 5    |   5 |
|   25 | Citroen | C3 Aircross     | 5    |   4 |
|   26 | Honda   | Amaze           | 5    |   4 |
|   27 | Maruti  | E Vitara        | 5    |   5 |

(c)  Presently,  under  this  programme,  cars  are  tested  on  a  voluntary basis as per the protocol AIS-197. (d)    Publication  of  safety  ratings and  star-ratings  are  accessible  to public  enabling  consumers  to  compare  car  models  based  on  crash performance. (e)    Pedestrian  Protection  and  Child  Occupant  Safety  are  already  a part of the current Bharat NCAP assessment protocol. Child Occupant Safety rating is awarded to each vehicle separately. *****