New Maruti Suzuki Dzire safety rating 2024 — First Maruti Suzuki car to score 5 stars in Global NCAP crash test

It’s a big day for Maruti Suzuki as the new India-spec Dzire has achieved a 5 star safety rating in the Global NCAP crash test, a first for the carmaker. MSIL had voluntarily sent the new Dzire to GNCAP for the test. The new generation Maruti Dzire got 5 stars for adult occupant protection and 4 stars for child occupant protection. Read more about the Maruti Suzuki Dzire safety rating here.

New Maruti Dzire

Maruti Suzuki had just revealed the new Dzire ahead of its official launch scheduled for November 11, 2024. The new Dzire sits on a new Heartect platform and shares its petrol engine with the new Swift, though it completely dissociates itself from the latter by adopting a varied design language. 

New Maruti Suzuki Dzire crash test 2024

Coming just a couple of days after the unveiling of the new Dzire is Global NCAP’s report on the new Maruti Dzire crash test. The India-spec Dzire becomes the first Maruti Suzuki car to get a 5 star safety rating for the India-spec version. It is to be noted that Maruti Suzuki had voluntarily sent the Dzire to GNCAP for testing purposes. 

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Adult occupant protection

The Dzire scored 31.24 points out of a maximum of 34 points for adult occupant protection, translating to a five-star rating in this aspect. The heads of the dummies showed good protection in all cases, while the torso showed marginal to adequate protection. 

Child occupant protection

The Dzire scored 39.20 points out of a maximum of 49 points for child occupant protection, translating to a four-star rating in this aspect. A detailed report on the crash test, its outcome, and findings can be accessed here.

New Dzire safety features

The next-gen Maruti Suzuki Dzire gets safety features such as 6 airbags, ABS with EBS, 3 point seatbelts for all passengers, and ESC, as standard. Other safety features include ISOFIX child seat mounts, hill-hold assist, rear defogger, and more. The outgoing model lacked a lot of these features and even 3 point seatbelts weren’t standard for all the passengers. Noteworthily, Maruti Suzuki will continue selling the previous generation Dzire as the Tour S for commercial use for the foreseeable future due to handsome sales numbers. 

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Disclaimer

Crash test ratings aren’t the sole or the most accurate indicators that reflect how safe would the occupants be in the event of a crash. Other factors that should be considered in order to determine how safe a car is are driver comfort, driver assistance systems, structural integrity of the vehicle and more. Furthermore, the occupants have to adhere to the safety norms such as using seatbelts on all the seats, whether at the front or rear, as well as using child seats for any children travelling in the vehicle, in order to let the safety features protect them in case of a mishap. No matter how safe a car has been proven to be, there are chances of major injuries or even fatalities if all the necessary precautions are not taken by the occupants. 

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