Global NCAP rating: Mahindra Scorpio-N scores five stars, Maruti's Swift, S-Presso and Ignis disappoint by scoring 1 star each

Mahindra Scorpio-N scored 5-stars Global NCAP: In the latest Global NCAP rating, Mahindra Scorpio-N scored five stars for adult occupant protection and three stars for child occupant protection. While Maruti Suzuki disappointed with three of its popular car models received one star each. These three models are

Maruti Suzuki Swift
The Swift achieved one star for adult and one star for child occupant protection.

Maruti Suzuki S-Presso
S-Presso scored only one star for adult occupant protection and zero stars for child occupant protection.

Maruti Suzuki Ignis
Similarly, Ignis scored only one star for adult occupant protection and zero stars for child occupant protection.

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Secretary General of Global NCAP Alejandro Furas in a statement said, "It is of great concern that the manufacturer with the largest market share in India, Maruti Suzuki, still offers such poorly performing models, which don’t even make some key safety systems available to consumers in India as optional equipment.”

While Global NCAP congratulates Mahindra on its continuing commitment to safety, achieving five stars for adult occupant protection under our new, more demanding crash test protocols.

The Mahindra Scorpio-N was tested in its basic safety specification fitted with two frontal airbags and ABS. Electronic Stability Control (ESC) and side curtain airbags are not standard however curtain airbags are standard in the majority of units produced. 

The lack of three-point seatbelts affected the child occupant protection result, limiting it to only three stars.

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The three Maruti Suzuki models, the Swift, S-Presso, and Ignis, were tested in their basic safety specifications with two frontal airbags and ABS. None of the three models provide ESC or side curtain airbags as standard or as optional equipment. All three models demonstrated unstable structures during frontal crash testing.

It should be noted that all three mid-range car variants of Maruti are priced at nearly half of Mahindra's SUV models.