Euro NCAP has awarded the BMW i4 a four-star safety rating in its latest round of testing, with the electric executive model losing points in the safety assistance systems category.
The i4 was marked down in the Occupant Status Monitoring and Lane Support categories, with its emergency lane keeping capability judged as ‘marginal’.
Occupant protection was rated as ‘good’ with an overall 87% score for both adult and child passengers.
Euro NCAP said: “Luxury does not always means better safety performance. Equipped with a similar sensor set to the 3 Series tested in 2019, the gran sedan missed out on some critical crash avoidance points and achieved a 4-star rating.”
BMW's new electric model has a WLTP range of more than 350 miles. It picked up two Fleet News awards in 2022.
A total of seven new cars were tested for safety by Euro NCAP. Amongst the five-star winners are two new cross-over SUVs, the Alfa Romeo Tonale and the latest Kia Sportage and one full electric car, the Cupra Born. MPV partner models Mercedes-Benz T-Class and Mercedes-Benz Citan Tourer also managed five stars.
The Tonale, the first all-new model from Alfa Romeo since the Stelvio in 2016, met all requirements for a five-star rating, despite lacking centre airbags and proving to be an aggressive collision partner in frontal crashes.
Overall, Euro NCAP said the SUV performs well in car to car and car to vulnerable road user crash avoidance tests and it offers an Attention Assist system that can detect driver drowsiness.
The fully-revamped Kia Sportage shares a platform with the five-star Hyundai Tucson, which was tested last year. It is equally well equipped and scored very similarly in safety tests, earning five stars as well. The same can be said of the Cupra Born, VW group’s sportier alternative to the ID 3, according to Euro NCAP.
In the van-based MPV segment, Mercedes-Benz brings the Citan Tourer and its posher version, the T-Class. Both share the platform of the Renault Kangoo but are, across the board, better-equipped with a new centre airbag for additional far-side impact protection and high performing active safety features.
The Toyota Aygo X was the final car tested. The small cross-over city car did well overall but forgoes some more advanced safety systems, resulting in a four-star rating.
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Matt has been an automotive journalist for eight years. As senior staff writer he is responsible for the automotive content on Fleet News and also contributes to Automotive Management. Prior to this, Matt worked in the automotive industry for 10 years.
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