The Hyundai Grand i10 received a zero-star Global NCAP rating. Hyundai South Africa has weighed in on the ongoing controversy surrounding azero-star safety ratinggiven to its Hyundai Grand i10 hatchback. The Korean brand’s entry-level hatchback hit the headlines in early December after independent crash testing authority Global NCAP handed it a zero-star rating for adult occupant protection and a three-star rating for child protection.
Although the vehicle is built in India, the rating applies to the South African specification as it was evaluated in accordance with Global NCAP’s #SaferCarsForAfrica campaign. In essence, Hyundai South Africa stated the obvious by pointing out that it meets all the minimum legal and homologation requirements as stipulated by the National Regulator for Compulsory Specifications (NRCS). “For a vehicle to be approved for use on South African roads, it must meet 53 NRCS compliance requirements, including but not limited to braking performance, frontal impact protection, door latch integrity, child restraint anchorage systems, airbags and other regulated safety features.
The Grand i10 meets all 53 of these compliance requirements,” the statement read. While the carmaker described independent assessments as “useful”, it reiterated that they do not replace or override SA’s established regulatory standards. A lack of side and curtain airbags counted against the Grand i10 in the side impact test.
