Hyundai Verna: Hyundai Verna scores perfect 5 stars in Global NCAP crash test! Check full result

Global NCAP has announced that the Hyundai Verna is the latest car to be tested by the organisation as a part of its ‘Safer Cars for India’ campaign, and the sedan has managed to secure a perfect five-star rating for both adult as well as child occupant protection, joining the likes of Skoda Slavia, Kushaq, Volkswagen Virtus and Taigun.
This makes it the fifth car in India to score a perfect five-star rating apart from the aforementioned Volkswagen Group offerings. It should be noted that the Hyundai Verna has been tested as per Global NCAP’s newer, more stringent norms that only came into effect in 2022. Global NCAP’s new crash test protocols assess frontal and side impact protection, as well as Electronic Stability Control (ESC). Also, pedestrian protection and side impact pole protection assessments are required for vehicles scoring the highest star ratings.
The Hyundai Verna has scored 28.18 points out of the 34.00 available for adult occupant protection, and 42.00 points out of 49.00 for child occupancy. This means that apart from the current-gen Honda City and Maruti Suzuki Ciaz (both of which haven’t been tested by GNCAP), all other remaining three mid-size sedans in India have a perfect five-star safety rating.

Global NCAP says that the Hyundai Verna was tested voluntarily, and that it is one of the final results in the #SaferCarsForIndia campaign ahead of Bharat NCAP’s activation later this year. It should be noted that the Verna’s bodyshell was rated as unstable and is not capable of withstanding further loadings.
That said, the safety features on offer with the Hyundai Verna include six airbags, ISOFIX child seat anchorages, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, front parking sensors, all-wheel disc brakes, tyre-pressure monitoring system, along with advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) such as forward-collision warning, blind-spot alert, lane keep assist, lane departure warning and adaptive cruise control.
With a perfect GNCAP five-star safety rating, would you pick the Hyundai Verna over its rivals like Honda City, Skoda Slavia and Volkswagen Virtus? Let us know in the comments down below!