Nissan Qashqai secured five-star Euro NCAP rating

The all-new Nissan Qashqai achieved a five-star rating by independent safety organisation Euro NCAP. The new model, which is now on sale across Europe, features a host of new and highly advanced safety components which helped it to pass all Euro NCAP's tough tests to register the max five-star rating.

During front impact tests, the passenger compartment of the Qashqai remained stable, with dummy readings indicating good protection for the knees and femurs of the driver and passenger. The driver dummy scored maximum points, with good protection of all body regions. Maximum points were also scored in the side barrier test with all parts of the body well protected.

Designed and engineered to offer the best possible levels of protection for children, the new Qashqai also shone in the Child Occupant tests. Based on readings from the child dummies used in the dynamic tests, the Qashqai scored maximum points for its protection of an 18-month old infant.

Equipped with an innovative Nissan Safety Shield, the new Qashqai's electronic systems combine to offer the driver and occupants extremely high levels of passive protection. The new Qashqai's Safety Shield technologies incorporate forward emergency braking, driver attention alert, lane departure warning, high beam assist and traffic sign recognition. The Nissan Safety Shield also features Blind Spot Warning and Moving Object Detection, systems made possible and accessible thanks to Nissan's acclaimed Around View Monitor technology.