The MG GT in Australia now has a three-star ANCAP safety rating

Remember the MG GT’s zero-star safety rating from late 2023? There has been some improvement thanks to some updates in the Australian market version, which is called the MG 5.

The subcompact sedan has recently received a better three-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).

As always, four categories are used as a basis, and the following are the new results:

• Adult Occupant Protection (AOP)- 62% (up from 37%)
• Child Occupant Protection (COP): 68% (up from 58%)
• Vulnerable Road User Protection (VRUP): 65% (up from 42%)
• Safety Assist (SA): 59% (up from 13%)

As to how it improved, enhanced crash performance was observed in both the frontal offset and full width tests, with improved restraint systems contributing to higher scores in both frontal tests. 

Improvements were seen for driver head, chest, and lower leg protection, and front seat passenger chest protection in the frontal offset test. Reduced injury risk was also seen in the full-width frontal test, where the once Marginal level of driver neck and chest protection was elevated to Good. Rear passenger chest protection in the full-width test also improved from Poor to Marginal. 

The most significant area of improvement was seen with the upgrade to the MG 5’s active safety capability. Its autonomous emergency braking system has been enhanced with functionality seen in a broader range of car-to-car, car-to-pedestrian, car-to-cyclist and car-to-motorcycle scenarios. A lane support system, including lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping (ELK), is also now fitted as standard, although ELK performance was Marginal.

We don’t know if this new safety rating also applies to the Philippine market version of the MG 5 which again is the MG GT. So, here’s to hoping that it does.

^{Photo from ANCAP}