Latin NCAP, the New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, has awarded the Renault Captur four stars for adult occupant protection and three stars in child occupant protection.
The car, manufactured in Brazil, was recently launched in Latin American markets.
The Captur offers ESC as standard in all versions as well as four airbags (two frontal and two side thorax-head type). Latin NCAP attributed the four star adult occupant protection result to the good performance of seatbelts and pretensioners together with the airbags and a good performing structure.
Latin NCAP said the Captur also offers ISOFIX anchorages, a passenger airbags disabling switch to safely install a rearward child restraint system (CRS) in the front seat as well as very clear instructions for CRS installation. In addition, the child occupant protection during the front and side crash was good even when the CRS were installed using the seatbelts.
Alejandro Furas, Secretary General of Latin NCAP said: “The Captur shows the potential of local industry to produce and offer safer cars that exceed governmental requirements and that perform good with today’s tougher protocol. Renault should be proud to show their consumers the crash test result of the Captur. We encourage Renault and other manufacturers to keep improving their model ranges to achieve four and five stars.”
María Fernanda Rodríguez, Latin NCAP President said: “I congratulate Renault for achieving a four-star result for adults with the Captur, but also encourage them to continue working to improve the child safety for this vehicle. I would also like to see all of Renault’s best-selling models offering the same safety levels as the tested model introduced today.”
Read the full Renault Captur crash test report
