Nissan Qashqai scores fives stars at Euro NCAP

The all new Nissan Qashqai has been awarded the top five-star safety rating by the independent European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP).

Euro NCAP scored the new Qashqai 91% for both adult and child occupant protection, placing it among the best of its competitive group. This exceptional performance, Nissan states, reflects the advanced reinforced structure of the new Qashqai's CMF-C platform, built with ultra-high-strength steel in key areas to improve rigidity while allowing the force of an impact to be absorbed and reduced before reaching the passenger safety cell.

The addition of a central airbag - a first for Nissan in Europe - to prevent the collision of heads between the driver and front seat passenger in the event of a side impact helped Qashqai to score a maximum 16 points in the lateral impact test.

Qashqai achieved a score of 70% on cyclists and pedestrian protection tests. The Nissan Qashqai features several active safety aids, including Intelligent Emergency Braking, which warns the driver and applies the brakes if the car anticipates an impact with a vehicle, pedestrian or cyclist. This is standard across the new Qashqai range, not just on the higher grade versions.

For its intelligent driver assistance features, the Nissan Qashqai also scored exceptionally high with a 95% rating, thanks to features including the head-up display, intelligent head lights, as well as Blind Spot Intervention, and Rear Cross Traffic Alert amongst others.