Euro NCAP Crash & Safety Tests of Volkswagen Tiguan 2024

Euro NCAP performs a series of crash and safety tests on car models:

▶ a frontal impact test where 50% of the width of the car strikes an oncoming deformable barrier, travelling at 50 km/h
▶ a frontal impact test where the car impacts a full-width rigid barrier
▶ a side impact test where a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver's door
▶ a pole test where the car is propelled sideways into a rigid pole and the robustness of the centre airbag is evaluated
▶ a whiplash test performed on a sled.

A series of pedestrian tests are also conducted with different impactors: adult and child head form, lower and upper leg form. As well as AEB pedestrian and cyclist tests. In 2023, a test scenario for Cyclist Dooring Prevention was introduced.

Active safety is rated based on the performance of the car’s equipment: autonomous emergency braking, car-to-car, and car-to-motorcycle scenarios, occupant status monitoring (including seatbelt reminders, fatigue, distraction, and impairment), lane support, and speed assistance technologies.

All details on the Euro NCAP Website:

00:00 - Start of the video
00:03 - Rating of the vehicle
00:10 - Adult Occupant
01:15 - Child Occupant
01:33 - Vulnerable Road Users
02:15 - Safety Assist
02:41 - End of video

[digitalplayland]

Clearly 5 star scale is not working anymore. 10 stars maybe would be nice.

[Swiss.]

I don't know why everyone is complaining, if you compare this car to the BMW X1 the Tiguan did better when it comes to dummy kinematics in both frontal crash tests; the X1 only got slightly better scores in the pole and side crash tests. The Tiguan is still very safe even when comparing to other premium SUVs.

[vali]

They should make the tests harder to pass. I am not talking about car-crash avoidance tehnology, but develop new criteria for cars to achieve the maximum rating.

This type of crash is outdated, companies should aim to make cars safer at higher speed crashes like 80km/h, but as long as organisations as euroncap don't implement new rules, they will continue to deliver the same product every generation.

[elify]

My dad just got this car a few weeks ago and now I'm kind of dissapointed and worried :( Why did it get so low on adult occupant even though it received 5 stars?

[jaycee]

Wouldn’t it be good to have airbags in the rear of the front seats that would only deploy if there was a rear passenger?

[gaae]

The probability of surviving a fatal crash in a VW sedan is higher than a Toyota sedan.

[vadimtres]

Wonder what about false alarms, like emergency breaking when there’s no real need for that? More and more people mention this in everyday use of cars with all the assistant systems.

[nickem]

The reasons why it has low rate:
1. It is a 2024 model and the criteria are changing. Don't compare to older models. They are more strict now.
Also according to the link:
2. Tiguan is more aggresive in front collisions. This can be lead to more damage to the oncoming vehicle.
3. Rear passenger chest protection characterized as "marginal".
4. Evidence of a phenomenon known as ‘submarining’ (seat belt goes a little higher) may lead to abdominal injuries.
5. In one of the side collisions (not the pole impact), the side airbag tear appart about 3cm and so it lost many points.

[PiotrW]

Why Tiguan II is safer than Tiguan III? Did they change something in test procedure?

[lipsamishra]

The 2016 tiguan adult occupant protection was 96% and the new one is 83%.do not know why.

[gonzokryllake]

Why did the passenger airbag inflate on the wall crash. Does the Tiguan not have a sensor in the seat whether it is occupied or not? That's a lot more damage in a crash than if only the driver airbag would deploy.

[ramman]

these tests shouldn't feature optional kit, only the standard shipped models, as rear curtains are optional in many countries so will affect internal occupancy protection standards

[Klimov]

Half of the cars on the roads are crossovers. But Euro NCAP continues to run crash tests with golf-sized carts. 🐏🐏🐏

[grandpaonyoutube]

Numbers are pretty low. Even Nissan Qashqai numbers are higher than these.

[shyambabagulia]

Hyundai Tucson must follow five star safety protocols instead fooling customers on safety by diverting attention on other aspects of

[crystaloffrost]

whats the point if you give everyone 5 stars. increase the speed and then let the people know the difference.

[patb]

Within in the last years it got common that all of the side airbags open in a frontal crash. Does anyone know why? I don't really see a security gain.

[krane]

Looks good, but now it needs something to compare it to.