The Toyota Corolla sedan variant has scored a maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating.
Mercedes-Benz’s first electric vehicle, the EQC, also scored five-stars, and this rating applies to Australian and New Zealand-supplied EQC models and Toyota Corolla sedans from November 2019.
“The Toyota Corolla sedan has carried through the same strong safety performance as soon by the Corolla hatch rated last year,” ANCAP chief executive James Goodwin says.
“As one of Australia and New Zealand’s most popular new passenger vehicles, the Corolla provides very good all-round safety performance including collision avoidance capabilities.”
The EQC scored well under child occupant protection, with 92%, and 96% on adult occupant protection.
Goodwin says it is encouraging to see Mercedes’ high levels of safety carry across to its EV market entrant.
“The EQC scored well for its protection of children with close to full points scored for its ability to physically protect child occupants as well as its ability to safely accommodate a range of child restraints in the second row.”
