The 2023 Nissan Qashqai earned a five-star protection score from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) before it hits showrooms later this year.
Applicable to all 4 variants of Nissan’s small SUV, the Qashqai’s five-star defense score comes with one of the scores for its generation of defense assistance and coverage for children since ANCAP implemented new procedures in 2020.
Nissan Qashqai achieved 91% adult occupant coverage, 93% child occupant coverage, 74% road user coverage and 97% Safety Assist technology.
The 2023 Nissan Qashqai’s 97% protection assist result is the highest moment recorded according to ANCAP’s most recent criteria: the Tesla Model Y electric SUV (98%).
Full scores were recorded for the occupancy status, lane assist and autonomous emergency brake crossing assistance (AEB) systems of the new Nissan Qashqai, minor effects were implemented on its AEB speed assist and car-to-car systems.
The coverage of 93% of child occupants of the Nissan Qashqai is equivalent to the scores recorded through ANCAP, corresponding to the 2023 Ford Ranger joint venture and the Ford Everest SUV.
Perfect scores were recorded in dynamic aspects and fastening systems, with the Qashqai wasting fewer problems due to its dynamic front and integrated protection characteristics.
A 91% result was awarded for the Nissan Qashqai’s adult occupant coverage thanks to all its problems in appearance, indirect pole and far look affect the tests.
The small SUV received a minor penalty of 1. 54 problems due to its “moderate threat to the occupants of the approaching vehicle in the MPDB (front displacement) test,” while the rear passenger hood cover was marked as marginal.
In the Vulnerable Road User Protection category, ANCAP said the Qashqai’s hood provided smart enough coverage for a pedestrian’s head, but its uncompromising windshield pillars resulted in marginal or poor results.
ANCAP highlighted the penalty of 3. 36 points of the Nissan Qashqai for affectation of the upper leg, the only verification in which the small SUV obtained less than a part of the available points.
The 2023 Nissan Qashqai is expected to hit showrooms later this year after stocks ran low delaying the launch of the small SUV.
As previously reported, the Nissan Qashqai will have a starting price of $33,890 plus the road fare.
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Jordan Mulach was born in Canberra/Ngunnawal and lately lives in Brisbane/Turrbal. Jordan joined the Drive team in 2022 and in the past worked for Auto Action, MotorsportM8, The Supercars Collective and TouringCarTimes, WhichCar, Wheels, Motor and Street Machine. Jordan is a self-proclaimed iRacing addict and can be found on weekends behind the wheel of his Octavia RS or cursing in his ZH Fairlane.