Six vehicles have been awarded maximum scores from the national crash test auditor.

FIVE stars all round - that’s the call from national crash test auditor ANCAP in respect to six vehicles.

The BYD Atto 1, Volvo EX90 and Mini Aceman were all easy calls, their scores being carry overs from sister organisation European NCAP.

The new Nissan Navara has simply assumed the score achieved two years ago by the latest Mitsubishi Triton, which is the same vehicle save for very minor styling changes, but no design revisions that would affect integrity in a crash.

Also scored were the MG QS (above) and the updated Tesla Model Y (below), the Juniper car.

ANCAP - shorthand for Australasian New Car Assessment Programme - says the results reflect the ongoing ability of manufacturers to achieve five-star ratings across a mix of vehicle types.

Despite its small size, Atto 1 achieved full points for adult occupant protection in the side impact and pole tests, and child seat installation.

Model Y maintains a rating for facelifted vehicles on sale from May 2025, achieving the top score for vehicles tested under 2023-2025 protocols for safety assist (92 percent) including AEB Junction and Crossing, AEB Head-On, driver monitoring, and lane support systems, alongside strong adult and child occupant protection scores.

The EX90 was credited with strong occupant protection, an active bonnet, and a driver monitoring system with unresponsive-driver intervention, which can take control when it detects the driver is unresponsive and bring the vehicle to a safe stop.

Aceman had with stable structures observed in crash tests, a ‘good’ side-impact and oblique pole crash performance, and solid AEB pedestrian, cyclist, and motorcycle results, supported by an active bonnet and effective lane support systems.

QS did well except for a achieving a ‘weak’ chest result for a rear passenger in the full-width frontal test.