Kajang, Malaysia, 26 June 2023 – The Daihatsu Xenia is the latest model that was assessed by the New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries (ASEAN NCAP). The Xenia that was released for the Indonesia market in 2022 is the fifth model under the Daihatsu brand to be tested by ASEAN NCAP and it is the first Daihatsu model to be assessed under the current ASEAN NCAP assessment protocol 2021-2025.
The Daihatsu Xenia fared well in the assessment with an overall score of 64.50 points in which it received 3-Star ASEAN NCAP rating. Nevertheless, in the assessment, the 7-seater MPV achieved a maximum of 5-Star rating for its Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) category with 32.63 points, and obtained maximum rating of 4-Star for both the Child Occupant Protection (COP) category with 14.37 points and Safety Assist (SA) with 10.00 points. As for the Motorcyclist Safety (MS) assessment category, the Xenia obtained a maximum 3-Star rating with a score of 7.50 points.
The Daihatsu Xenia offers a standard fitment of 2 airbags while its highest variant offers 6 airbags. The 7-seater MPV is equipped with standard fitment of Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Seatbelt Reminder System (SBR) for driver only and Pedestrian Protection technology across all its variants. The model offers other advanced safety assist technologies as optional fitment comprising Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) City, AEB Inter-Urban, Lane Keep Assist (LKA), Forward Collision Warning (FCW), Lane Departure Warning (LDW), Blind Spot Detection (BSD) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC). The ESC technology is available in 1.3L CVT variants and all of its 1.5L variants.
The current ASEAN NCAP 2021-2025 Assessment Protocol conducts a strict assessment in which it requires vehicles to perform in both passive safety (protecting occupants during a crash) and active safety (preventing a crash from occurring). Although Xenia did well in terms of providing crash protection, the fitment of active safety equipment still needs to be improved. Nevertheless, Daihatsu continues to strive by providing customers with the option of choosing a higher variation model. Congratulations to Daihatsu in placing such initiative for the betterment of road safety.
The current ASEAN NCAP 2021-2025 assessment protocol covers four assessment domains with AOP covers 40.00 points of the overall score, and COP, SA and MS make up 20.00 points each of the overall score.
Summary of Daihatsu Xenia (2022) model is as follows.
>>The Daihatsu Xenia (2022) performed well in the assessment by achieving an accumulated score of 64.50 points. The total score was from the four assessment categories that are AOP with 32.63 points, COP with 14.37 points, SA category with 10.00 points and MS with 7.50 points. From these scores, the MPV obtained a maximum rating of 3-Star for the MS category. This has made the Xenia to be awarded with 3-Star ASEAN NCAP rating.
Full press release of Daihatsu Xenia (2022)
Daihatsu Xenia (2022) assessment result
Daihatsu Xenia (2022) crash test video
