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Safest SUVs in India with 5-Star Bharat NCAP Crash Test Safety Ratings
Check out the safest SUVs in India 5-Star Bharat NCAP safety ratings with highest Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and Child Occupant Protection (COP) ratings.
Atul Bandhu
Updated Jul 14, 2026, 03:51 PM IST
Safest SUVs in India with 5-Star Bharat NCAP Crash Test Safety Ratings (image for representation only)
Over the past decade vehicle safety has taken centre stage in the Indian market. In this time period a lot of automakers have also achieved 5-star safety ratings. It is also important to take into account that Bharat NCAP, India’s indigenous vehicle crash test safety program was introduced in 2023 further increasing the emphasis on safety.
Bharat NCAP evaluates cars on two parameters - Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and Child Occupant Protection (COP). If you are also looking to buy a new car and vehicle safety tops your checklist then do check out these SUVs with the highest AOP and COP Bharat NCAP ratings.
Safest SUVs in India: AOP Bharat NCAP
For Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) ratings, Bharat NCAP evaluates cars using tests including - Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier Test and Side Movable Deformable Barrier Test. Both these tests form a combined rating out of 32; wherein both these tests hold equal weightage. 10 SUVs with the highest AOP Bharat NCAP crash test safety ratings includes:
- Tata Harrier EV - 32/32
- Mahindra XEV 9e 32/32
- Mahindra BE 6 - 31.97/32
- Kia Seltos - 31.70/32
- Maruti Suzuki Victoris - 31.66/32
- Maruti Suzuki eVitara - 31.49/32
- Tata Punch EV - 31.46/32
- Hyundai Venue - 31.15/32
- Tata Sierra - 31.14/32
- Mahindra Thar Roxx - 31.09/32
Safest SUVs in India: COP Bharat NCAP
For Child Occupant Protection (COP) ratings, Bharat NCAP evaluates cars using a Dynamic score, a CRS installation score and a Vehicle assessment score holding weightage points of 24, 12 and 13 respectively. For COP vehicles are rated out of 49 points.
The safest SUV in India with respect to Child Occupant Protection (COP) ratings by Bharat NCAP is the VinFast VF7 scoring 45.25/49 points. However it is important to note that there are many other notable SUVs which are tied at the second spot with rating of 45/49; these include:
- Tata Punch EV 45/49
- Renault Duster 45/49
- Kia Seltos 45/49
- Tata Harrier EV 45/49
- Mahindra XEV 9e 45/49
- Mahindra BE 6 45/49
- Skoda Kylaq 45/49
- Mahindra Thar Roxx 45/49
- Tata Nexon EV 45/49
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