About EuroNCAP
Assessing car safety performance
Established in 1997, Euro NCAP crash tests new car models and publishes independent, realistic and accurate information about their safety performance.
All new car models are required by law to pass certain safety tests before they are sold but these are only minimum standards.
Euro NCAP's tests encourage manufacturers to offer levels of safety that exceed the statutory minimum.
Euro NCAP's tests are based on European Union safety standards for front and side impact to provide a realistic assessment of the 'crashworthiness' of individual cars. Tests are also undertaken to assess the risk to pedestrians if struck by the front of the car.
The Members of Euro NCAP
Europe-wide Support
Euro NCAP receives financial support from the EU to help it test the widest possible range of models from each class.
In addition to EU suport, Euro NCAP is directly supported by governments in Germany, Holland, France, Sweden, Catalonia and the UK all of whom see Euro NCAP as a way of reducing heavy road death and injury tolls.
Other Organisations
The information gained from Euro NCAP's independently conducted tests provides consumers with vital, independent information and plays a significant part in reducing road deaths and injuries.
All motoring organisations in Europe now support Euro NCAP with sponsorship being provided by the
FIA Foundation.
The programme is also supported by International Consumer Research and Testing (ICRT) representing national consumer groups such as the Consumers' Association in the UK.
Thatcham, The Motor Insurance Repair Research Centre, represents the interests of British Motor Insurers and was the most recent member to join.