The VinFast VF8 earns four Euro NCAP stars

The imminent launch of the VinFast VF8 in the European market will be accompanied by the results this electric SUV obtained in the safety tests run by Euro NCAP. The Vietnamese manufacturer cannot boast of having achieved the 5 Euro NCAP stars with this model, since it ended up with 4, but the truth is that it has obtained quite positive results in some specific categories.

Euro NCAP is the first Western body or institution to carry out crash tests on the VinFast VF8. In North America, even though sales began some time ago, neither the NHTSA –National Highway Traffic Safety Administration– nor the IIHS –Insurance Institute for Highway Safety– have tested the Vietnamese electric SUV.

Failing to earn that fifth Euro NCAP star will leave the VinFast VF8 behind most of its rivals, which have achieved the five Euro NCAP stars. Nevertheless, it should be remembered that Euro NCAP recently updated its testing protocols, making it even harder for manufacturers to achieve a high rating.

This is how the VinFast VF8 performed in Euro NCAP’s tests

According to Euro NCAP, the VinFast VF8 scored 76 percent for adult occupant protection, rising to 89 percent for child occupants. Likewise, its rating for protection of vulnerable road users was 77 percent, while the vehicle’s safety assist systems received a score of 79 percent.

To put these scores in perspective for the Vietnamese electric SUV, the best-selling vehicle in many European markets over recent months, the Tesla Model Y, scored 97 percent for adult occupant protection, 87 percent for child occupants, 82 percent for vulnerable road users -whether pedestrians or cyclists- and, finally, an outstanding 98 percent for safety assist systems.

As we have already noted, Euro NCAP updated its protocol this year for its crash and general safety tests, now including, among other new tests, one that analyses the correct detection of children inside the vehicle, to prevent deaths from heat exhaustion when children are left forgotten in the car by their parents.

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