ANCAP: 5 Stars For Skoda Fabia, Holden Astra And Jeep Grand Cherokee

Skoda’s new Fabia has been awarded the maximum 5-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) ahead of its local launch this week.

The result will come as little surprise to Skoda, with the model declared the safest car by sister organisation Euro NCAP from all cars tested in the European ‘supermini’ class throughout 2014.

To further cement the maximum safety rating, Skoda announced last month that all new Fabias sold in Australia will come with standard autonomous emergency braking (AEB).

This decision drew praise from ANCAP, with CEO Nicholas Clarke saying the benefits of AEB are well-proven.

"AEB systems have shown to reduce rear-end crashes by more than 50 percent,” Mr Clarke said. 

“The introduction of more advanced AEB systems - which work at a range of speeds, and which are able to detect other obstacles such as pedestrians, cyclists and animals - will contribute to a further reduction in the number and severity of road crashes." 

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