Amit Saraswat 
The updated Tata Nexon scored 5 stars in the adult occupant test with 32.22 out of 34 points and 5 stars in the child occupant test with 44.52 out of 49 points. Global NCAP crash-tested the Nexon back in 2018 under its old testing regime, in which the Nexon scored 5 stars in adult occupant safety and 3 stars in child occupant safety. Over the older iteration of the Nexon, the updated model has scored better in child occupant safety, despite complying with more stringent protocol over the last test.
The crash test reveals impressive safety levels for both adult and child occupants. The protection offered by the Nexon to the driver and co-driver’s head, neck and knees was good. Moreover, safety for the driver and co-driver’s chest showed adequate protection. The footwell area and bodyshell of the Nexon were also found stable and capable of withstanding further loadings.
In the side impact crash test, the Nexon offered good protection to the driver’s head, abdomen and pelvis while the chest showed adequate protection. In addition, since the Nexon comes fitted with side curtain airbags as standard, it also performed well in the side pole impact crash test, offering good protection to the head and pelvis. Protection for chest and abdomen, on the other hand, was found marginal and adequate, respectively.
On the child occupant safety front, the Nexon offered almost full protection for the 3-year-old dummy installed with a child seat. Furthermore, it was able to prevent head exposure during the frontal impact offering almost full protection to the 18-month-old. In the side impact, CRSs also offered full side impact protection.
While Global NCAP hasn’t revealed which variant it has tested, based on the images, we can confirm that the tested variant belongs to the lower set of variants, since it is fitted with LED fog lights. When it comes to the safety features, even the base variants of the Nexon offer features such as side curtain and thorax airbags, electronic stability control and hill-hold control.
