Toyota Yaris scores 4 stars in Latin NCAP

The Toyota Yaris has received a 4-star safety rating in crash tests conducted by Latin NCAP.

The made-in-Brazil Yaris offered good protection to the head and neck of the driver and passenger. The chest region of driver and passenger showed marginal and good protection respectively. The car offered marginal knee protection to the driver and adequate protection to the passenger. In a side impact test, the Yaris offered good protection to the head and pelvis region and adequate protection to the abdomen and chest. The body shell and foot well area of the car were rated as unstable.

The Yaris offered optimum protection to the head, neck and chest of a 3-year old seated in a rearward facing child seat in a frontal impact test. Child occupants were well protected in a side impact scenario as well. 

The test car was equipped with dual front airbags, front seatbelt pretensioners, seat belt reminder, ABS, ESC and ISOFIX child safety seat anchors. In India, the Yaris comes with 7 airbags as standard across all variants.