Honda Top Recipient of Inaugural ASEAN Safety Awards

Honda is the big winner at Southeast Asia’s first safety awards, marking 1,000 days since the establishment of the region’s New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).

Eighteen automakers participated in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations NCAP awards program, an event designed to reward the high achievers and promote competition to produce safer vehicles.

The results are based on the highest scores achieved during ASEAN NCAP crash tests conducted by the Malaysian Institute of Road Safety Research (MIROS) under an agreement with Global NCAP.

Honda picked up six of the awards.

ASEAN NCAP Secretary-General Khairil Anwar Abu Kassim says the ASEAN NCAP program aims to grow stronger and become an influential platform for car safety.

“I’m looking forward for healthy competition among the manufacturers to produce safer cars with commendable safety standard,” he says in a statement. “I am looking forward for a 5-star car with an affordable price in the region, and perhaps with one or two variants per model, with safety not being compromised.”

The award recipients:

Best Child Occupant Protection

Minicar: Kia Picanto

Small family: Volkswagen Polo

Medium family: Honda Civic

Large family: Toyota Prius

MPV: Perodua Alza

SUV: Honda CR-V

Pickup: Isuzu D-MAX

Best Overall COP: Toyota Prius

Best Adult Occupant Protection

Minicar: Mitsubishi Mirage

Small family: Honda City (’14)

Medium family: Proton Preve

Large family: Toyota Prius

MPV: Toyota Avanza

SUV: Honda CR-V

Pickup: Chevrolet Colorado

Best Overall AOP: Honda City (’14)

Safety Technology Award

Automaker category: Honda LaneWatch

OEM category: Bosch

“All car manufacturers including Honda are now focusing on improving safety of our vehicles which enables people to realize the joy and freedom of mobility,” Honda Malaysia Managing Director and CEO Yoichiro Ueno says in a statement.

“It is our hope that together with organizations like MIROS and a concerted effort by all car manufacturers to build safer cars for the market, we can one day realize the dream of accident-free roads in the world.”