The Isuzu MU-X 7-seater has received the maximum safety rating from the ANCAP.
The Isuzu MU-X is a the company’s answer to the Toyota Fortuner, Mitsubishi Pajero Sport and Ford Everest. It’s a pick-up based 7-seater from Isuzu that’s popular in Thailand and sold elsewhere in the world too. Malaysians may not be too familiar with the Isuzu MU-X, but the 7-seater passenger pickup vehicle (PPV) was on sale in the country in the previous generation for a time.
The latest MU-X is based on the all-new D-Max platform and it has been making waves in Australia. One aspect of it that has come to impress is safety.
Based on the Australasian New Car Assessment Program under the latest and most stringent protocols, the new MU-X did extremely well, garnering 5 stars.
This was in large part down to the introduction of Advanced Driver Assistance Systems, also available on variants of the D-Max.
These Advanced Driver Assistance Systems include:
- Forward Collision Warning (FCW)
- Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB)
- Turn Assist
- Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR)
- Intelligent Speed Limiter (ISL)
- Manual Speed Limiter (MSL)
- Attention Assist
- Lane Departure Warning System (LDWS)
- Lane Departure Prevention (LDP)
- Lane Keeping Assist (LKA)
- Emergency Lane Keeping (ELK)
- Blind Spot Monitor (BSM)
- Multi Collision Brake
- Rear Cross Traffic Alert (RCTA)
- Automatic High Beam
- Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC)
- Pedal Misapplication Mitigation
Here are the Isuzu MU-X’s ANCAP results:
ADULT OCCUPANT PROTECTION  87% | |
| Adult Occupant Protection: | 33.25 out of 38 |
| Frontal Offset (MPDB): | 4.63 out of 8 |
| Full Width Frontal: | 7.63 out of 8 |
| Side Impact: | 6.00 out of 6 |
| Pole Oblique: | 6.00 out of 6 |
| Far-Side Impact: | 3.50 out of 4 |
| Whiplash Protection (Front): | 2.50 out of 3 |
| Whiplash Protection (Rear): | 1.00 out of 1 |
| Rescue & Extrication: | 2.00 out of 2 |
CHILD OCCUPANT PROTECTION  85% | |
| Child Occupant Protection: | 41.99 out of 49 |
| Dynamic (Front): | 13.99 out of 16 |
| Dynamic (Side): | 8.00 out of 8 |
| Child Restraint Installation: | 12.00 out of 12 |
| On-Board Features: | 8.00 out of 13 |
VULNERABLE ROAD USER PROTECTION  69% | |
| Vulnerable Road User Protection: | 37.63 out of 54 |
| Head Impact: | 17.78 out of 24 |
| Upper Leg Impact: | 5.01 out of 6 |
| Lower Leg Impact: | 6.00 out of 6 |
| AEB VRU (Pedestrian): | 4.98 out of 7 |
| AEB VRU (Cyclist): | 3.87 out of 9 |
| AEB VRU (Backover): | 0.00 out of 2 |
SAFETY ASSIST  84% | |
| Safety Assist: | 13.49 out of 16 |
| Seat Belt Reminders: | 2.00 out of 2 |
| Occupant Status: | 1.00 out of 1 |
| Speed Assistance System: | 2.40 out of 3 |
| AEB Interurban/Auto Emergency Steering (C2C): | 3.70 out of 4 |
| Lane Support System: | 3.50 out of 4 |
| AEB Junction Assist: | 0.89 out of 2 |
| ANCAP Safety Rating: | |
| Rating Year/Datestamp: | 2020 |
