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How safe is your car? What ANCAP safety ratings mean
13 Feb 2026
Confused about how ANCAP's car safety ratings work? We look at the changes for 2026 and explain the ever-changing requirements for a five-star rating.
Witnessing an ANCAP crash test: What we learned
Of all star ratings available, arguably none is as important as those attributed by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) to new vehicles denoting ...
ANCAP boss talks safety tech, ratings and warning chimes
30 May 2026
ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg discusses evolving car safety expectations, those annoying chimes, and what it takes to be awarded a coveted five-star rating.
The evolution of ANCAP ratings
The NRMA met with the team at ANCAP to find out how they're evolving the safety rating and testing system to keep raising the bar for manufacturers.
Changes to ANCAP safety criteria in 2023
22 Mar 2023
What is ANCAP? The Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) started in 1992 to assess the safety of new vehicles by performing a series of crash tests in ...
ANCAP changes could affect your grey fleet
4 Oct 2022
ANCAP is assisting companies using private vehicles owned and driven by workers for work purposes, with their duty of care to ensure the car is safe.
EVs top ANCAP’s safest cars list for 2025
20 Jan 2026
ANCAP names Australia's safest cars in 2025, with 2025 Tesla's Model Y topping list as EVs dominate and Toyota Hilux the lone non-EV.
ANCAP puts spotlight on commercial vehicle safety
1 June 2021
In December 2020, ANCAP released a report after reviewing the active safety technology (the ability avoid an accident) on 15 current model vans.
The cars with the worst ANCAP ratings
16 May 2025
ANCAP crash tests cars in Australia and awards them an independent rating, which car brands can then leverage as a promotional tool or to gain fleet sales.
ANCAP awards first five-star safety score under new testing criteria
From 2023 to 2025, ANCAP will use more stringent testing criteria to assess vehicle safety, and an Australian-sold car has already ticked all the boxes for ...