ANCAP has issued a five-star safety rating for all current 2.5 litre petrol and PHEV Mitsubishi Outlander variants after the SUV met the required thresholds across all four key areas of assessment.
UPDATE 24 March 2022: ANCAP has added the PHEV plug-in hybrid variant of the Outlander to this announcement, conducting two additional crash tests on the Outlander PHEV and confirming that it also received a five-star rating. The original story from 20 January 2022 continues below:
According to ANCAP, the Outlander performed well in adult occupant protection tests, with full marks awarded in the side impact and oblique pole tests. Protection offered in the frontal offset and full width tests showed mostly adequate to good results, with some marginal readings recorded. The Outlander is fitted with a centre airbag designed to reduce occupant-to-occupant injury in side impact crashes, however it did not meet ANCAP’s coverage requirements and a penalty was applied.
The Outlander performed well in the child occupant protection assessment, with the highest score (92 per cent) awarded under ANCAP’s 2020-2022 protocols. Full points were awarded for the protection offered to child occupants in both dynamic tests, with high scores achieved in the other areas of this assessment.
“The new Outlander offers an excellent safety package and is a comprehensive offering,” said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer Carla Hoorweg. “Mitsubishi have clearly prioritised the safety of both vehicle occupants and other road users in the new Outlander and should be applauded for this five-star result.”
The Outlander also scored well in ANCAP’s vulnerable road user assessment, with the highest score (81 per cent) achieved to date in the medium SUV category, equalling the second highest score across all vehicle categories. According to ANCAP, the Outlander is fitted with an autonomous emergency braking system capable of reacting to pedestrians and cyclists, with collisions avoided or mitigated in most scenarios.
ANCAP said good scores were also achieved in the safety assist assessment, with the autonomous emergency braking system capable of reacting to other stationary, braking and slowing vehicles. Additionally, testing of the junction assist system showed the Outlander brakes to avoid crashes when turning across the path of an oncoming vehicle. Full points were awarded for tests of the lane support system, including emergency lane keeping and lane keep assist.
“The new Mitsubishi Outlander will be a welcome addition to the competitive medium SUV and family markets,” Hoorweg said.