2022 Honda HR-V only gets four-star ANCAP safety rating

The latest generation Honda HR-V small SUV has obtained a four-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) under the 2022 testing criteria.

It’s one-star short of the full scoring system due to weaker performance in its child occupant protection (77 per cent) and safety assist (69 per cent) testing categories.

The HR-V had weak head protection for a 10-year-old child in the side impact test and lacks a centre airbag for front row occupants.

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Safety assist features – such as detecting whether a passenger has been left in the rear row, driver fatigue monitoring and reverse auto emergency braking (AEB) are not available. But, the HR-V’s active safety assistance systems still mostly performed with the best ‘good’ rating across car-to-car and junction turning auto emergency braking, and lane-keeping assist tests.

The ANCAP rating applies to both petrol and hybrid HR-V variants.

The Japanese-made crossover scored 82 per cent for adult occupant protection and 72 per cent for vulnerable road user protection.

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The 2022 Honda HR-V is priced from $36,700 before on-road costs and comes with safety equipment including front AEB; lane-keep assist; lane departure warning; road departure mitigation; adaptive cruise control; traffic sign recognition; a reversing camera; and front and rear parking sensors.

Stepping up to the $10,300 dearer e:HEV L flagship with a more economical hybrid powertrain gains blind-spot monitoring and rear cross-traffic alert.

A stricter 2023 ANCAP testing criteria will come into effect soon, which will evaluate floodwater testing, child in-car detection systems, car-to-motorcycle safety assist systems and more.