By no means are all cars made equal, but when it comes to safety, some very serious concerns are raised by a series of crash tests.

Recently, Global NCAP tested three different versions of the Renault Kwid, including one with airbags, but each was rated with zero stars for Adult Occupant and two stars for Child Occupant protection.

The entry-level crossover‘s bodyshell integrity was found to be unstable, as it offers poor protection on the driver’s head and chest, while the passenger’s chest received marginal protection. Moreover, readings on the dummies indicated that the passenger’s knees can impact with different structures in the dashboard.

“Renault has confirmed that they will implement further improvements to the Kwid and Global NCAP will test these new evolutions in forthcoming crash tests“, Global NCAP reports.

Suzuki Maruti had two cars put on the test, the Eeco and Celerio. Both rated with zero stars in the Adult Occupant and one star in Child Occupant protection, motivated by the collapse of the structure in the passenger compartment and the lack of airbags, which cannot be ordered on the former even as an option.

Hyundai’s Eon and Mahindra‘s Scorpio were found to be as “safe” as the Renault Kwid, with identical safety ratings and the same unstable structure and lack of airbags explaining their poor result in the Adult Occupant protection.

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