From Tata Harrier To Skoda Slavia, Five Safest Cars For Children Available In India; Check Full List

Safety is an essential feature in cars and automobile manufacturers have now started paying more attention to make sure that their cars are equipped with the best safety features. Some standard safety features include airbags, ISOFIX mounts, strong built structures and ADAS functionality. Most car buyers now look out for the safety ratings cars get under different NCAP programmes to make sure their cars are safe. Most NCAP programmes offer safety ratings in two categories - Adult Occupant and Child Occupant. Though most cars easily grab good ratings in the Adult Occupant category, there are only a few cars that do well in the Child Occupant category. So, here’s a list of cars that are safe for both you and your child. 

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Tata Harrier 

The newly-launched Tata Harrier has received a 5-star safety rating in the Global NCAP crash tests while scoring 33.05 out of 34 points in the Child Occupant category and 45 out of 49 in the Adult Occupant category. 

Tata Safari 

The newly-launched Tata Safari also bagged a 5-star safety rating in the GNCAP tests by scoring identical points as the Harrier, i.e 33.05 out of 34 points in the Child Occupant category and 45 out of 49 in the Adult Occupant category. 

Skoda Slavia 

The Slavia is the only sedan offered by Skoda currently in India and it is among one of the safest cars in the country as it has also scored a 5-star safety rating in the GNCAP tests. The Skoda sedan has secured 29.71 out of 34 points in the Adult Occupant category and 42 out of 49 points in the Child Occupant category.

Volkswagen Virtus 

Volkswagen Virtus is a sibling model of the Slavia and has scored identical points as the Skoda sedan. The Virtus has achieved a 5-star safety rating in the GNCAP tests with 29.71 out of 34 points in the Adult Occupant category and 42 out of 49 points in the Child Occupant category.

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Skoda Kushaq/Volkswagen Taigun 

Volkswagen Taigun and Skoda Kushaq are SUV counterparts of the Slavia and Virtus. They are the same cars with just a difference in design which is why they offer the same safety features as the VW/Skoda sedans. Both these SUV models have also scored 5-star safety ratings in the GNCAP crash tests while scoring  29.64 out of 34 points in the Adult Occupant category and 42 out of 49 points in the Child Occupant category.