Honda Jazz ANCAP Result

TULLAMARINE, AUSTRALIA – June 11, 2009: ANCAP recently undertook testing of the entry model Honda Jazz GLi which recorded a very high 4-star safety rating.

If ANCAP had tested the GLi with the Safety Pack option, which includes side and full-length curtain airbags, it would have received a 5-star rating; as it does in EuroNCAP testing.

Therefore, in terms of crash protection, the Jazz GLi with Safety Pack option, Jazz VTi and Jazz VTi-S are in fact 5-star cars.

However, ANCAP do not give a 5-star rating to a vehicle that is not fitted with Electronic Stability Control irrespective of its crash performance.

Honda Australia acknowledges that due to the unique configuration of the Australian Jazz, Vehicle Stability Assist (Honda’s term for Electronic Stability Control) is currently unavailable.

However, as Honda Australia announced at the media launch of the Jazz in August 2008 and has been widely reported in the media, testing would be conducted by Honda R&D and Vehicle Stability Assist will become a standard feature on all Jazz variants with the introduction of the 2011 Year model (slated for arrival in Australia late 2010).