The ASEAN NCAP (New Car Assessment Program for Southeast Asian Countries) has released the full assessment report for the 2026 Proton Saga MC3 that was launched earlier today, reiterating that the latest model from the national carmaker has achieved a four-star rating under the outgoing 2021-2025 protocol, following the earlier announcement that was made in October.
With the Standard as the variant tested here, the newly-launched sedan model achieved 23.72 out of a possible 32.00 points in the adult occupant protection (AOP) assessment, 38.17 from a possible 51.00 points in the child occupant protection (COP) assessment, 14.00 from a possible 21.00 points in the safety assist assessment, and 7.00 from a possible 16.00 points in the motorcyclist safety (MS) assessment.
In the adult occupant protection (AOP) assessment, the front occupant compartment of the Saga was deemed to have remained stable in the frontal offset impact test, however of note was the marginal protection observed for the driver’s chest, for which marginal protection was also observed in the side impact test.
Safety assistance systems in the Proton Saga MC3 included autonomous emergency braking (AEB), forward collision warning, lane departure warning and blind spot detection, along with two airbags, ESC, ABS, seatbelt reminders for both front occupants, and ISOFIX child seat mounts.
In the motorcyclist safety assessment, the 2026 Saga MC3 obtained a bonus point for offering advanced motorcyclist safety technology through the AEB for motorcycle functionality as optional equipment.
Across the AOP, COP, safety assist and motorcyclist safety assessment categories, the Saga MC3 achieved a maximum star rating of four stars for each respective category, thus with a weighted score of 66.70 points, it arrives at the overall ASEAN NCAP rating of four stars.
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let me guess – under the new incoming 2026 protocol saga will only manage to get a 3 star rating. that risks all their b40 buyers lives at risk.
nevermind, no great loss.
I thought earlier Asean ANCAP will test the lowest specification variant a manufacturer put on sale. It looks like the tested variant is a standard equipped with ADAS picked from the premium variant. Doesn’t seem to have consistency. Looks like the standard and executive would have a rating much lower than 4-star if you were to completely remove the ADAS that is only available on the premium.
“With the Standard as the variant tested here,….”
Standard variant got ADAS to test?
OMG the steering wheel went into ribcage
4 Star only? Proton forgot to sponsor Miros? Peroduas have more Stars with inferior safety, how come.