- All current Honda models sold in Europe are 5 star models
The new HR-V and Jazz are the latest models in the Honda family to receive an excellent rating from the independent safety organisation Euro NCAP. As part of the new regulations for 2015, both models were rated 5 stars, confirming Honda's commitment to its overall safety philosophy.
With a five-star rating, the Jazz is the second supermini to be rated with five stars so far this year. Both the Jazz and HR-V come with Honda's City-Brake Active (CTBA) system standard across the range. Using laser technology, the CTBA system scans the road ahead and automatically applies the brakes if a low-speed collision is imminent.
The mid-range and top-of-the-range versions of both models feature Honda's Advanced Driver Assist System (ADAS), a suite of active safety technologies including Forward Collision Warning, Traffic Sign Recognition System, Intelligent Speed Limiter, Lane Departure Warning and High-beam Support System.
The new Jazz and HR-V join the rest of Honda's 5-star family, with models such as the Civic and CR-V produced in Swindon.
The Euro NCAP rating model focuses on the overall safety of the vehicle so that consumers are presented with a single simple and understandable score. The system takes into account passenger, child and pedestrian protection and the availability of driver assistance.
Euro NCAP Agency
Euro NCAP offers vehicle owners a realistic and independent safety assessment of some of the most popular cars on the road in Europe.
Established in 1997 and now with the support of seven European Governments, the European Commission and car clubs and consumer organisations in every European country, Euro NCAP has quickly played a catalytic role in encouraging major safety improvements in new car design.
The Euro NCAP rating model focuses on the overall safety of the vehicle so that consumers are presented with a single simple and understandable score. The current system was introduced in January 2015 and uses a weighted score, combining many of a car's safety factors: adult (40%), child (20%) and pedestrian (20%) protection with the availability of safety support systems (20%).
