Chery Tiggo 2 scores 'zero' in Latin NCAP crash test… safety concerns spread

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Chery Automobile's compact SUV, the "Tiggo 2," received the lowest rating of "0 stars" in the South American New Car Assessment Program (Latin NCAP), which applied the latest strengthened standards. As controversies over quality and safety defects have continued to emerge in global markets recently, the vehicle suffered a fatal blow by also failing rigorous crash safety verification.

According to crash test results released by Latin NCAP on the 28th local time, based on the revised 2026 protocol, the model sold as the Tiggo 2 Pro and Pro Max in Mexico and other regions received dismal scores of 0% in both adult occupant protection and child occupant protection. Pedestrian protection stood at 49%, and safety assist systems at 45%, resulting in an overall rating of 0 stars.

Alejandro Furas, Secretary-General of Latin NCAP, criticized that "Chery is under the spotlight for revealing significantly low safety performance in key popular markets." Test results showed that during frontal collisions, the vehicle's body structure and driver's footwell area became severely unstable, and high pressure was applied to the driver's chest. In particular, fire hazards were detected during the testing process, revealing critical defects that directly threatened the safety of occupants and rescue team members.

Basic safety specifications were also inadequate. Side head protection devices were not standard equipment, rear seats lacked pretensioners and load limiters, and advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) were entirely absent. While four airbags and ESC were installed, basic protective capabilities fell significantly short of standards.

The impact of these results is significant as they occurred in a key market where Chery exported over 115,000 units to the Central and South American region alone in the first half of this year. Previously, in Malaysia, vehicle type approval (VTA) for the Omoda 5 was temporarily suspended due to an accident involving rear axle separation, and a recall of approximately 8,800 units was carried out. Despite Chery Chairman Yin Tongwei personally stepping forward to publicly apologize for quality concerns, the emergence of safety inadequacy issues has made a major blow to its global expansion strategy inevitable.

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