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Taiwan New Car Assessment Program
臺灣新車安全評等制度
FormationAugust 26, 2022; 2 years ago (2022-08-26)
PurposeVehicle safety assessment
Location
Websitetncap.org.tw

The Taiwan New Car Assessment Program (TNCAP; traditional Chinese: 臺灣新車安全評等制度; simplified Chinese: 台湾新车安全评等制度; pinyin: Táiwān Xīnchē Ānquán Píng Děng Zhìdù) is a vehicle safety rating program for vehicles in Taiwan, similar to the New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) in other countries. It is administered by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications and conducted in the Automotive Research & Testing Center in Lukang, Changhua County, Taiwan.

History

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In 2016, a petition about the safety of domestically manufactured vehicles was passed on the Public Policy Participation Platform. The petition demanded that the crash test results of domestically manufactured vehicles performed by the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) should be compulsorily released.[1]

The Ministry of Transportation and Communications (MOTC) replied to the petition that such system would be similar to NCAP of other countries, and it would need "enormous budget" to carry out. They evaluated that there was not an immediate need for a NCAP in Taiwan, and encouraged manufacturers to release crash test results themselves.[2]

In 2017, another petition about establishing Taiwan NCAP (TW-NCAP) was passed on the Public Policy Participation Platform. The petition mentioned that neighboring countries like China, Japan, Korea and even ASEAN countries have their own NCAP, for example C-NCAP and ASEAN NCAP, then Taiwan should also have its own NCAP to test domestically manufactured vehicles.[3]

This petition attracted the attention of the legislature and the MOTC, which both agreed to start working towards establishing TW-NCAP. The MOTC and the Vehicle Safety Certification Center (VSCC) organised a symposium and agreed that TW-NCAP would be modelled after the rating system of Euro NCAP and the organizational structure of Japan NCAP (JNCAP).[4]

In 2018, the Executive Yuan approved the establishment of TNCAP, with a budget of $600 million NTD.[5] On 26 August 2022, the TNCAP Testing Facility was inaugurated in the site of the Automotive Research & Testing Center (ARTC) in Lukang, Changhua County.[6] The first crash test was performed with a Toyota Corolla Cross on 27 October 2022.[7]

Assessment

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Vehicle selection

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For Euro NCAP, vehicle models are chosen by member organizations based on the relevancy in their respective domestic markets, and vehicle manufacturers can pay for the testing themselves.[8] TNCAP's vehicle selection works differently by selecting vehicle models that are in the top 8 best selling vehicle models in Taiwan.[9][10]

In 2024, Nissan X-trail and Honda CR-V became the first two vehicle models to voluntarily apply for TNCAP assessment. This means the manufacturers had to provide the expense for the testing to TNCAP.[11]

Similar to Euro NCAP, test vehicles for TNCAP are purchased anonymously from dealerships, in the same way that consumers do. This task is entrusted to the Consumers’ Foundation, which dispatches undercover shoppers to purchase these vehicles.[12]

Testing criteria

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Similar to Euro NCAP, TNCAP performs safety tests in four main criteria, with a percentage score given to each of them. The four main criteria and their respective tests are as follows:[13]

Criteria Test
Adult Occupant Protection Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier
Frontal Full Width
Lateral Impact
Lateral Side Pole Impact
Whiplash Rear Impact
Automatic Emergency Brakes for Low-Speed Systems (AEB City)
Child Occupant Protection Child Restraint System (CRS) Performance in Frontal and Lateral Impact
Safety Features
Child Restraint System (CRS) Installation Check
Pedestrian Protection Head Impact
Pelvis Impact
Leg Impact
Automatic Emergency Brakes for Vulnerable Road Users (AEB Pedestrian)
Safety Assist Speed Assistance
Seatbelt Reminder
Lane Support
Automatic Emergency Brakes for Highway Speeds (AEB Inter-Urban)

Test dummy

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Q10 Child dummy

TNCAP uses the following test dummies from Humanetics for their crash tests:

  • Hybrid III — 50th Percentile Male (H3-50M) as the adult driver, front seat or rear seat passenger
  • Q10 Child dummy, simulating a 10-year-old child and used as a rear seat passenger
  • Q6 Child dummy, simulating a 6-year-old child and used in a car seat at the rear seat

The Q10 and Q6 Child dummies are only used in the "Frontal Offset Deformable Barrier" test and "Lateral Impact" test.

Star rating

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Similar to Euro NCAP, although a percentage score is given to each of the testing criteria, a star rating is used to evaluate the overall safety of a vehicle model. This allows the public to easily differentiate between the safety rating of different models.[14][15]

The star rating ranges from 0 stars to 5 stars, with 0 stars being the worst and 5 stars being the best.[15]

  • 5 stars  : Overall excellent performance on crash protection and well equipped with crash avoidance technology
  • 4 stars  : Overall good performance on crash protection and equipped with some crash avoidance technology
  • 3 stars  : Above average performance on crash protection, but lacking in crash avoidance technology
  • 2 stars  : Average performance on crash protection, and lacking in crash avoidance technology
  • 1 star  : Above basic performance on crash protection
  • 0 stars  : Meets the minimal standard of safety required by law

Safety ratings

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TNCAP has tested 12 vehicles models so far, with six vehicle models receiving 5 stars, three vehicle models receiving 4 stars and three vehicle models receiving 3 stars.[16]

List of vehicles models tested by TNCAP and their safety ratings
Date Vehicle Rating Ref.
Make Model Adult Occupant Child Occupant Pedestrian Safety Assist Star Rating
2023 Toyota RAV4 87% 85% 84% 69% [17]
Corolla Cross 85% 80% 82% 68% [18]
Corolla Altis 91% 82% 84% 68% [19]
Honda CR-V 73% 52% 72% 40% [20]
Ford Kuga 87% 48% 76% 57% [21]
Focus 94% 89% 82% 93% [22]
Nissan Kicks 81% 84% 81% 59% [23]
Toyota Yaris 76% 31% 59% 25% [24]
2024 Lexus NX 93% 88% 83% 72% [25]
Honda Fit 81% 72% 81% 67% [26]
Nissan X-Trail 96% 68% 72% 84% [27]
Toyota Sienta 78% 69% 65% 42% [28]

Future

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The safety rating of 2 vehicle models tested in 2024 still yet to be announced. The vehicle models are Tesla Model Y and Honda CR-V.

TNCAP has announced that they selected 8 vehicle models to test in 2025. These vehicles models are MG HS, Tesla Model 3, Honda HR-V, Toyota Vios, Lexus RX, Hyundai Custin, Toyota Town Ace and Hyundai Tucson L.[29]

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