The Mazda MX-30's asymmetric door system does not prevent it from achieving 5 stars in the Euro NCAP test

El MX-30 is the Mazda's fifth model to achieve five stars in the test of EuroNCAP. The first was the CX-5 in 2017, followed by Mazda6 in 2018 and of the Mazda3 y Mazda CX-30 in 2019. The MX-30 shares a platform with the latter, although with significant modifications.

The most relevant one in the face of a crash test The modification carried out by Euro NCAP is the elimination of the central pillar, to install a peculiar system of doors, with the two rear doors smaller than usual and opening in the opposite direction to the front ones. We tell you more details about the peculiarities of this system, as well as about the dynamic qualities of the electric SUV in the Mazda MX-30 test.

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The reinforcements included in the structure to compensate for the absence of central pillar have done their job well, with the MX-30 achieving top marks in both the frontal and side impact tests. In particular, the 91% achieved in protection for occupants adults, and 87% rating for child occupant protection.

According to the EuroNCAP report, “the analysis of the deformations in the bodywork after the frontal-lateral impact indicates that The structure of the Mazda MX-30 does not represent a high risk for the vehicle's occupants.”. Similarly, the behaviour of the structure in the crash tests representing a side collision with another vehicle and a side impact against a pole was positively assessed.

The results of the MX-30 in the Crash Test They are almost as good as those of the CX-30, which also achieved 5 stars, but with even higher protection rates: 99% for adult occupant protection and 86% for child protection.