There was a time where cars with a five star NCAP were rated were not common ground and were lauded because of their super-safe status. But in this day and age you would expect all major manufacturers to offer a car that is fully capable to delivering high standards for both occupants and pedestrians. Well think again.
Step forward the Renault Kwid, Hyundai Eon, Suzuki Maruti Celerio, Suzuki Maruti Eeco and Mahindra Scorpio. These five cars from India have managed to score ZERO in the Global NCAP testing process which is very alarming, especially as these are cars currently on sale.
All five cars feature no airbags whatsoever and appear to have the structural strength of a house of cards. Despite this, the Renault Kwid is actually the fifth best-selling car in the country and there are 41,205 of these on the road. Now India is known for its severe traffic so you may think the chances of a fatal or serious crash are low but that's not the case.
In 2013 data from the World Heath Organisation found there were 238,568 road-related fatalities in India. That placed India third below China and Africa for most fatalities for the year. To give you some perspective, the UK achieved a figure of 1827 for the same period.
If you fancy seeing the results of what a happens to a Renault Kwid when it was subjected to the NCAP tests check out the video below.