2025 Toyota Prado secures five-star safety rating

The new-generation 250 Series Toyota LandCruiser Prado has achieved a five-star safety rating after local validation was performed by ANCAP to the organisation’s latest and most stringent criteria.

Though testing was completed using the Toyota Prado GXL variant, the five-star score applies to all variants in the model range as each grade comes with a standard set of active collision avoidance features.

ANCAP described “rigorous” local testing that highlighted strong performance across all four key assessment areas. The Toyota LandCruiser Prado was awarded scores of 85 per cent for adult occupant protection, 89 per cent for child occupant protection, 84 per cent for vulnerable road user protection, and 82 per cent for safety assistance.

In particular, the level of protection in the frontal offset head-on crash test saw the Prado net a “good” result, aside from “adequate” and “marginal” ratings for the driver’s lower leg and chest, respectively.

ANCAP said the protection provided to the two child crash test dummies seated in the second row was “good”, achieving maximum points.

The Prado’s active safety measures were tested on-track at ANCAP’s facility. It achieved “good” performance across the majority of tests that judged the vehicle’s ability to detect other vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists.

There are five separate model grades to the local Toyota LandCruiser Prado line-up, all including a full suite of Toyota Safety Sense features such as a Driver Monitor Camera, Road Sign Assist, Proactive Driving Assist, Pre-Collision Safety system, and Safety Exit Assist.

There are nine airbags included throughout the car.

“The new Toyota Prado delivers a robust level of safety that aligns with the expectations of fleet buyers and everyday consumers,” said ANCAP CEO, Carla Hoorweg, in a media statement.

“This is yet another strong result, with the new-generation Prado demonstrating Toyota’s continued focus on safety across its model line-up.”

ANCAP's testing criteria was last updated in 2023 in line with Euro NCAP standards and places greater emphasis on driver monitoring systems, autonomous emergency braking performance, and motorcyclist crash safety.

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