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Petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid versions of the new Mazda CX-80 SUV have scored five stars under the latest ANCAP testing criteria.
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The 2025 Mazda CX-80 has achieved a five-star safety rating from the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP).
All variants of Mazda’s new seven-seat family SUV – across petrol, diesel and plug-in hybrid powertrains – built from July 2024, when Australian production for the CX-80 commenced, are covered by the rating.
The ANCAP result is derived from testing conducted overseas by Euro NCAP in 2024.
It is the first Mazda vehicle to be tested under the latest and most stringent 2023 to 2025 testing criteria, following the CX-60 and BT-50 tested under the earlier 2020 to 2022 standard.
ANCAP said the CX-80 “delivered strong results” in adult occupant protection, with maximum points scored in the side-impact, oblique pole, whiplash protection and far-side impact tests.
In the full-width frontal test, chest protection for the driver was rated as ‘adequate’ while all other critical body regions for the driver and rear passenger were deemed ‘good’.
ANCAP identifies six levels of protection in its testing: ‘Good’, ‘adequate’, ‘marginal’, ‘weak’, ‘poor’, and ‘not tested’.
A low risk to oncoming vehicles was identified in the frontal-offset test, with a 1.45-point penalty out of a possible eight applied for vehicle-to-vehicle compatibility.
Child occupant protection using dummies equivalent to a six-year-old and 10-year-old child found ‘good’ protection across the frontal offset and side-impact tests.
ANCAP said local CX-80 models are not fitted with a child presence detection system to alert the driver when a child may have been left in the rear passenger seat of the vehicle, with 0.25 points out of a possible four awarded.
Vulnerable road user tests showed ‘marginal’ and ‘poor’ protection for a pedestrian’s head on the stiff windscreen pillars, the base of the windscreen, and the front edge of the bonnet surface.
However a ‘good’ result was achieved for the rest of the surface, along with protection of a pedestrian’s pelvis, femurs and lower legs.
While the CX-80 achieved high scores for its autonomous emergency braking detection for pedestrians and cyclists, ANCAP noted mixed performance for its motorcyclist detection, with the test vehicle unable to avoid an impact when turning across the path of an oncoming motorcycle.
Overall, the Mazda CX-80 scored 92 per cent for adult occupant protection, 87 per cent for child occupant protection, 84 per cent for vulnerable road user protection, and 83 per cent for safety assistance.
Minimum scores of 80 per cent, 80 per cent, 70 per cent, and 70 per cent are required, respectively, to achieve a five-star rating under the latest ANCAP criteria.
“The Mazda CX-80 demonstrates a high level of standard safety, making it a reliable choice for families,” ANCAP CEO Carla Hoorweg said.
It is fitted with eight airbags: dual front, side and curtain, as well as front-centre and driver’s knee.
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Jordan is a motoring journalist based in Melbourne with a lifelong passion for cars. He has been surrounded by classic Fords and Holdens, brand-new cars, and everything in between from birth, with his parents’ owning an automotive workshop in regional Victoria. Jordan started writing about cars in 2021, and joined the Drive team in 2024.
