Euro NCAP Crash & Safety Tests of Mercedes-EQ EQS 2021—Best in Class 2021—Executive-Pure Electric

Update January 2022: Euro NCAP awarded the 2021 Best in Class Executive - Pure Electric to Mercedes-EQ EQS. Learn more about the Best in Class cars: Euro NCAP January 2022 Press release Euro NCAP performs a series of crash and safety tests on car models: - a frontal impact test, 50% of the width of the car is striking an oncoming deformable barrier, also travelling at 50 km/h - a frontal impact test, the car impacts a rigid full width barrier - a side impact test, a mobile deformable barrier impacts the driver’s door - a pole test, the tested car is propelled sideways into a rigid pole and the robustness of the centre airbag is evaluated. A series of pedestrian tests are conducted with different impactors, adult and child head form, lower and upper leg form and whiplash tests are performed on a sled as well as AEB pedestrian and cyclist tests. Active safety is tested based on the car’s equipment: autonomous emergency braking car-to-car scenarios, occupant status monitoring (including seatbelt reminders), lane support and speed assistance technologies. All details on the Euro NCAP Website: Mercedes-EQ EQS 2021 test information Euro NCAP December 2021 Press release