Toyota HiLux, Hyundai Palisade, Mitsubishi ASX, and new Denza, GAC models receive safety ratings

New Toyota HiLux gets top marks

The new-generation Toyota HiLux is among five models that have just learned their safety fate.

Toyota HiLux, Hyundai Palisade, Mitsubishi ASX, and new Denza, GAC models receive safety ratings

Toyota's top-selling HiLux is among several models to receive a five-star rating from safety authority ANCAP.

Five-star ANCAP scores for HiLux, Palisade and two Chinese newcomers; Mitsubishi ASX, four stars

Latest round of ANCAP testing sees five star safety scores for HiLux, Palisade, Denza B5 and Aion V while Mitsubishi ASX comes up short. The post Five-star ANCAP scores for HiLux, Palisade and two Chinese newcomers; Mitsubishi ASX, four stars first appeared on WhichCar.

New Toyota Hilux Awarded Top Marks for Safety

The new Toyota Hilux has been awarded the full complement of five stars at a recent ANCAP safety test. Image: ANCAP Following the official reveal of the new Toyota Hilux in November 2025, the latest generation of South Africa’s best-selling bakkie has scored the full complement of five stars at a recent ANCAP safety test. The ninth-generation Hilux performed well in all four safety assessment categories; scoring 84% in the Adult Occupant Protect…

Top safety score awarded to new Toyota HiLux, BYD's Denza B5 SUV, as Mitsubishi falls short

The final ANCAP safety tests before tougher protocols arrive have awarded top marks to the new HiLux, Palisade and GAC Aion V – plus the Denza B5 from BYD’s new brand – while the new Mitsubishi ASX received four stars. Toyota HiLux ANCAP testing ANCAP crash-test results from what is likely to be the final round of testing under its current assessment criteria have been released. The latest Toyota HiLux ute and Hyundai Palisade family SUV, along…