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XPENG G6 Five-Star ANCAP Safety Rating: What Electric SUV Buyers Need to Know
Vehicle Safety & Technology | XPENG Wynnum
The XPENG G6 has earned a five-star ANCAP safety rating (the highest possible result) under the 2023-2025 assessment criteria. Introduced to Australia in October 2024, the G6 is a battery-electric small SUV available in two variants. The rating was published in December 2024 and updated in December 2025, applying to all variants built from July 2024 onwards.
For buyers at Barton's New Energy Vehicles comparing electric SUV options, the G6's five-star result includes some genuinely standout individual scores alongside specific findings worth understanding before purchase. Here is the complete picture.
What is an ANCAP Safety Rating?
ANCAP independently crash-tests and rates new vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand at accredited facilities, with battery-electric vehicles assessed under the same criteria as all passenger vehicles. A five-star rating is the highest result achievable.
ANCAP assesses four key categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection, and Safety Assist.
XPENG G6 ANCAP Safety Rating: The Full Scorecard
The XPENG G6 (built from July 2024) achieved the following results:
| Category | Score | Rating |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Occupant Protection | 35.49 / 40 | 88% |
| Child Occupant Protection | 42.62 / 49 | 86% |
| Vulnerable Road User Protection | 51.50 / 63 | 81% |
| Safety Assist | 14.49 / 18 | 80% |
Both variants sold in Australia and New Zealand are covered, built from July 2024 onwards. The rating expires December 2031.
| Variant | Powertrain | Drivetrain |
|---|---|---|
| XPENG G6 Standard Range | BEV | RWD |
| XPENG G6 Long Range | BEV | RWD |
Adult Occupant Protection: 88%
The passenger compartment remained stable in the frontal offset test with no deductions applied. The driver received adequate lower leg protection, with good results elsewhere. The front passenger received good results throughout. The compatibility penalty was 1.57 points, one of the lower penalties across this content series.
In the full-width frontal test, driver chest protection was adequate. Rear passenger chest protection was rated weak(0.99 out of 4). The side impact and oblique pole tests both scored the maximum available points, a perfect result in both.
For EV buyers, one finding deserves specific attention. The G6 is fitted with a centre airbag, but during far-side impact testing it did not prevent contact between the two dummies and was assessed as poor, resulting in a penalty and a far-side impact score of 2.69 out of 4. This is a structural safety finding unrelated to the battery-electric architecture itself.
On the EV-specific side, the results are reassuring: both doors and windows passed submergence testing, confirming the high-voltage architecture does not compromise emergency egress in a water ingress scenario. An eCall system is fitted as standard, scoring the full point. Multi-collision braking is also fitted.
Child Occupant Protection: 86%
The G6 returned outstanding dynamic child occupant crash test results, scoring the maximum 16.00 out of 16 in the frontal offset test and the maximum 8.00 out of 8 in the side impact test, with good protection across all critical body regions of both dummies in both tests.
ISOFix and top tether anchorages are fitted to the rear outboard seats and across all rear positions respectively. The restraint installation assessment scored 11.62 out of 12. One booster seat and one Type B convertible seat in forward-facing mode could not be correctly installed in the centre rear position. Families using either restraint type should plan to use the outboard rear seats.
No child presence detection system is available.
Vulnerable Road User Protection: 81%
Pelvis and femur physical protection were mostly weak or poor (1.91 out of 4.5 and 2.07 out of 4.5), the most significant limitation in this category. Lower leg protection was good, earning the full 9.00 out of 9 knee and tibia points.
The VRU AEB system (4-85 km/h) returned a near-perfect forward pedestrian AEB result of 6.84 out of 7, rated goodincluding in reverse and turning scenarios. AEB Backover earned the full 2.00 out of 2 points, a perfect result. Cyclist AEB was rated good (8.25 out of 9). The G6 provides cyclist dooring information and a warning, though the warning was not early enough to score points. Motorcyclist AEB and lane support both earned full marks.
Safety Assist: 80%
Car-to-car AEB (4-150 km/h) returned good performance (3.75 out of 4). AEB Junction and Crossing combined earned the full 4.00 out of 4 points, a perfect result and a genuine strength. AEB Head-On was rated marginal, scoring only 0.50 out of 1, a finding worth noting for highway and rural driving.
The lane support system (60-150 km/h) returned good LKA performance and adequate ELK performance, combining for 2.50 out of 3. iACC is standard, alongside camera-based speed sign recognition, which for EV buyers can work alongside regenerative braking to support efficient driving.
A direct driver monitoring system detecting both distraction and fatigue is fitted as standard, though it scored only 0.35 out of 2 against ANCAP's full protocol requirements despite the direct monitoring capability.
Safety Features: What Comes Standard
- Dual frontal, side chest, side head curtain, and centre airbags (centre airbag rated poor in far-side testing)
- Driver and front passenger knee airbags
- AEB: car-to-car (4-150 km/h), pedestrian forward and reverse, cyclist, and motorcyclist
- AEB Junction, Crossing, and Head-On
- Lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping (60-150 km/h)
- Lane departure warning and forward collision warning
- Blind spot monitoring
- iACC, camera-based speed sign recognition
- Direct driver monitoring system (distraction and fatigue)
- Cyclist dooring information alert (warning fitted; not early enough to score)
- Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection (all positions)
- Multi-collision braking
- eCall (fitted)
- ISOFix and top tether anchorages
Not available: child presence detection.
Why This Result Matters for EV Buyers
The G6's perfect side impact and oblique pole scores, perfect AEB Junction and Crossing performance, and outstanding dynamic child occupant results confirm a genuinely well-engineered electric SUV from a structural and active safety standpoint. The submergence testing result is a meaningful EV-specific reassurance. The areas to factor into your decision are the centre airbag's poor far-side performance, the weak rear passenger chest result, and the pelvis and femur physical impact limitations in pedestrian protection.
Speak to Barton's New Energy Vehicles
Our team at Barton's New Energy Vehicles in Brisbane can walk you through the full G6 specification, compare the Standard Range and Long Range variants, and help you understand the charging and running cost picture.
Visit BartonsNewEnergyVehicles.com.au to browse current stock or make an enquiry online.
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All safety scores, test results, and feature listings are drawn directly from the official ANCAP assessment report for the XPENG G6 (October 2024 onwards), published December 2024 and updated December 2025. Rating applies to all Australian and New Zealand market variants built from July 2024 onwards. Source: ancap.com.au.