Chery Tiggo 2 disappoints with zero stars
The New Car Assessment Programme for Latin America and the Caribbean, Latin NCAP, publishes today the first crash tests result for 2026 and the first result under the updated assessment protocols, with a disappointing zero stars for the Chery Tiggo 2 / Tiggo 2 Pro / Tiggo 2 Pro Max and Chirey Tiggo Pro for Mexico.
The Chery Tiggo 2 / Tiggo 2 Pro / Tiggo 2 Pro Max and Chirey Tiggo 2, produced in China, was rated with zero stars. The Tiggo 2 that offers 4 airbags and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) as standard, achieved 0% in Adult Occupant, 0% in Child Occupant, 48.89% in Pedestrian Protection and Vulnerable Road Users and 45.45% in Safety Assist. The car was assessed in frontal impact, side impact, whiplash (front and rear seats), pedestrian protection, ESC and Moose test. The car showed poor protection to the driver chest in the frontal impact and fire risk that led the Adult Occupant box score to zero.
The Chery Tiggo 2 / Tiggo 2 Pro / Tiggo 2 Pro Max and Chirey Tiggo 2 showed an unstable structure combined with an unstable footwell area in the frontal crash and high chest compression leading to poor protection to the driver chest in the frontal impact. As the car does not offer side head protection as standard, the pole impact was not performed and penalized the score. The lack of side head protection for adults and child occupants in front and rear seats respectively is a major concern. The car does not offer pretensioners and load limiters in rear seats and could not prove protection of the small female adult in the second row in a frontal crash. The car did not prove to meet rear impact acceptable structural performances and whiplash showed marginal and poor protection to the neck of the adults in the front and rear seats.
In addition to Latin NCAP’s safety concerns regarding this model, the vehicle showed a fire risk during the frontal crash test, potentially endangering passengers and first responders.
Protection for the child occupants showed alarming low performance with 0% because of zero points in dynamic tests, and in the Child Restraint Systems (CRS) installation. High biomechanical values were recorded in the 10-year-old dummy in the neck and head in the frontal impact and in the head in the side impact. The 3-year-old dummy showed a clear head exposure and risk ejection in the side impact test. The i-Size anchorages failed to meet Latin NCAP requirements leading to zero points in vehicle readiness to correctly install CRS and in CRS installation points.
The updated Latin NCAP protocol now includes the 10-year-old occupant as well as small adult occupants in the rear of the car represented by a dummy that is like a small female. This result reflects the low protection to large children and small adults in the rear seats of the Chery / Chirey Tiggo 2.
The car does not offer any type of driving assistance technologies - ADAS - even as an optional feature. Safety Assist showed also concerning low performance, as it could only score Seatbelt Reminder full points, and a fraction of ESC points, as the car does not offer a Speed Limitation technology. The car does not offer active safety key technologies such as Blind Spot Detection, Lane Support Systems, Speed Assist, AEB car to car and other Advanced Features, not even as optional.
Learn all the details of Latin NCAP´s assessment protocol update here.
Alejandro Furas, Secretary General of Latin NCAP said:
“The updated protocols bring a new benchmark to car makers in Latin American and the Caribbean market, where most manufacturers are following Latin NCAP’s proposed evolution in safety in current and future models. Clearly the Tiggo 2 is not the case and it puts Chery in the spotlight for offering such low safety performance in a model that belongs to the popular segment in our region. It is very likely that under a mandatory labelling system, that includes Latin NCAP ratings, the transition to safer cars in the region could be accelerated. It depends on the commitment and will of governments.”
Stephan Brodziak, Latin NCAP Chairman said:
“This is an appalling result and an affront to consumers across Latin America and the Caribbean. After years of efforts to raise vehicle safety standards, zero scores for both adult and child occupant protection, compounded by an identified fire risk, are simply unacceptable. Families are entitled to expect that a new vehicle will protect them. Chery must urgently address these serious failures and demonstrate improvements through independent testing.
Governments must urgently introduce mandatory vehicle safety labelling based on independent assessments, so consumers can understand the risks associated with poorly rated vehicles and the level of protection offered by those that perform well. Consumers have a right to this information before they buy, rather than discovering a vehicle’s shortcomings when a crash occurs.”
Chery Tiggo 2 / Tiggo 2 Pro / Tiggo 2 Pro Max / Chirey Tiggo 2 (4 airbags)
Read the full crash test report