The Chery Tiggo 4 Pro, which was sighted in Malaysia recently, has been awarded a five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) despite not being crash tested locally. According to ANCAP, the Tiggo 4 Pro’s rating is based on physical crash test results from its “closely-related partner model,” the Tiggo 7 Pro, which was rated in late 2023.
As such, the Tiggo 4 Pro and Tiggo 7 Pro share identical adult and child occupant protection assessment score of 88% and 87% respectively. Both SUVs are built on the same T1X platform but differ significantly in terms of size and powertrains, with the Tiggo 4 Pro being a small vehicle and having a 1.5 litre turbocharged inline-four engine. The Tiggo 7 Pro is larger and packs a 1.6 litre turbo-four.
The Tiggo 4 Pro isn’t the only Chery model to based its rating on a partner model, as the Tiggo 8 Pro Max also shares its crash test results with the Tiggo 7 Pro. Referring to a post by Australia’s Drive, a partner model is defined as a vehicle that “has the same relationship to the originally tested vehicle as a variant (same brand) but has a different model name.”
The newly tested vehicle must have the same structural elements related to safety performance as the originally test vehicle, with any differences requiring additional data (testing). The Tiggo 4 Pro matches the Tiggo 7 Pro by having dual frontal airbags, side chest-protecting airbags and side head-protecting airbags. It also features a centre airbag to enhance protection for front-seat occupants in side-impact collisions.
The guidelines also stipulate the partner model cannot share the same crash test rating if it is released more than two calendar years from the original assessment. Variances in kerb weight (10% either way), ride height (variance of 50mm) and wheelbase (10% either way) are allowed for partner models.
ANCAP did conduct its own collision avoidance testing for the Tiggo 4 Pro, which saw a 79% result in the vulnerable road user protection assessment (80% for the Tiggo 7 Pro) due to poorer pedestrian detection in the obstructed child running onto the road (day and night) scenario. The safety assist assessment also netted an 85% score for the Tiggo 4 Pro (86% for the Tiggo 7 Pro).
The five-star rating only applies to Tiggo 4 Pro models built after November 2024, with earlier cars subject to a recall to update its autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system. “Due to a software issue, Chery Tiggo 4 Pro vehicles built prior to November 1, 2024 may not currently comply with the Australian government’s regulatory AEB requirements,” ANCAP said in its release.
“Affected vehicles may not have the AEB sound alarm activated. Owners of affected vehicles should contact their nearest Chery dealership to have their AEB software updated, free of charge,” it added.
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