GWM Haval Jolion: 5-star ANCAP rating extended to hybrid variants

ANCAP has extended the GWM Haval Jolion's five-star rating to cover the whole range.

In September 2022, the Haval Jolion small SUV was awarded a five-star safety rating from independent testing body ANCAP.

Following "additional destructive crash testing", ANCAP has certified the Jolion hybrid's variant crash-worthiness and integrity of its high-voltage battery.

The additional destructive tests include frontal-offset and oblique pole impacts. ANCAP also found the hybrid's driver assistance systems to be as effective as the petrol models. Continue reading for the full crash test report.

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September 2022: "There has been a significant amount of interest in a rating for this model..."

The Haval Jolion is the latest to score a full complement of five stars in ANCAP’s 2020-22 testing protocol, with a particularly strong commendation of its active safety systems.

ANCAP’s five-star rating applies to all Jolion variants including Premium, Lux, Ultra and the new Ultra Hybrid.

The Jolion small SUV features seven airbags including dual frontal, side chest, side curtain and centre airbags, helping it score 90 and 84 per cent in adult and child occupant protection respectively.

"The head of the six-year child dummy was assessed as Adequate in the frontal offset test, as was the chest of the 10-year child dummy," the ANCAP report reads.

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While the Jolion scored strongly overall, ANCAP did deduct points for a marginal result in chest protection in the driver front offset test, marginal in chest protection for rear passenger in frontal impact, and marginal for pelvis in the driver’s side impact test.

The Jolion was awarded a high 92 per cent score in safety systems, better than the recently evaluated Kia Niro (87 per cent) and Genesis GV60 (88 per cent).

Every Jolion trim level is fitted with frontal AEB (autonomous emergency braking) with pedestrian, cyclist and cross-traffic detection, reversing AEB and lane-keep assist. Additional safety features, not crucial for a five-star rating, include blind-spot monitoring and adaptive cruise control.

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Particular praise was given to that Jolion’s car-to-car AEB performance, both front on and in cross-traffic scenarios. The Jolion’s lane-keep assist system also rated well.

The Jolion’s vulnerable road user protection systems did not score as highly with ANCAP awarding 64 per cent, or 'adequate', in testing. This is as a result of weak frontal cyclist and pedestrian crossing detection, and marginal pedestrian detection when reversing.

The Haval Jolion launched in Australia in May 2021, making the Subaru XV and Kia Seltos rival a little late to receive its five-star rating.

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Despite the delay, ANCAP Chief Executive Officer, Carla Hoorweg said the Jolion was an important model to test. "There has been a significant amount of interest in a rating for this model, and it has been shown to offer a high standard of safety."

Like Ford Ranger and Ford Everest recently, ANCAP evaluated the Jolion locally. This differs from recent results for the Tesla Model Y and Genesis GV60 that were evaluated chiefly by Euro NCAP and had their scores translated into ANCAP’s now largely identical criteria.