2023 LDV Mifa obtains five-star ANCAP safety rating, identical to EV

The 2023 LDV Mifa people-mover has been awarded the full five-star safety rating by the Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) under the 2022 testing criteria.

The rating applies to all petrol-powered variants, but is identical to the full battery-electric Mifa 9 twin already tested.

The safety body praised the upmarket Chinese-made family van for scoring maximum points for protecting the driver and small female rear passenger in the full-width frontal test, front seat passenger in the frontal offset test, and the driver in the side impact test.

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However, it warns child seats should not be fitted to the centre or right-hand-side third row seats due to a lack of top-tether anchorage points. All second-row seats feature top tethers.

It also had a marginal score for protecting the driver’s chest in the oblique pole test.

The petrol LDV Mifa has obtained the same ANCAP safety rating as its electric Mifa 9 counterpart, including 93 per cent for adult occupant protection, 88 per cent for child occupant protection, 73 per cent for vulnerable road user protection, and 90 per cent for safety assist.

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The Kia Carnival rival starts from $53,990 before on-road costs with front and rear auto emergency braking; blind-spot monitoring; rear cross-traffic alert; lane departure warning; lane-keep assist; adaptive cruise control; safe exit warning; and a reversing camera and sensors as standard.

Meanwhile, the mid-spec Mifa Executive adds front parking sensors and a 360-degree surround view camera system for $10,000 more.

A stricter 2023 ANCAP testing criteria will come into effect soon, which will evaluate floodwater testing, child in-car detection systems, car-to-motorcycle safety assist systems and more.