Mumbai, April 19 -- The Honda Elevate has secured a full five-star score in Japan NCAP crash tests. Made in India and re-badged as the WR-V for the Japanese market, it has managed to secure 176.23 of a total 193.8 points.

In preventive safety performance, the Elevate scored 82.22 of 85.8 points and 86.01 of 100 points in collision safety performance. The SUV scored high for AEB (Autonomous Emergency Braking), full-wrap frontal collision, and offset frontal collision, securing all 5 points.

The ADAS numbers also stood at 5 points for lane departure prevention assist, and 4 of 5 for high-performance headlight and pedal misapplication prevention tests. The test revealed that the SUV's robustness is the highest at the sides, with a full 5 o...