Mumbai, Dec. 2 -- Maruti Suzuki's first all-electric model, the e Vitara, has been awarded a full five star Bharat NCAP safety rating. The certificate was handed over in New Delhi by Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Road Transport and Highways. With this, the e Vitara becomes the company's fourth consecutive model to earn the highest rating after Dzire, Victoris, and, Invicto.

In the safety assessment, the e Vitara scored 31.49 out of 32 points for Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and 43 out of 49 for Child Occupant Protection (COP). According to the crash report, in the frontal offset deformable barrier test, e Vitara scored 15.49/16 points, and it achieved a full 16/16 in the side impact barrier test; side pole impacts were also rated "OK", r...