ItaliaspeedTV - EuroNCAP Crash Test: Jeep Grand Cherokee (4 Stars)

Jeep's Grand Cherokee showed in the EuroNCAP tests that big SUVs don't necessarily add up to being the safest vehicles on the road and concerns raised on almost every test criteria saw it winding up with 4 stars out of the possible 5. In the disciplines, the Grand Cherokee, which was tested in 3.0 diesel 'Limited' LHD format, scored 29 points (81 percent) for adult occupancy, 34 points (69 percent) for child occupancy, 16 points (45 percent) for the pedestrian test and 5 points (71 percent) for safety assist. The Grand Cherokee wasn't the only car from the 14 tested by EuroNCAP this month to miss out on the top spot, as two Chinese models, the MG6 and Geely Emgrand EC7, as well as the Renault Fluence ZE, Jaguar XF and Fiat Panda all wound up collecting four stars. The Jeep Grand Cherokee showed disappointing results in child occupant protection. In the frontal impact, the seat rail holding the seat belt anchorage came close to breaking in two, resulting in contact, through the fabric of the airbag, of the driver's head with the steering wheel rim. Euro NCAP urges Jeep to complete its investigation into the cause and implement an improved seat rail design in future production cars soon.