Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited confirms the 2025 Outlander has kept its maximum five-star ANCAP safety rating, tested to the latest, more exacting protocols. The accolade applies to all ZM Outlander internal combustion models built from April 2025 and PHEV models built from July 2025 for Australia and New Zealand, which is the important bit if you were wondering whether your new one qualifies.
MMAL’s product strategy and public relations lead says the result underlines the company’s steady focus on safety, not as marketing fluff but as a deliberate programme of revisions. Since the Outlander’s return in 2021 the range has been quietly improved, and the current model includes an Australian-developed steering and suspension tune intended to make the car behave more agreeably on our roads.
Key Updates For 2025 Models
The updates that helped secure the rating are practical rather than flashy. The advanced driver assistance systems received revisions that confirm rear automatic emergency braking, broaden lane support operating parameters, and expand vulnerable road user scenarios to include turning incidents and motorcycle detection. There is a direct driver monitoring system, enhancements to restraint systems including better centre airbag effectiveness and improved whiplash performance, plus implicit speed limit detection for the speed limit information system.
Passive Safety Features
Standard passive protection is extensive, with driver and front passenger airbags, a centre airbag, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting airbags, a driver’s knee airbag and curtain airbags fitted across the range to provide comprehensive occupant protection.
Active Safety Assist Technology
The Outlander’s active safety suite is equally well stocked and includes lane departure warning, lane departure prevention and emergency lane assist, blind spot warning, a driver monitoring system, rear cross traffic alert and rear automatic emergency braking. Forward collision mitigation with pedestrian detection, predictive forward collision warning, driver attention alert, emergency brake assist and traffic sign recognition are standard, along with intelligent speed assistance, adaptive cruise control and an emergency stop signal function.
ANCAP Performance Scores
ANCAP’s testing returned solid category scores: 85 percent for Adult Occupant Protection, 84 percent for Child Occupant Protection, 79 percent for Vulnerable Road User Protection and 70 percent for Safety Assist. The report also highlighted the Outlander’s extensive airbag array and the broad scope of its active safety systems, including various AEB functions and lane support features.
For readers who like to dig into the detail, the full ANCAP report is available at: http://ancap.link/s/a62ab7
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