ANCAP SAFETY, Australasia’s independent voice on vehicle safety, has today awarded a five-star safety rating to the new JAC T9 dual cab ute. The JAC T9 joins the ever-popular Australian ute segment demonstrating strong overall safety performance.

In physical crash tests, the JAC T9 scored full points for protection of the driver in the full width frontal, side impact, far side impact, and whiplash tests.

Adequate results were shown for protection of the driver’s chest in the oblique pole and frontal offset (MPDB) tests.  Protection of the driver and front passenger’s lower legs was also assessed asAdequate in the MPDB test.

In the full width frontal test, which focuses the effectiveness of seatbelt and airbag restraints, in particular for smaller adults, protection of the rear passenger’s chest was assessed asMarginal.

Full points were awarded to the JAC T9 for its protection of child occupants in the frontal offset and side impact tests, however consumers should note that installation of child restraints in the rear centre seating position is not recommended as there is no top tether anchorage.

In comparison to the Mitsubishi Triton, tested earlier this year to the same protocols, the JAC T9 showed room for improvement for its ‘crash compatibility’ with a relatively high 6.22 point penalty out of 8.00 points recorded in the MPDB test.  The Mitsubishi Triton recorded a 3.16 point penalty.

The JAC T9 is well-equipped with a broad suite of active safety features fitted as standard on both the Oasis and Haven variants.  The systems fitted to the T9 are capable of detecting and reacting to other vehicles, motorbikes, pedestrians and cyclists.

Full points were achieved by the T9 in autonomous emergency braking (AEB) tests with a motorcycle; adult and child pedestrians when reversing (AEB Backover); and AEBHead-On tests with an oncoming vehicle. Full points were also seen in the lane support system tests, including overtaking scenarios with a motorcycle.

“JAC has clearly committed to bring high levels of safety performance to the Australian market with the T9 and are to be commended for achieving these strong results with their first offering,” said ANCAP Chief Executive Officer, Carla Hoorweg.

The T9 is fitted with an anti-dooring system which warns the driver of a cyclist approaching from behind when the T9 is stopped, although this system does not actively prevent the doors from opening like other, more sophisticated systems can.

The ANCAP safety rating for the JAC T9 applies to 2.0 litre diesel variants sold in Australia. 

Full details on the safety performance of the JAC T9 can be viewed here.