Each year, ANCAP identifies the strongest-performing vehicles based on a weighted sum of scores across four pillars of assessment; Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection and Safety Assist.
These vehicles set the benchmark for safety performance in 2025, showing consumers and fleets the safest options in each segment.
These results reflect the increasing availability of high levels of safety performance across a broad range of vehicle types.
The Tesla Model Y achieved the highest overall weighted score of any vehicle assessed by ANCAP in 2025, recording strong performance across all areas of occupant protection and active safety technology.
This is the second time the Model Y has taken the lead position, with the pre-facelifted Model Y awarded ANCAP's top performer in 2022.
In a year with several highly-anticipated new utes released in Australia and New Zealand, the Toyota Hilux has achieved the top score for a Utility vehicle.
“ANCAP’s testing continues to reinforce a clear message: the safest vehicles are those designed with safety as a system, not a checklist,” ANCAP CEO, Carla Hoorweg, said.
“The top performers this year delivered consistent results across physical crash protection, crash avoidance and vulnerable road user safety, rather than relying on strength in a single area.
“We are also seeing increasing alignment between ANCAP’s test requirements and the safety technologies that genuinely matter on Australian and New Zealand roads. Improvements in autonomous emergency braking, lane support and driver monitoring systems are translating into more robust protection in everyday driving.
“The breadth of top performers this year shows that high levels of safety are achievable across multiple vehicle segments, giving consumers clearer choices when safety is a priority.”