The Honda Amaze sedan was tested in the Safer Cars for Africa campaign in 2019 and attained an impressive four-star score for adult protection but only managed a poor 1-star rating for child protection. When the Amaze sedan was crashed into a barrier at 64 km/h, the overall structure as well as the footwell area were rated as stable.
How is the Honda Amaze's performance?
The Africa-spec Amaze which underwent this specific test has seatbelt pretensioners, dual airbags and a seatbelt reminder for the front passengers. There's ABS but no brake assist or traction/stability control. Two airbags are standard across the board. There are ISOFix mountings on the outer rear seats and there's rear park distance control as standard.
Which is better - Honda Amaze or Suzuki Dzire?
The reason that the Amaze scored so poorly in the child-occupant safety segment, is because there was evidence of head exposure on both child-representative dummies and injury would then be probable. (Global NCAP used a dummy to represent a 3-year-old child and another to represent an 18-month-old infant. The child seats were seats recommended by Honda.)
Click here to view the crash test video on YouTube.
Verdict
The Honda Amaze is a safe car for the driver and front passenger, but not ideal for young children, which is a shame because it's a nice-looking, practical, and spacious car, ideal for the urban commuting family. Pricing for the Honda Amaze 1.2 Trend is R231 200, while the Comfort model costs R247 800 and the Comfort Auto R266 800.
