Mercedes-Benz 'The all-new electric CLA' received the top rating of five stars from the European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). In particular, it recorded the highest score among all vehicles evaluated in 2025 and was selected as the "best performer."
In this Euro NCAP evaluation, the CLA scored highly across all four areas — adult occupant protection, child occupant protection, pedestrian protection and safety assist — demonstrating top-level safety in every domain.
Jörg Burzer, member of the board of management and chief technology officer, development & purchasing at Mercedes-Benz Group AG, said, "The CLA is a newly developed model from the design stage, and safety technology, which can be said to be part of Mercedes-Benz's DNA, was incorporated as a core element from the early development stages of the vehicle. The selection of the CLA by a credible organization such as Euro NCAP as the safest vehicle among the vehicles evaluated in 2025 once again proves Mercedes-Benz's expertise and firm commitment to the safety technologies it has accumulated over a long period."
As a result, the CLA has risen to be the highest-rated vehicle among all segment vehicles evaluated by Euro NCAP in 2025, going beyond its class of "Small Family Cars." This follows last year's achievement of the E-Class being selected as the "best performer" by Euro NCAP.
Euro NCAP is a new car safety assessment programme that involves transportation authorities, automobile clubs and insurance associations from countries across Europe, and it comprehensively verifies the safety of new cars sold in the European market through vehicle crash tests and evaluations of various safety technologies. The all-new electric CLA was designed from the early stages of development with these cutting-edge safety elements at its core.
Paul Dick, head of safety and accident research at Mercedes-Benz AG, said, "Mercedes-Benz's goal is to protect not only vehicle occupants but also pedestrians," and added, "The advanced safety and driver assistance systems developed and applied for this purpose contributed to the all-new electric CLA's excellent performance in this Euro NCAP evaluation."
Mercedes-Benz aims to provide the safest vehicles in each class. The standard advanced driver assistance systems are designed to prevent a variety of crash situations in advance. Even if an accident occurs, the vehicle is designed with crumple zones, a rigid body structure and occupant protection systems to minimize the possibility of serious injury.
The Mercedes-Benz CLA was named Car of the Year 2026 by the European Car of the Year jury at an awards ceremony at the Brussels Motor Show held in January in Belgium. Since beginning sales in the European market in midlast year, the CLA has been recognized for its marketability, winning more than 10 global awards.
The year 2026 marks the 140th anniversary since Carl Benz invented the automobile in 1886. Mercedes-Benz has continuously set safety standards for the automotive industry by turning leading safety research into mass-production technology across the brand's history, from passive and active safety systems to advanced driver assistance technologies.
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