The latest Euro NCAP test results state that the M-Class has been designed to match the reality of an accident in the standard crash test safety concept. Equipped as standard with six airbags, belt tighteners, belt force limiters and crash-responsive NECK-PRO headrests PRE-SAFE® passenger safety system, the SUV ensures its occupants an excellent standard of protection in the event of an accident. Â
"Euro NCAP" stands for the independent "European New Car Assessment Programme" organised by European transport ministries, car clubs and insurance associations. The Euro NCAP publishes tests that provide consumers with accurate information based on in-depth research about the safety performance of individual car models in frontal and side collisions. The standard tests (front impact with 40 % offset, side barrier and pillar impact) cover the most frequent types of accident but only cover a fraction of the potential kinds of accidents.
Besides the Euro NCAP, the new M-Class has been rewarded with excellent test results confirmed internationally by other well-known testing organizations:
• The M-Class has received the ‘best grade in the frontal and side impact’ ratings by the US traffic safety organization NHTSA
• The American IIHS Institute (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) gave the      M-Class the "Top Safety Pick" award as a result of its top marks for passenger protection in the frontal, side and rear impacts
