Maybe the disagreement here is around the detail. NCAP give a star rating, but that's less granular than their actual scores. For example, for Adult occupant

Maybe the disagreement here is around the detail. NCAP give a star rating, but that's less granular than their actual scores. For example, for Adult occupant safety, the Tesla X scores very very well, but the Mazda CX-30 scores better. For child occupant safety, the Tesla is quite a long way down the rankings (still good, but 22 cars tested in 2019 do better). The case is similar for pedestrian safety - 18 cars score better than the best Tesla. In fact, the only area where Teslas seem to have a significant lead is in safety assist systems, which is things like seatbelt warning systems, speeding warning, lane assist and automatic braking. Nobody can plausibly claim that Teslas aren't incredibly safe cars, but "Safest on the planet" is not substantiated, and in particular the exact point under discussion here is pedestrian safety, and the ratings substantiate the claim that this is not one of the areas in which Tesla has a lead. https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ratings/ https://www.euroncap.com/en/ratings-rewards/latest-safety-ra...