Outlander 2025 Safety Upgrade: What ANCAP’s 5 Stars Really Mean

The 2025 Mitsubishi Outlander keeps its maximum 5-star ANCAP rating, and that matters to families who care about real-world safety, not just what is on a brochure. The rating applies to ZM Outlander internal combustion engine models built from April 2025 and plug-in hybrid electric vehicle models built from July 2025 in Australia and New Zealand. Mitsubishi Motors Australia Limited says it has doubled down on safety and local development, including an Australian-tuned steering and suspension setup that matches the rough-and-ready roads many of us drive every day.

The latest model brings meaningful active safety upgrades. Rear automatic emergency braking is now confirmed, lane support systems operate across a wider range, and there are more vulnerable road user scenarios, including turning and motorcycle detection. A direct driver monitoring system helps spot fatigue or inattention, while improvements to restraints, center airbag effectiveness, and whiplash performance strengthen passive protection. The speed limit information system adds implicit speed limit detection to keep the driver better informed.

Standard safety assists remain generous: lane departure warning, lane departure prevention, emergency lane assist, blind spot warning, driver monitoring system, rear cross traffic alert, forward collision mitigation with pedestrian detection, predictive forward collision warning, driver attention alert, emergency brake assist system, traffic sign recognition, intelligent speed assistance, adaptive cruise control, and an emergency stop signal function.

Independent ANCAP scores back this up: 85% for adult occupant protection, 84% for child occupant protection, 79% for vulnerable road user protection, and 70% for safety assist. Together with seven airbags including a center airbag and a driver’s knee airbag, it is easy to see why the Outlander continues to be a solid pick for growing households.