Latin NCAP has awarded the Chery Tiggo 2 zero stars in its first crash-test results of 2026, conducted under the organization’s updated protocols. The compact SUV was previously produced and sold in Brazil, where it was built at Caoa Chery’s now-idle plant in Jacareí. The report does not say that the vehicle remains on sale there.
Although the Tiggo 2 comes with four airbags and electronic stability control as standard, its scores were weak across the assessment: 0% for adult occupant protection, 0% for child occupant protection, 48.89% for pedestrian and vulnerable road-user protection, and 45.45% for safety-assistance systems. Latin NCAP cited poor driver chest protection and an unstable cabin structure and footwell in the frontal impact. A fire risk during that test was another serious concern.
The SUV also lacked standard side head protection, so a side-pole test was not conducted. The assessment found shortcomings in rear-seat belt equipment and rear-impact structural performance, while whiplash protection for adults ranged from marginal to poor. Child-safety tests produced no points: results included high biomechanical readings for the 10-year-old dummy and head exposure and ejection risk for the 3-year-old dummy in a side impact. The updated protocol now includes a 10-year-old child dummy and a short-stature adult dummy in the rear seat.
In Brazil, the Tiggo 2 was later succeeded by the Tiggo 3x, which the source says also stopped being made at the Jacareí facility. The test result highlights the safety shortcomings Latin NCAP identified in the Tiggo 2; it does not provide a rating for the successor.