Geely EX5 Five-Star ANCAP Safety Rating: What Redlands Buyers Need to Know

Buyer Guides & Vehicle safety | Geely EX5

The Geely EX5 has earned a five-star ANCAP safety rating (the highest possible result) under the demanding 2023-2025 assessment criteria. Introduced to Australia in March 2025, the EX5 is a battery-electric medium SUV available in two variants. The rating was published in April 2025 and applies to all variants built from January 2025 onwards.

At Bartons Geely Capalaba, we believe Redlands buyers deserve the full picture on every vehicle's safety credentials, not just the headline star rating. Here is what the complete ANCAP result means.

ANCAP independently crash-tests and rates new vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand. A five-star rating is the highest result achievable and is applied using the same criteria for all passenger vehicles regardless of powertrain.

ANCAP assesses four key categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection, and Safety Assist.

The Geely EX5 (built from January 2025 in Australia) achieved the following results under 2023-2025 criteria:

The rating applies to both variants sold in Australia and New Zealand. It expires December 2031.

What Was Tested

The Geely EX5 was assessed through a frontal offset test at 50 km/h, a full-width frontal test at 50 km/h, a side impact at 60 km/h, an oblique pole test at 32 km/h, far-side impact tests, and whiplash protection assessments.

What the Results Show

Two specific findings from the frontal offset test require transparent explanation.

A-pillar structural findings: During the frontal offset test, welds around the base of the A-pillar became detached and there was some tearing of the metal. Geely demonstrated that the structure did not incur significantly greater damage in a more severe test, and ANCAP accepted this evidence. However, penalties were still applied. The driver's chest score was penalised, and because the structural event prevented full assessment of the knees and femurs, upper leg protection for both the driver and front passenger was assessed as marginal. Three deductions were applied to the driver (unstable passenger compartment, variable contact, concentrated load) and two to the front passenger. Head, neck, and lower leg protection remained good for both. The compatibility penalty was 2.67 points.

The five-star rating holds, and Redlands buyers should know the ANCAP report contains the full technical detail of this finding.

In the full-width frontal test, driver protection was good across all body areas. Rear passenger chest protection was rated weak (0.50 out of 4), with good results elsewhere.

The side impact was the EX5's strongest individual crash test result, scoring the maximum 6.00 out of 6 points with good protection across all critical body regions. For Redlands families navigating the arterial intersections along Redland Bay Road, Mount Cotton Road, and through the Capalaba retail precinct, that maximum side impact result reflects real-world protection. The oblique pole test returned 5.57 out of 6.

The whiplash protection score was the full 4.00 out of 4.00 and the far-side impact score was the full 4.00 out of 4.00, with the centre airbag providing good head protection for both front occupants. Both doors and windows passed submergence testing.

Child occupant protection was the EX5's highest-scoring category. The frontal offset test scored 15.98 out of 16, with good protection across all critical body regions of both child dummies apart from the ten-year-old's neck (adequate). The side impact scored the maximum 8.00 out of 8 points with good protection across all body regions for both dummies.

ISOFix lower anchorages are fitted to both rear outboard seats, with top tether anchorages across all rear positions. Most child restraint types can be installed in most rear positions. One booster seat could not be correctly installed in the centre rear position. Our team at Bartons Geely Capalaba can help you find the right seating arrangement for your family.

A direct child presence detection (CPD) system is fitted as standard but did not meet ANCAP's requirements in testing and was not awarded points. The system is present; buyers should note this testing outcome.

Physical Impact

The bonnet and windscreen provided good or adequate head protection to pedestrians over most of the surface, with poor results at the stiff windscreen pillars. Pelvis protection ranged from good to weak. Femur protection was mostly good with some poor and marginal results. Lower leg protection was mostly good with maximum knee and tibia points.

Autonomous Emergency Braking: Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorcyclists

The VRU AEB system operates from 4 km/h to 90 km/h in forward scenarios.

Forward pedestrian AEB was rated good, with collisions avoided or mitigated in most tests including turning scenarios, day and night. Whether navigating the school zones along Redland Bay Road, sharing the road with cyclists on the Redlands Coast trail network, or moving through the Capalaba Central car park, the forward AEB covers the scenarios Redlands drivers encounter daily.

Two systems require specific disclosure. The Geely EX5 has both an AEB Backover system and a cyclist dooring detection system fitted, but neither is on by default. ANCAP only assesses systems that are active by default, so neither received points. When the AEB Backover system was tested, it returned poor performance, failing to prevent collisions in the reverse scenarios. Buyers who value backover AEB as a priority feature should discuss this with our team before purchase.

Cyclist AEB in forward scenarios was rated good at all test speeds including turning. Motorcyclist AEB and lane support were both perfect, earning the full 6.00 out of 6 and the full 3.00 out of 3 respectively, including in emergency lane keeping scenarios relevant to Gateway and Pacific Motorway commutes from the Redlands.

Safety Assist: 85% (15.43 out of 18)

Car-to-car AEB operates from 4 km/h to 150 km/h. Performance against a stationary vehicle was adequate, with limited effectiveness in higher-speed forward collision warning scenarios. Against slower-moving, lightly braking, and heavily braking vehicles, performance was good. AEB Junction and Crossing both returned good results, relevant to the busy intersection network through the Redlands. AEB Head-On performance was adequate (0.50 out of 1).

The lane support system operates from 65 to 180 km/h and earned the full 3.00 out of 3 points, a perfect result. iACC is fitted as standard alongside camera and map-based speed sign recognition and an intelligent speed limiter. A direct DMSdetecting distraction and fatigue scored 1.50 out of 2. No eCall is fitted (0.67 default). Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection for all positions scored the full 1.00 out of 1.

• Dual frontal, side chest, side head curtain, and centre airbags
• AEB: car-to-car (4-150 km/h), pedestrian forward, AEB Backover (fitted; not default ON; poor test performance), cyclist, motorcyclist
• AEB Junction, Crossing, and Head-On
• Lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping (65-180 km/h)
• Lane departure warning, forward collision warning, blind spot monitoring
• iACC, speed sign recognition (camera and map), intelligent speed limiter, manual speed limiter
• Direct driver monitoring system (distraction and fatigue)
• Child presence detection (fitted; did not meet ANCAP requirements)
• Cyclist dooring detection (fitted; not default ON; zero points awarded)
• Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection (all positions)
• Multi-collision braking
• ISOFix and top tether anchorages

At Barton's Geely Capalaba, we believe Redlands buyers deserve honest, complete safety information before every purchase. The Geely EX5's five-star ANCAP result is independently verified. The A-pillar findings, the default-off AEB Backover and cyclist dooring systems, and the rear passenger chest result are all disclosed here and in the full ANCAP report. Our team is happy to walk through any of them in detail.

Come and see us at 103 Redland Bay Road, Capalaba, take the Geely EX5 for a test drive, and let our team help you compare the Complete and Inspire variants. Call us on (07) 3245 2200 or visit BartonsGeelyCapalaba.com.au to browse current stock or book a test drive online.