Is the Ford Ranger safe? New ute scores five-star ANCAP crash rating

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Australia’s automotive safety and crash testing authority ANCAP has given the new Ford Ranger a five-star safety rating just two months after the vehicle was released locally. 

The top-shelf safety rating extends to the XL, XLS, XLT, Sport and Wildtrak variants of the Ranger in single cab, extended-cab and double-cab body styles – but not the recently-launched Ranger Raptor.

The Ford Ranger scores well particularly in the areas of child occupant protection (93/100) and adult occupant protection (84/100), while in the other two areas of vulnerable road user protection and safety assist, the ute scored 74 and 83 percent respectively. 

The Ranger has fitted as standard with dual-frontal, side chest, side-head (curtain) and driver and passenger knee airbags.

The Isuzu D-Max, in comparison, scored 83 percent for adult occupant protection and 89 percent for child occupant protection. 

Ford Ranger standard safety features

As standard, the T6.2 Ford Ranger is fitted with autonomous emergency braking, lane-keep assist, lane-departure warning and emergency lane keeping. 

Also standard is adaptive cruise control, intelligent speed assist, automatic high beam, dynamic stability control and post-impact braking. 

ANCAP notes that reverse AEB and emergency lane-keep overtaking functions are not available on cab-chassis versions of the Ford Ranger.

Ford Ranger 4×4 2022: prices in Australia

All prices listed are before on-road costs.

• XL 4×4 Single CC 2.0L BiT 10AT $47,030
• XL 4×4 Double CC 2.0L SiT 6AT $48,030 
• XL 4×4 Super CC 2.0L BiT 10AT $49,530 
• XL 4×4 Double PU 2.0L SiT 6AT $49,930 
• XL 4×4 Double CC 2.0L BiT 10AT $51,530 
• XL 4×4 Super PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $51,430
• XL 4×4 Double PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $53,430 
• XLS 4×4 Double PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $54,330
• XLT 4×4 Super PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $59,190 
• XLT 4×4 Double PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $61,190 
• XLT 4×4 Double CC 3.0L V6 10AT $62,290
• XLT 4×4 Double PU 3.0L V6 10AT $64,190
• Sport 4×4 Double PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $63,690 
• Sport 4×4 Double PU 3.0L V6 10AT $66,690 
• Wildtrak 4×4 Double PU 2.0L BiT 10AT $67,190 
• Wildtrak 4×4 Double PU 3.0L V6 10AT $70,190
• Raptor 4×4 Double PU 3.0L V6 EcoBoost 10AT $85,490