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Volkswagen Transporter

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Volkswagen Transporter

Build Dates

Dec 2020 - Jun 2024

On Sale Dates

Dec 2020 - 2026

Applies To

T6.1 van variants

Vehicle Type

Van

Market Segment

Light Commercial NA

Engine/Fuel Type

Petrol / diesel vehicles

Grading Year/Datestamp

2022

ANCAP Safety Grading

Silver

Overall performance

55%

Collision Avoidance
Silver
55%
commercial van
TESTED 2022

The Volkswagen Transporter has been tested as part of ANCAP’s Commercial Van Safety Comparison which assesses the fitment and performance of the active (collision avoidance) safety systems fitted to commercial vans.

The Volkswagen Transporter (T6.1) provides a fair selection of active safety systems yet lags those systems available across Volkswagen’s passenger car range. Notably, the Transporter lacks pedestrian and cyclist-detecting autonomous emergency braking. This gap in safety technology places it behind some of its competitors in the commercial van segment.

Lane departure warning and blind spot monitoring may be optional on some models/variants sold in New Zealand.

Collision Avoidance Performance

AEB (Car-to-Car)
Adequate
AEB (Car-to-Pedestrian)
Not Available
AEB (Car-to-Cyclist)
Not Available
Lane Support
Good
OSM
Adequate
SAS
Adequate
Overall Score
55%

SAFETY FEATURES & TECHNOLOGIES

AEB (Car-to-Car)
Standard on all variants
AEB (Car-to-Pedestrian)
Not available on any variant
AEB (Car-to-Cyclist)
Not available on any variant
AEB (Backover)
Not available on any variant
Lane Departure Warning
Standard on all variants
ELK / LKA
Optional on base variant
Blind Spot Monitor
Not available on base variant
DMS
Standard on all variants
SBR (Driver)
Standard on all variants
SBR (Front Passenger)
Standard on all variants
Speed Control Function
Not available on any variant
SLIF
Not available on any variant
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Volkswagen Transporter (Dec 2020 – onwards)
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