5-star safety rated cars in Nepal
Every car we track with a published 5-star crash rating. One caveat worth knowing: these results come from different programmes — Global NCAP, Bharat NCAP and Euro NCAP — which do not run identical tests, so five stars from one is not strictly five stars from another.
16 models · prices verified 2026-07-27
- Tata Motors Punch EVPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for1
Tata Motors Punch EV
NPR 3,499,000
Cheapest proper EV SUV in Nepal. Micro-SUV footprint, full EV benefits, and comfortably inside the lowest tax band.
EVSUV190 mm clearance315 km (MIDC) - Hyundai ExterPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for2
Hyundai Exter
NPR 3,696,000
Micro-SUV with a 5-star Bharat NCAP rating — unusually strong safety for the money, and 185 mm of clearance.
PetrolSUV185 mm clearance1.2L Kappa 
3Tata Motors Nexon EV
NPR 3,899,000
The value pick of Nepali EVs. 190 mm clearance copes with broken tarmac, and its sub-Rs 40 lakh price keeps it in a far cheaper tax band than the BYD.
EVSUV190 mm clearance312 km (claimed)- BYD DolphinPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for4
BYD Dolphin
NPR 4,115,000
BYD's small hatchback, built on the same Blade battery tech as the Atto 3. Low ground clearance is its weak point on Nepali roads.
EVHatchback130 mm clearance340 km (claimed) - Mahindra XUV 3XOPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for5
Mahindra XUV 3XO
NPR 4,800,000
Mahindra's compact SUV, and one of very few at this price with Level 2 ADAS and a 5-star Bharat NCAP result.
PetrolSUV201 mm clearance1.2L mStallion Turbo - MG ZS EVPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for6
MG ZS EV
NPR 5,299,000
Comfortable, tech-heavy EV SUV. The Standard Range squeaks in just above Rs 50 lakh; the Long Range jumps a full tax band, which explains the Rs 19 lakh gap between them.
EVSUV177 mm clearance320 km (claimed) - Tata Motors H5 (Harrier)Photo pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for7
Tata Motors H5 (Harrier)
NPR 5,655,000
Big diesel highway cruiser with 5-star safety and enough torque for hill roads. Badged H5 in Nepal.
DieselSUV205 mm clearance2.0L Kryotec Diesel - Tata Motors Curvv EVPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for8
Tata Motors Curvv EV
NPR 5,699,000
Coupe-SUV styling on Tata's longest-range EV platform. The most range you can buy from an Indian-built EV in Nepal.
EVSUV190 mm clearance425 km (MIDC) 
9BYD Atto 3
NPR 6,199,000
Nepal's best-known EV SUV. Blade LFP battery, strong resale, nationwide BYD service network. This price already carries the FY 2083/84 duty stack — the Clean Infrastructure Levy is banded by CIF import value, not by showroom price.
EVSUV175 mm clearance345 km (claimed)- Mahindra XUV700Photo pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for10
Mahindra XUV700
NPR 7,400,000
7-seater flagship with segment-best power and safety tech. Nepal gets petrol only — the diesel sold in India is not offered here.
PetrolSUV200 mm clearance2.0L mStallion Turbo Petrol - BYD Sealion 7Photo pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for11
BYD Sealion 7
NPR 7,800,000
BYD's performance electric SUV. Nepal's post-2083/84 duty stack climbs steeply with import value, which is most of why it costs what it does here.
EVSUV180 mm clearance482 km (claimed) - Mahindra Scorpio NPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for12
Mahindra Scorpio N
NPR 8,250,000
Ladder-frame diesel SUV with real 4WD hardware and 5-star crash safety. Built for sustained bad roads rather than city polish.
DieselSUV187 mm clearance2.2L mHawk Diesel - Toyota Corolla AltisPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for13
Toyota Corolla Altis
NPR 8,650,000
The default executive sedan. Bought for resale value and Toyota's reliability record rather than for excitement.
PetrolSedan160 mm clearance1.8L Petrol - Toyota RushPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for14
Toyota Rush
NPR 9,200,000
A ladder-frame seven-seater with 220 mm of clearance — one of the toughest body-on-frame options short of a Hilux.
PetrolSUV220 mm clearance1.5L Dual VVT-i - Toyota Hilux 2.4 GDPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for15
Toyota Hilux 2.4 GD
NPR 10,200,000
The workhorse of Nepal. Unmatched durability for rural roads and loads.
DieselPickup220 mm clearance2.4L GD Diesel - BYD SealPhoto pending — we only publish images we hold a licence for16
BYD Seal
NPR 11,000,000
A genuine performance electric sedan, and a demonstration of how steeply Nepal's value-banded EV levy scales at the top of the range.
EVSedan145 mm clearance460 km (claimed)