The passenger compartment of the MG ZS Hybrid remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs for the driver and front passenger.  MG did not demonstrate that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions, and penalties were applied.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the MG ZS Hybrid would be a benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the head of the rear seat passenger was rated as marginal, based on forward movement in the impact.  Protection of the driver was good for all critical body areas.  In the side barrier test, full points were scored and, in the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body regions was good or adequate. MG did not provide evidence to demonstrate the degree to which the ZS Hybrid would control excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side). Moreover, the MG ZS Hybrid has no countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries, so far-side protection was rated as poor. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.   The car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and a system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision.  MG demonstrated that the doors would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.

In both the frontal offset test and the side barrier impact, protection of all critical parts of the body was good or adequate for the 6 and 10 year dummies. The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position.  Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag, and the system was rewarded.  The ZS Hybrid is not equipped with a 'child presence detection' system, which issues a warning when it recognises that a child or infant may have been left in the car.  All of the child restraint types for which the MG ZS Hybrid is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.

Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was predominantly good or adequate, with poor results recorded only on the stiff windscreen pillars and at the front of the bonnet.  Protection of the pelvis was mixed, while that of the femur was almost completely poor.  Protection of the knee and tibia was good at all test locations.  The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the MG can respond to vulnerable road users as well as to other vehicles.  The system’s response both to pedestrians was adequate, but there is no protection for pedestrians to the rear of the car. The system’s performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists was also adequate, including protection against ‘dooring’, where a door is suddenly opened in the path of a cyclist approaching from behind.  Performance of the AEB system was good in tests of its response to motorcyclists.

Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles, with impacts being avoided in most tests.  A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats.  The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction.  The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations.  The speed assistance system identifies the local speed limit.  The driver can choose to allow the limiter to be set automatically by the system.