BYD’s most affordable plug-in hybrid will not be ANCAP rated – for now

The Sealion 5 will be one of the only BYD models on sale in Australia without an ANCAP safety rating.
BYD Sealion 5
The 2026 BYD Sealion 5 plug-in hybrid family SUV will enter Australian showrooms without an independent ANCAP safety assessment – one of the only models from the brand missing a rating.At the launch of the Sealion 5 and Sealion 8 models, BYD Australia chief product officer Sajid Hasan said only one of the two models will be supplied for crash testing.“We have not yet an