Farizon SV Earns ANCAP Platinum Safety Grading: What Brisbane Fleet Buyers Need to Know

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The Farizon SV has debuted in ANCAP's Commercial Van Safety Comparison with a Platinum safety grading (the highest tier available under this program) achieving an overall collision avoidance score of 84 per cent. For fleet operators and businesses considering an electric van, this is a meaningful independent benchmark from Australia's vehicle safety authority.

The Farizon SV is a battery-electric commercial van new to the Australian market in 2025, available now through Barton's Motor Group. Here is what the Platinum grading means, what was tested, and what Queensland buyers need to understand before making a decision.

Before reading the scores, it is important to understand how this grading differs from ANCAP's traditional star rating program. The Commercial Van Safety Comparison is a separate ANCAP assessment that focuses specifically on the fitment and performance of active collision avoidance (ADAS) systems: the technologies that help drivers avoid crashes in the first place.

Unlike the star rating program, the Commercial Van Safety Comparison does not include physical crash testing of occupant protection (such as the frontal offset or side impact tests used for passenger cars). It is not possible to directly compare a Platinum van grading with a five-star passenger car rating. The two programs assess different things. What the Platinum grading does tell you is that the Farizon SV is equipped with a strong suite of active safety technology and that those systems perform well in independent testing.

For fleet operators, this framing is particularly relevant. Commercial van purchases are often evaluated on the basis of ADAS capability and driver safety technology rather than occupant crash structure, and the Platinum grading gives fleet managers a reliable, independent comparison point across the van segment.

Farizon SV ANCAP Platinum Grading: The Full Scorecard

The Farizon SV (built from January 2025, on sale from June 2025) achieved the following results in ANCAP's Commercial Van Safety Comparison, assessed in 2024:

The grading applies to all Australian variants of the Farizon SV, built from January 2025 onwards. It expires December 2031.

The Farizon SV is fitted with autonomous emergency braking as standard, capable of detecting and reacting to other vehicles, pedestrians, and cyclists. ANCAP's testing of the AEB system returned good performance across all three forward scenarios (car-to-car, pedestrian, and cyclist), with collisions avoided or mitigated across the test range.

For fleet operators running vans in urban delivery routes, mixed suburban traffic, or around pedestrian-heavy commercial precincts, this is the most operationally relevant result in the grading. The AEB system performs well in the scenarios most likely to result in a preventable incident.

One important limitation to note: the Farizon SV does not have AEB Backover capability. The system does not detect or react to pedestrians or cyclists when the vehicle is reversing. For operators who regularly reverse in tight loading areas, pedestrian zones, or busy car parks, this is a gap worth planning around operationally.

The lane support system covers lane keep assist (LKA) and emergency lane keeping (ELK) as standard. ANCAP's testing returned good performance in lane support scenarios, indicating the system reliably detects lane departures and provides corrective steering input when needed. For drivers covering long distances on highways and arterials, a common profile for van operators in Queensland, lane support is a meaningful fatigue-management tool.

The Occupant Safe Move assessment evaluates whether the vehicle's active safety systems can help protect occupants and nearby road users during critical manoeuvres. The Farizon SV returned good performance in this area.

The one area where the Farizon SV underperformed is speed assistance. The van is fitted with a camera-based speed limit information function (SLIF) that reads local speed signs and presents the information to the driver. However, the Farizon SV does not include a speed control function that can actively limit the vehicle speed.

ANCAP's methodology awards points for active speed limiting capability, specifically the ability for the system to automatically prevent the vehicle from exceeding the posted limit, and the Farizon SV does not have this function in the Australian specification. This is what produced the marginal result in this category and accounts for the difference between the 84 per cent overall score and a higher result.

For fleet operators with their own internal speed management programs or telematics solutions, this may be less significant in practice. For buyers who specifically want factory-fitted active speed limitation, this is worth factoring into the decision.

The following active safety features are standard on all Farizon SV variants sold in Australia:

• Autonomous emergency braking: car-to-car, pedestrian, and cyclist (forward)
• Lane departure warning (LDW)
• Lane keep assist (LKA) and emergency lane keeping (ELK)
• Blind spot monitoring (BSM)
• Driver monitoring system (DMS): fatigue detection
• Seat belt reminders (driver and front passenger)
• Speed limit information function (SLIF): camera-based display only

The Farizon SV is a purpose-built battery-electric light commercial van from Farizon Auto, a commercial vehicle brand within the Geely group. Designed from the ground up as an electric vehicle rather than a converted diesel platform, the SV is built on a dedicated BEV architecture and is available in multiple body configurations and battery sizes to suit different payload and range requirements.

For Queensland businesses weighing up the transition to electric commercial vehicles, the SV's debut Platinum ANCAP grading confirms that choosing an electric van does not require compromising on independent safety credentials.

At Barton's Motor Group, we work with fleet operators, small businesses, and owner-operators across Queensland who are evaluating commercial EV options. The Farizon SV's Platinum ANCAP grading is independently verified and provides a useful benchmark when comparing van options across the segment.

For fleet enquiries, single-vehicle purchases, or questions about EV charging infrastructure and total cost of ownership, our team is ready to help.

Browse current Farizon SV stock and make an enquiry at Bartons.net.au.