Cadillac’s newest electric compact SUV, the 2025 OPTIQ, has achieved the highest possible safety rating from Euro NCAP, earning five stars in the organization’s rigorous crash and safety tests. This milestone underscores Cadillac’s commitment to delivering world-class safety, innovation, and engineering excellence to European drivers.

This rating reflects the highest rating awarded from Europe’s foremost independent safety organization, meaning “Overall excellent performance in crash protection and well equipped with state-of-the-art crash avoidance technology.” 

The OPTIQ scored highest on Adult Occupant Protection and Child Occupant Protection. These results place OPTIQ among the top performers in its segment, ahead of several other compact EVs currently available in Europe.

"The Cadillac OPTIQ proves that American innovation is stepping up to meet Europe’s high expectations for crash protection and driver assistance technologies," said Dr. Aled Williams, Programme Director at Euro NCAP. 

 Designed with a focus on structural integrity and advanced occupant protection, the OPTIQ features:

• A stable passenger compartment in frontal offset tests 
• Maximum points in side-barrier impact tests 
• Advanced countermeasures for occupant-to-occupant injuries 
• Robust autonomous emergency braking for pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists 
• Interior Motion Detection to monitor for movement inside the vehicle 
• Standard Super Cruise hands-free driver assistance across all trims (available from early 2026)

John Roth, Vice President of Global Cadillac, commented: “At GM, safety is fundamental to everything we do. The Cadillac OPTIQ’s five-star Euro NCAP rating is a testament to our dedication to advanced engineering and intelligent design that puts people first. As we grow in Europe, we remain focused on delivering vehicles that embody both exceptional safety and refined innovation and luxury.”

The OPTIQ is the newest addition to Cadillac’s growing EV portfolio in Europe, which offers a gateway to luxury — a compelling package of design, technology and performance that is the right size, and engineered for Europe. OPTIQ is poised to redefine expectations in the compact electric SUV category, delivering exceptional luxury content as standard; true to Cadillac’s core pillars of bold design, craftsmanship, technology and innovation.

For more information, visit www.cadillaceurope.com or contact media.eur@gm.com.

About Cadillac
Cadillac, a global brand within the General Motors portfolio, has been shaping the future of mobility through innovation, advanced technology, and iconic design since 1902. In Europe, Cadillac is expanding its all-electric vehicle portfolio as part of GM’s vision of Zero Crashes, Zero Emissions, and Zero Congestion. With a growing presence across key markets, Cadillac is committed to crafting gold-standard luxury EVs that offer a range of choices to meet diverse customer needs.

About Euro NCAP
Euro NCAP carries out safety assessments on new cars, trucks and vans, offering consumers, policymakers and industry realistic and independent insights into the safety performance of some of the most popular vehicles sold in Europe. Established in 1997 and backed by several European Governments, motoring, consumer and insurance organizations, Euro NCAP has rapidly become a catalyst for encouraging significant safety improvements to new vehicle design.