Yasungulwa ngo-1997, e-United Kingdom, “I-European New Car Assessment Programme” iwuhlelo lwaseYurophu lokuphepha kwezimoto, okwamanje oluxhaswe yi-European Union. Ilandela imodeli eyethulwa yi-USA ngo-1979, i-Euro NCAP iyinhlangano ezimele ebhekele ukuhlola amazinga okuphepha ezimoto ezimakethwa e-Europe.
Ukuhlolwa kokuphepha kwemoto kuhlukaniswe izigaba ezine: ukuvikelwa kwabantu abadala (umshayeli nomgibeli), ukuvikela izingane, ukuvikelwa kwabahamba ngezinyawo kanye nokuphepha okusizwayo.
Isilinganiso sokugcina sesigaba ngasinye silinganiswa ngezinkanyezi:
- inkanyezi isho ukuthi imoto inokuvikelwa kwengozi okuncane futhi okulinganiselwe
- izinkanyezi ezinhlanu zimele imoto enobuchwepheshe obusezingeni eliphezulu nezinga eliphezulu lokuphepha.
Kusukela ngo-2009, ukuhlukaniswa okujwayelekile kokuphepha kunikezwe, kucatshangelwa zonke izigaba. Ngakho-ke, kungenzeka ukwazi ukuthi yiziphi izimoto eziphephe kakhulu esigabeni ngasinye.
Ukuhlola izinga lokuphepha kwemoto yakho, vakashela iwebhusayithi ye-Euro NCAP (kuphela eyezimoto eziqaliswe ngo-1997 kuya phambili).