The Kia Seltos has secured a 5-star safety rating in Bharat NCAP crash tests, scoring 31.70 points out of 32 and 45 points out of 49 in adult and child occupant protection tests, respectively. Bharat NCAP crash-tested the diesel-automatic versions of the SUV’s HTE(O) and GTX trims, but the ratings apply to all variants. Notably, the Seltos achieved marginally higher scores in comparison to the Tata Sierra, which was tested earlier this month.
- HTE(O) and GTX diesel-automatic variants tested
- Ratings applicable to all variants of the SUV
- ‘OK’ rating in the side pole impact test
Kia Seltos BNCAP adult occupant protection results: 31.70/32
Frontal offset deformable barrier test: 15.70/16; side movable deformable barrier test: 16/16
The Kia Seltos provided ‘good’ protection for the driver’s head, chest, pelvis, thighs and right tibia. However, both feet and the left tibia received ‘adequate’ protection. On the other hand, all critical parts of the co-driver received ‘good’ protection.
In both the side movable deformable barrier test and side pole impact tests, the critical parts of the driver and co-driver, such as head, chest, abdomen and pelvis, received ‘good’ protection.
Kia Seltos BNCAP child occupant protection results: 45/49
Dynamic score: 24/24; CRS installation score: 12/12; vehicle assessment score: 9/13
In the COP tests, both rearward-facing 18th-month-old and 3-year-old child dummies scored full marks in frontal (8 out of 8) and side (4 out of 4) crash tests, respectively. The Seltos achieved full points for both the dynamic (24 out of 24) score and the CRS (12 out of 12) score. But it lost 4 points in the vehicle assessment score, bringing the overall child occupant score to 45 out of 49 points.
Kia Seltos safety features
Gets 6 airbags, rear parking sensor and rear view camera from the base trim
As standard, the Kia Seltos gets safety kit like six airbags, rear parking sensors, rear view camera, ABS, TPMS, ESC, stability control, hill start assist, all-wheel disc brakes, downhill brake control, rear occupant alert, and ISOFIX child seat mounts.
The Seltos is priced from Rs 10.99 lakh to Rs 19.99 lakh. It rivals the Renault Duster, Hyundai Creta, Tata Sierra, Maruti Grand Vitara, Toyota Hyryder, Honda Elevate, Maruti Victoris, Skoda Kushaq and the Volkswagen Taigun.
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