Range Rover Velar Euro NCAP crash test

5 stars. Overall excellent performance in crash protection and well equipped with comprehensive and robust crash avoidance technology

The passenger compartment of the Velar remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Protection of the passenger dummy was good for all critical body areas.  Protection of the knees and femurs was good for both dummies and a similar level of protection is provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  In the full-width rigid-barrier test, protection of the chest of the rear passenger was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of rib compression.  Otherwise, protection of the driver and rear passenger was good or adequate.  In both the side barrier test and the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical body areas was good and the Velar scored maximum points.  Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats indicated marginal whiplash protection.  The Velar has a standard-fit autonomous emergency braking system.  Tests of the functionality of this system at the low speeds at which many whiplash injuries occur showed good performance, with collisions avoided at almost all test speeds.

In the frontal offset test, protection of the 6 year and 10 year dummies was good or adequate, except for the neck of the 10 year dummy, protection of which was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of neck tension.  In the side barrier impact, protection was good for all critical body areas of both dummies.  The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing child restraint to be used in that seating position.  Clear information is provided to the driver regarding the status of the airbag and the system was rewarded.  All of the restraint types for which the Velar is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.

The protection provided to the head of a struck pedestrian was predominantly good or adequate over most of the bonnet surface, with some weak and poor results recorded on the stiff windscreen pillars.  The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians' legs while protection of the pelvis areas was more mixed, with good and poor results recorded.  The autonomous emergency braking system can detect pedestrians and, in tests of this functionality, performed well, with scoring maximum points with collisions avoided or mitigated in all test scenarios.

Tests of the autonomous emergency braking system at highway speeds demonstrated good performance, with collisions avoided or mitigated in all tests.  A seatbelt reminder is standard equipment for the front and rear seats, as is a driver-set speed limiter and lane-departure warning system.