Seat Ateca 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 Ateca remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and the passenger.  SEAT showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sat in different positions.  In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the driver was good for all critical body areas and was good for the rear passenger except for the chest, protection of which was marginal.  In the side barrier test, the side curtain airbag did not deploy as intended and, while dummy readings were good, the score for the head was penalised and protection for this part of the body was rated as adequate. The same penalty was applied in the side pole test, even though the airbag deployed correctly. Protection of the head and the chest was rated as adequate and dummy readings indicated good protection of all other body regions.   Tests on the front seats and head restraints showed good protection against whiplash in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric assessment of the rear seats showed that occupants would also be well protected in those positions.  The Ateca has an autonomous emergency braking system as standard and tests showed it to be good at avoiding or mitigating low speed accidents where whiplash injuries are often caused.

In the frontal offset and side barrier tests, both dummies were properly restrained throughout the impacts.  In the frontal test, protection was good or adequate except for the chest of the 6 year dummy, for which dummy measurements of deceleration indicated marginal protection.  In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good for both the 6 and 10 year children.  The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a rearward-facing 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.  In Euro NCAP's installation tests, all restraints could be properly installed and accommodated by the Ateca.

The bonnet showed predominantly adequate or marginal results for the protection offered to the head of a struck pedestrian.  The bumper showed good results at all test locations and scored maximum points for its protection of pedestrians' legs.  However, protection of the pelvis area was more mixed with areas of good and poor protection.  The autonomous emergency braking system is able to detect vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and performed well in Euro NCAP's tests of this functionality.

Tests of the autonomous emergency braking system at highway speeds demonstrated good performance, the impact in most cases being avoided or mitigated.  The Ateca has a standard-fit seatbelt reminder system for the front and rear seats and also a driver-set speed limiter.  A lane assistance system is also available but, as it is an option, it was not included in this assessment.