The SEAT Altea has achieved outstanding results, having successfully undergone crash tests carried out by the prestigious Euro NCAP organisation. 

For the tests, Euro NCAP uses models equipped with the minimum statutory safety features.  In the case of the Altea, they chose the 1.6 entry level Reference which features as standard - airbag for the driver and passenger, side airbag and curtain airbag, front seatbelts with pyrotechnical pre-tensioners, rear seatbelts with load limiters, and seatbelt use detector on the driver?s side of the car. 

The categories in which Euro NCAP awards points are passenger protection (Front and Side Impact Rating), child protection and pedestrian test rating.  In these three groups, the Altea eclipsed the competition with the following results: 

Passenger protection           ***** 
(5 stars out of a possible 5)

Child Protection Rating        ****
(4 stars out of a possible 5)

Pedestrian Test Rating        ***
(3 stars out of a possible four)

Passenger protection

The Altea was evaluated in three different tests: frontal collision, side collision with a deformable barrier and side collision against a rigid pole.  The result: a five-star rating - the highest rating possible.

Child Protection  

The child restraint systems and the ease with which the systems are incorporated in the vehicle means that the Altea has established itself as one of the very best for child safety in its class. 

Alteas are fitted with ISOFIX mountings.  This system allows the child's seat to be fixed correctly to the mountings which are welded to the body work.

Pedestrian impact test

In the pedestrian impact test, elements are used to replicate parts of the human body: head, hip, leg etc.

Due to the frontal design of the Altea a fantastic 3 star rating has been achieved. This puts the Altea at the very top of its category, as one of the cars that offers the greatest protection for pedestrians.

The wiper blades that stay upright and hidden behind the central pillars of the windscreen considerably reduce the number of head injuries that pedestrians suffer in accidents.

Best in class

Taking into account the results obtained by the Alteas' competitors in the Euro NCAP tests, you can see below that the Altea is top of the class!

	Occupants (Max 5*)	Child Protection (Max 5*)	Pedestrian (Max 4*)
SEAT Altea	5	4	3
RENAULT Megane Scenic	5	3	2
TOYOTA Corola Verso	5	4	2
FORD Focus C-MAX	4	4	2

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