Kia’s new Syros SUV has secured a full five-star safety rating from the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (BNCAP). The vehicle scored 30.21 out of 32 in Adult Occupant Protection (AOP) and 44.42 out of 49 in Child Occupant Protection (COP), placing it among the safest models in its category. Crash tests were conducted on two variants — HTK (O) manual and HTX Plus automatic — both powered by the 1.0-litre GDi turbocharged petrol engine.
BNCAP subjected the Syros to frontal offset (63.95 kmph), side impact (50.17 kmph), and pole side impact (29.17 kmph) tests. It achieved 14.21 out of 16 in the frontal offset impact, showing good protection for the head and neck and adequate protection for the chest and knees. The SUV scored a perfect 16 in the side impact test, and its pole test performance was rated “OK.”
In child occupant protection, the Syros earned 23.42 out of 24 in the dynamic assessment. Test dummies representing 18-month-old and 3-year-old children were placed in Joie i-Spin 360 rearward-facing child seats, mounted with ISOFIX and support leg. The younger dummy scored 7.58/8 in frontal and 4/4 in side impact tests, while the older one scored 7.84/8 and 4/4 respectively.
The SUV comes standard with six airbags, electronic stability control (ESC), ISOFIX child seat mounts, and a Level 2 ADAS suite. Additional features include a 360-degree camera, electronic parking brake, and front and rear parking sensors.