The passenger compartment of the Born remained stable in the frontal offset test. Dummy numbers showed good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger.  Cupra showed that a similar level of protection would be provided to occupants of different sizes and to those sitting in different positions.  Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and analysis of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Born would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full width rigid-barrier impact, protection of all critical body areas was good for the driver and at least adequate for the rear seat passenger.  In the side barrier test, protection of all critical body areas was good and maximum points were scored. In the more severe side pole impact, protection was good or adequate. Control of excursion (the extent to which a body is thrown to the other side of the vehicle when it is hit from the far side) was found to be marginal. The Born has a centre airbag to mitigate against occupant to occupant injuries in such impacts and this performed well in Euro NCAP's test. Tests on the front seats and head restraints demonstrated good protection against whiplash injuries in the event of a rear-end collision.  A geometric analysis of the rear seats also indicated good whiplash protection.   The Born has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash and the car also has a system which applies the brakes after an impact to avoid secondary collisions.

In both the frontal offset and side barrier tests, protection of all critical body areas was good for all critical body areas, for both the 6 and 10 year dummy.  The front passenger airbag can be disabled to allow a reward-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 child restraint types for which the car is designed could be properly installed and accommodated.

The protection offered by the bonnet to the head of a struck pedestrian was largely good or adequate, with some areas of poor protection on the stiff windscreen pillars.  The bumper provided good protection to pedestrians’ legs at all test locations and protection of the pelvis was also good apart from a few areas where it was adequate.  The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the Born can detect vulnerable road users, as well as other vehicles.  The system performed adequately in tests of its response to pedestrians and to cyclists.

The AEB system performed well in tests of its response to other vehicles, with impacts avoided or mitigated in most test scenarios.  A seatbelt reminder system is standard and the car is equipped with a system which monitors steering inputs and issues a warning when a pattern characteristic of drowsy or impaired driving is detected.  A driver-set speed limiter is standard equipment.  If the car is drifting out of lane, a camera-based system gently corrects the vehicle’s path.  The system also intervenes in some more critical situations, to avoid road departure for example.