The passenger compartment of the Cupra Tavascan remained stable in the frontal offset test.  Dummy readings indicated good protection of the knees and femurs of both the driver and passenger.  However, Cupra did not demonstrate that the dashboard was completely free of potential hazards for the legs of occupants of different sizes and of those sitting in different positions.  Protection was good for all critical body areas of the passenger dummy. Analysis of the deceleration of the impact trolley during the test, and of the deformable barrier after the test, revealed that the Cupra Tavascan would be a moderately benign impact partner in a frontal collision. In the full-width rigid barrier test, protection of the driver’s chest was rated as marginal, based on dummy readings of compression.  Otherwise, all critical parts of the body were well or adequately protected for both occupants. In the side barrier test, protection of all critical parts of the body was good.  In the more severe side pole impact, protection was at least 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 Cupra Tavascan has a countermeasure to mitigate against occupant-to-occupant injuries in such impacts.  The airbag performed well in Euro NCAP’s tests with dummy readings indicating good protection for both the driver and passenger.  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 car has an advanced eCall system which alerts the emergency services in the event of a crash, and a system to prevent secondary impacts after the car has been in a collision.  Cupra demonstrated that the doors and windows would be openable to allow occupants to escape in the event of vehicle submergence.

In both the frontal offset test and the more severe side pole impact, protection of all critical parts of the body was good for the 6 and 10 year dummy, and the Cupra Tavascan scored maximum points in this part of the assessment. 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.  The Tavascan is equipped with an indirect 'child presence detection' system, which issues a warning when it recognises that a child or infant may have been left in the car. All of the child restraint types for which the Cupra Tavascan is designed could be properly installed and accommodated in the car.

Cars from VIN VSSZZZKR0RA002463 have an active bonnet.  Sensors in the bumper detect when a pedestrian has been struck and actuators raise the bonnet to create more space between the surface and hard structures in the engine compartment.  Cupra demonstrated that the system worked robustly across a range of speeds and for various pedestrian statures, and the car was tested with the bonnet in the deployed position.  Protection of the head of a struck pedestrian or cyclist was predominantly good on the bonnet surface and largely adequate elsewhere, with a few poor results recorded only on the stiff windscreen pillars.  Cars before VSSZZZKR0RA002463 are not equipped with an active bonnet and the score and star rating of such cars is not known.  Protection of the pelvis was good at all test locations.  Protection of the pelvis was mixed, while that of the femur and of the knee and tibia was good at all test locations.  The autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system of the Cupra can respond to vulnerable road users as well as to other vehicles.  The system’s response both to pedestrians was adequate, but there was no response to pedestrians behind the car. The system’s performance in tests of its reaction to cyclists was good, but offered no protection against ‘dooring’, where a door is suddenly opened in the path of a cyclist approaching from behind.  Performance of the AEB system was good in tests of its response to motorcyclists.

Overall, the performance of the autonomous emergency braking (AEB) system was good in tests of its reaction to other vehicles, with impacts being avoided or mitigated in most tests.  A seatbelt reminder system is fitted as standard to the front and rear seats.  The car has an indirect driver status monitoring system as standard, detecting driver fatigue but not distraction.  The lane support system gently corrects the vehicle’s path if it is drifting out of lane and also intervenes in some more critical situations.  The Tavascan provides Intelligent Adaptive Cruise Control (iACC), which can adapt the vehicle’s speed to the prevailing limits and road conditions.