The fourth-generation of Skoda’s global best-seller has achieved a maximum five-star test score in the independent European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP). This makes the Octavia one of the safest compact models on the market. Its 88 per cent score for Child Occupant Protection puts it among the top performers of vehicles tested to date.

Christian Strube, Skoda Auto Board Member for Technical Development, says: “We are very happy with the five-star Euro NCAP test score for the new Octavia. We work hard to take our vehicles’ active and passive safety to ever higher levels and provide road users with maximum protection. In recent years, all our new models have been awarded maximum scores in this benchmark test for crash safety. Preceded by the Scala and Kamiq, the new Octavia is the third Skoda model to have achieved this top rating in 2019. The new generation’s comprehensive safety equipment is once again complemented by numerous assistance systems that were generally reserved for higher vehicle classes until now.”

The maximum five-star score that the new Skoda Octavia estate has achieved in the comprehensive European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) crash and safety tests, also applies to the Octavia hatch. The model performed particularly well in the field of Child Occupant Protection. Scoring 88 per cent of available points, the Octavia achieved one of the best results ever, as did its assistance systems, scoring 79 per cent of the maximum points available. In the Adult Occupant Protection category, the Octavia scored 92 per cent of all possible points.

Among the numerous assistance systems available in the new Octavia, the Collision Avoidance Assist, Turn Assist and Exit Warning are included for the first time in a Skoda. In the city, Front Assist including Predictive Pedestrian and Cyclist Protection uses visual and acoustic signals and gentle brake activation to warn of a potential collision, and automatically applies the brakes in an emergency. Side Assist indicates vehicles approaching from behind or in the driver’s blind spot up to a distance of 70 metres, effectively helping to prevent accidents on motorways and dual carriageways. And if, despite the numerous assistance systems, an impact is unavoidable, the proactive Crew Protect Assist system prepares the vehicle and occupants for the impending head-on/rear collision or roll-over. Up to nine airbags, among them a driver knee air bag and rear side airbags, protect occupants in the event of an impact. After a crash, the Multi-Collision Brake stops the vehicle, preventing it from rolling any further in an uncontrolled manner.