NEW DELHI: The Skoda Kylaq scored 30.88 out of 32 for adult occupant protection and 45 out of 49 for child occupant protection in Bharat NCAP's published assessment. Skoda describes the result as a five-star rating. The useful next step for a family considering the SUV is to check the tested version, the applicability annexure and the equipment on the exact car being supplied.
| Official assessment item | Published detail |
|---|---|
| Adult protection | 30.88/32 |
| Child protection | 45/49 |
| Tested version | Prestige MT |
| Test year | 2024 |
| Publication year | 2025 |
| Rating coverage | Variants specified in the annexure |
Read the annexure before treating every trim alike
The fact sheet's annexure names Classic manual, Signature manual and automatic, Signature+ manual and automatic, and Prestige manual and automatic. The month of assessment shown is December 2024. That list is more precise than treating a model badge as a blanket statement about every version subsequently added to a range.
This matters because Skoda's current Kylaq page also lists Classic+, Sportline and Prestige+. Their appearance in the showroom range does not, by itself, update the names in the regulator's document. Ask for an applicable official rating document if your chosen trim is absent from the annexure being used to explain the score.
The distinction is especially useful when a salesperson moves a discussion from the tested Prestige MT to a different automatic or a newly named equipment grade. Keep the transmission and full trim name together on your checklist. It makes the paperwork easier to follow without asking readers to infer certification from similar badges.
What is standard, and what still needs checking
Skoda's original Kylaq release identifies six airbags, electronic stability control and Multi-Collision Brake among its standard safety equipment. It separately identifies items such as tyre-pressure monitoring and Hill Hold Control with selected versions. A broad model-page feature list should therefore be read alongside a trim-specific specification sheet.
For an Indian household sharing the vehicle among different drivers, that separation is practical. Write down the features each driver will actually use, then have their presence demonstrated in the proposed car. A feature that appears in a brochure photograph is less useful than a clear explanation of its control, warning light and operating conditions.
The regulator's equipment table identifies rear outboard ISOFIX provision. Families planning to use a child restraint should take the actual restraint and its instructions to a fitting demonstration, with permission from the showroom. Checking access to the anchor points and the remaining passenger space is more useful than relying on a claim that a child seat will fit.
Who this information is for
This assessment is particularly relevant to families comparing the Kylaq's equipment grades while trying to keep a separate budget for the car itself. Our Kylaq price coverage provides the pricing background. The safety document answers a different question: what was assessed and where the published result applies.
It also helps readers comparing a compact SUV with a larger Skoda. The Kushaq Sportline report and Kodiaq variant comparison cover other choices in the brand's range. Do not carry the Kylaq's numerical scores across to either vehicle simply because the badge is shared.
Use the result as a document, not a promise
The test year and publication year also deserve separate entries in that file. This is a published assessment being checked against the current retail range, not a newly conducted crash test announced today. If someone describes the result as new, ask which document or fresh assessment they mean. The distinction helps a family follow a changing line-up without losing sight of the specific evidence behind a safety claim.
A crash-test result describes assessed performance under the programme's conditions. It should be read with the equipment and variant information attached to it. It cannot describe every possible road collision, and this article does not turn the score into a prediction about an individual journey.
Before delivery, keep the applicable fact sheet with the quotation and specification sheet. Ask the dealer to resolve any mismatch in trim naming in writing. That small documentary exercise is particularly worthwhile here because the current retail line-up contains more names than the assessment annexure reproduced in the official PDF.
Official sources: Bharat NCAP Kylaq fact sheet, current Skoda Kylaq specifications and Skoda's equipment release.
