2024 Kia Seltos Safety Rating

Is the Kia Seltos a safe vehicle for Lexington drivers? When you see the 2024 Kia Seltos safety rating from the International Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), you’ll feel good about choosing this compact SUV for your daily commute. Below, you can learn more about Kia Seltos safety with Spitzer Kia Mansfield. 

IIHS Kia Seltos Safety Rating

At the time of writing this article, the IIHS’ 2024 Kia Seltos safety rating only includes information on its crashworthiness and child restraints. The IIHS uses a scale of Good, Acceptable, Marginal, and Poor to rate vehicles, with Good being the best achievable rating. Check out how the Kia Seltos safety scored in the IIHS crash tests:

Crashworthiness: Small Overlap Front, Driver-Side

Overall Driver-Side Evaluation: Good

Structure and Safety Cage: Good

Driver Restraints and Dummy Kinematics: Good

Driver Injury Measures:

• Head/neck: Good
• Chest: Good
• Hip/thigh: Good
• Lower leg/foot: Good

Crashworthiness: Small Overlap Front, Passenger-Side

Overall Passenger-Side Evaluation: Good

Structure and Safety Cage: Good

Passenger Restraints and Dummy Kinematics: Good

Passenger Injury Measures:

• Head/neck: Good
• Chest: Good
• Hip/thigh: Good
• Lower leg/foot: Acceptable

Crashworthiness: Moderate Overlap Front Original Test

Overall Evaluation: Good

Structure and Safety Cage: Good

Driver Restraints and Dummy Kinetics: Good

Driver Injury Measures:

• Head/neck: Good
• Chest: Good
• Leg/foot, left: Good
• Leg/foot, right: Good

Crashworthiness: Side Original Test

Overall Evaluation: Good

Structure and Safety Cage: Good

Driver Head Protection: Good

Rear Passenger Head Protection: Good

Driver Injury Measures:

• Head/neck: Good
• Torso: Good
• Pelvis/leg: Good

Rear Passenger Injury Measures:

• Head/neck: Good
• Torso: Good
• Pelvis/leg: Good

Child Seat Anchors

• Overall Evaluation: Acceptable

Kia Seltos Safety Features

High marks in the IIHS safety rating will put your mind at ease on trips to Shelby and beyond. However, you’ll also be interested to learn how the advanced Kia Seltos safety features help you be a better driver. Kia Drive Wise technologies in the 2024 Seltos include: 

• Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist
• Blind-Spot Collision Warning
• Rear Cross-Traffic Collision-Avoidance Assist
• Navigation-Based Smart Cruise Control w/ Stop & Go
• Highway Driving Assistant
• And more

Drive Home in a Kia Seltos from Spitzer Kia Mansfield!

Are you looking for a new Seltos near Ashland? Visit our dealership to buy or lease a new SUV and save with the Panda Price! You can explore the 2024 Seltos interior while you’re here, and learn how the Spitzer Shield takes your peace of mind to another level.