The Land Rover Discovery Sport receives the five-star Euro NCAP rating

Mónica Redondo @MonicaRedondoD 11 December 2022 2 min.

In addition to improving by 89% in the child occupant protection category, 71% in the vulnerable road user category and 85% in safety assist.

The Land Rover Discovery Sport once again achieves the five-star Euro NCAP rating, meaning that all Range Rover models, Discovery and Defender, now hold the highest safety rating. This particular model originally went on sale in 2014 with a five-star rating. In the new 2022 tests, which apply even more demanding standards, this versatile family SUV has once again earned five stars.

In addition to improving by 89% in the child occupant protection category, 71% in the vulnerable road user category and 85% in safety assist. In the adult occupant protection category it achieved 84%.
With five stars, the Discovery Sport joins the Discovery, Defender, Range Rover Evoque, Range Rover Velar, Range Rover Sport and Range Rover models, which draw on decades of experience in active and passive safety systems.

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Thomas Mueller, Executive Director of Product Engineering at Jaguar Land Rover, stated that “our goal is to design and build the safest vehicles for our customers. Digital innovations and the introduction of new advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) have allowed us to maintain safety standards at the highest level without sacrificing the versatility or performance typically associated with the Discovery badge.”

This is how the safety tests went

The Discovery Sport led the compact SUV segment when it went on sale in 2014. It was the first to introduce cutting-edge Land Rover systems, such as the pedestrian airbag and Autonomous Emergency Braking, which have since been enhanced with new radar technology and updated algorithms to expand their capability. The head restraints and rear-row seat belts have also been redesigned, and Multi Collision Brake technology has been added.

Its numerous digital innovations, such as built-in Alexa and proprietary voice commands available on all models, offer the option to control various settings and functions through natural, intuitive voice commands without having to take your hands off the steering wheel or your eyes off the road. The Land Rover Discovery Sport includes these advanced driver assistance systems: