The Hyundai Venue has just come out the other side of Bharat NCAP testing with a 5-star safety rating, and the amount of sub-4 meter SUVs with 5-star BNCAP safety rating is now something that should be talked about more extensively. The Hyundai Venue is only the second Hyundai product to go through Bharat NCAP testing. The first was the Tucson, which has since been discontinued in India.
Bharat NCAP put two variants through the tests: the entry-level HX2 diesel manual and the top-spec HX10 diesel automatic. Testing the base variant means there is no cherry-picking. With the basic set of safety features, is the car even safe to come out on the roads? The 5-star rating, however, applies to every single Venue variant on sale, including the N Line.
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On adult occupant protection, the Venue scored 31.15 out of 32. To put that in context, that is the highest adult occupant score of any compact SUV that Bharat NCAP has tested so far. Higher than the Tata Nexon, higher than the Skoda Kylaq, higher than the Mahindra XUV 3XO, and higher than the Kia Syros. In the frontal offset test, it scored 15.15 out of 16, with the head, neck, pelvis, thighs, and feet of both the driver and co-driver getting a good rating. The chest and lower legs came back as adequate, which is a minor knock but not unusual even for strong performers in this test. In the side impact — both the movable barrier test and the side pole test — it scored full marks across the board. That is a 10 on 10 on the side tests.
Child occupant protection came in at 44.46 out of 49. The dynamic test score was 23.46 out of 24, and child seat installation compatibility scored a perfect 12 out of 12. Both the 18-month-old and 3-year-old crash test dummies were well secured across frontal and side impact scenarios. The only area where it dropped points was in the vehicle assessment score, where it got 9 out of 13, a deduction that keeps it just shy of the Skoda Kylaq, which is the only compact SUV in this segment to outscore the Venue on child protection so far, at 45 out of 49.
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On the safety equipment side, every Venue comes standard with six airbags, ABS with EBD, electronic stability control, hill-start assist, a tyre pressure monitoring system, three-point seatbelts with reminders for all five seats, rear parking sensors, and ISOFIX child seat anchor points. Move up the variant ladder and you get Level 2 ADAS, an electronic parking brake with auto-hold, and a 360-degree camera system.
What makes this result particularly meaningful is the timing. The compact SUV segment in India is more safety-aware than it has ever been, and buyers are increasingly looking at crash test results before they sign on the dotted line. The Venue was already a strong seller — it recently crossed 1 lakh bookings with the updated model. A 5-star rating that tops the segment on adult occupant protection is the kind of thing that closes undecided buyers.
The competition in this space is not standing still. The Nexon has its 5-star result. The XUV 3XO has one. The Kylaq has one. The Kia Syros has one. But the Venue having the highest adult occupant score among all of them is a distinction that Hyundai will be talking about for a while. As it should.
Hyundai Venue is Now Up To ₹20,000 More Expensive
Hyundai recently also hiked the prices of the Hyundai Venue. The Hyundai Venue is now up to ₹20,000 more expensive than earlier for the petrol variants, and up to ₹8,000 more expensive for the diesel variants. The price hike is not valid for all Venue models and variants and will only apply to certain variant and drivetrain options. In this article, we will specify all the exact variants that are getting a price hike. Reason for the price hike is unknown but it looks to be a part of the annual price refresh that car makers offer in many of their products.
The biggest jump is on the 1.2-litre petrol HX5 manual, which has gone up by Rs 20,000. That is the single largest hike in the entire Venue range right now. The other 1.2 petrol variants — including the entry-level HX2 and the mid-range HX6T — are untouched.
On the turbo-petrol side, it is the DCT automatic variants taking the hit. The HX5 DCT and HX6 DCT are now Rs 9,000 more expensive, while the HX8 DCT sees a smaller increase of Rs 5,000. The manual turbo variants and all three N Line trims are holding steady at their old prices.
Diesel buyers are not escaping either. The 1.5-litre diesel HX2, HX5, HX5 AT, and HX7 have all gone up by Rs 8,000 each. Interestingly, the top-end diesel automatics — the HX8 AT and HX10 AT — remain unchanged.
Despite all of this, the overall price range of the Venue has not shifted. It still starts at Rs 7.99 lakh and tops out at Rs 15.51 lakh, all prices ex-showroom. So while specific variants are costlier, the entry and exit points of the car stay the same.
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