The updated Renault Kiger, with six airbags, ESC, and hill hold as standard, earned four stars for adult occupant protection and three stars for child occupant protection in Global NCAP testing for the South African market.
In the frontal impact test, the footwell area and body shell were rated unstable and unable to withstand further loading. On the other hand, the Nissan Magnite, which shares its underpinnings with the Kiger, scored a five-star rating for adult occupant protection when tested by Global NCAP in 2025, and the footwell area and body shell were rated as stable. However, the protection offered to the head and neck was good, chest protection was marginal, and the driver’s knee and passenger’s left knee showed marginal protection, as they can impact dangerous structures behind the fascia. The passenger’s right knee and both the driver’s and passenger’s tibias received adequate protection.
The Kiger overall scored 25.20 points out of 34 for adult occupant protection and 30.21 points out of 49 for child occupant protection. In the frontal offset deformable barrier test, it scored 10.482 points, and in the side movable deformable barrier test, it scored 13.716 points. The Kiger scored a dynamic score of 15.21 points out of 24, a full 12 points out of 12 for the CRS (Child Restraint System), and three points out of 13 in the vehicle assessment score.
In the side impact test, one door opened during the test, resulting in a point deduction. However, head, abdomen, and pelvis protection were good, and chest protection was adequate. In the side pole impact test, head and pelvis protection were good, abdomen protection was adequate, and chest protection was marginal.
The 18-month-old dummy showed full protection in both the frontal and side impact tests. The three-year-old dummy scored 3.21 points in the frontal impact test, and zero points in the side impact test, whereas the 18-month-old dummy scored a full eight points out of eight for the frontal impact test and a full four points out of four for the side impact test. According to Global NCAP, in the frontal test, the three-year-old dummy’s head contacted the vehicle’s interior, and the chest showed high decelerations; in the side impact test, head exposure brought the three-year-old’s impact points to zero.
The Global NCAP report also states that the Renault Kiger complied with pedestrian protection regulation UN127 and complied with Global NCAP’s ESC and seatbelt reminder requirements.
