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Cupra Formentor review - Reliability & safety

Lots of shared parts should mean the Cupra Formentor is reliable

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4.2 out of 5

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Reliability & safety Rating

4.0 out of 5

​The Volkswagen Group isn’t scared to share parts between its brands, and the Cupra Formentor has plenty of components carried over from other cars, meaning everything is tried-and-tested. The Formentor is also fitted with lots of safety features, helping it to score highly in Euro NCAP crash tests.

Cupra Formentor reliability

Cupra came 18th out of 32 manufacturers in our latest Driver Power customer satisfaction survey, ahead of SEAT in a disappointing 24th place. Reliability looks pretty average, with 23% of owners reporting one or more issues with their car in the first year.

Safety

Despite being the first standalone model from the Cupra brand, the Formentor was awarded a convincing five-star safety score by Euro NCAP. Standard safety features for the Cupra Formentor include autonomous emergency braking and pedestrian detection, lane-keep assist and e-call, which will alert the emergency services if the car is involved in a heavy collision.

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Buyers can also opt to fit a 'Safety and Driving Pack XL' to DSG automatic versions, bringing traffic sign recognition, automatic high beams, blind-spot monitoring, lane change assist and Emergency Assist, which can help control the vehicle in an emergency. Exit Assist also warns occupants of approaching traffic as they go to open a door.

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Charlie writes and edits news, review and advice articles for Carbuyer, as well as publishing content to its social media platforms. He has also been a regular contributor to its sister titles Auto Express, DrivingElectric and evo. As well as being consumed by everything automotive, Charlie is a speaker of five languages and once lived in Chile, Siberia and the Czech Republic, returning to the UK to write about his life-long passion: cars.

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