Hyundai Elexio Five-Star ANCAP Safety Rating: What Queensland Buyers Need to Know

Vehicle Safety & Technology | Barton's Hyundai

The Hyundai Elexio has earned a five-star ANCAP safety rating (the highest possible result) under the 2023-2025 assessment criteria.

Introduced to Australia in February 2026, the Elexio is a battery-electric medium SUV. The rating was published in February 2026 and applies to all variants built from October 2025 onwards.

With a Safety Assist score of 85 per cent (the highest of the four categories), a perfect rescue and extrication result, and strong car-to-car AEB performance, the Elexio brings a comprehensive safety package to Queensland buyers. The VRU (vulnerable road user) score of 77 per cent reflects the physical pedestrian impact limitations common across larger SUVs at this price point. As always at Barton's Motor Group, the complete picture is here.

An Important Note on How This Rating Was Assessed

The ANCAP safety rating for the Hyundai Elexio is based on testing of the closely related Kia EV5. However, this methodology goes further than simply applying another vehicle's result. ANCAP conducted additional active safety and pedestrian impact tests directly on the Hyundai Elexio, and Hyundai provided technical information confirming the Kia EV5 test results apply. The Elexio Elite RHD was among the vehicles tested directly in this process.

This is a more thorough methodology than a straightforward technical data transfer, and buyers should understand the distinction. The five-star rating is supported by direct Elexio testing alongside the Kia EV5 baseline.

Australia only: This rating applies in Australia only. It does not cover New Zealand market variants.

One variant currently rated: At publication, the rating applies to the Elexio Elite only. Confirm with our team whether the base Elexio variant has been rated before purchase.

What is an ANCAP Safety Rating?

ANCAP independently assesses new vehicles sold in Australia and New Zealand. A five-star rating is the highest result achievable.

ANCAP assesses four key categories: Adult Occupant Protection, Child Occupant Protection, Vulnerable Road User Protection, and Safety Assist.

Hyundai Elexio ANCAP Safety Rating: The Full Scorecard

The Hyundai Elexio (OE1C series, built from October 2025) achieved the following results:

The rating applies to Australian-market variants built from October 2025 onwards. It expires December 2031.

Adult Occupant Protection: 88% (35.47 out of 40)

What the Results Show

The adult occupant result of 88 per cent reflects a vehicle with genuine strengths, particularly in the side impact and rescue and extrication categories, alongside several frontal test findings that deserve transparent explanation.

In the frontal offset test, the driver received adequate chest and lower leg protection, with upper leg protection rated marginal for both the driver and front passenger. Dashboard structures were identified as a potential source of injury for both occupants. Three deductions were applied to the driver: variable contact, concentrated load, and a footwell rupture(a small opening found in the seam between panels in the footwell after the crash test, for which a penalty was applied to the lower leg score. Two deductions were applied to the front passenger: variable contact and concentrated load. The compatibility penalty was a modest 1.00 point.

In the full-width frontal test, the driver received good protection across all critical body areas. Hyundai provided technical information showing the Elexio's driver chest deflection is slightly higher than in the tested Kia EV5, but confirmed within five-star requirements by ANCAP. Rear passenger chest protection was adequate (2.91 out of 4).

The side impact test was the Elexio's strongest crash test result, scoring the maximum 6.00 out of 6 points with good protection across all critical body regions. The oblique pole test returned 5.36 out of 6, with driver chest protection rated marginal and abdomen adequate, and an additional penalty applied because the centre airbag did not fully prevent occupant-to-occupant head contact in that test.

The far-side impact scored 3.00 out of 4. Excursion prevention was adequate in both vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-pole scenarios.

The rescue and extrication score was the full 4.00 out of 4 points, the highest possible result and one of the best in this entire content series. Both doors and windows passed submergence testing, and multi-collision braking is fitted. The eCall system is not fitted (2.00 default points awarded).

Child Occupant Protection: 86% (42.41 out of 49)

In the frontal offset child test, protection was good for all critical body areas of both the six-year and ten-year dummies, earning the maximum 16.00 out of 16 points. In the side impact, all body areas were good for both dummies apart from the head of the ten-year-old dummy, which was rated adequate, resulting in a score of 7.79 out of 8.

ISOFix lower anchorages are fitted to both rear outboard seats, with top tether anchorages across all rear positions. Most child restraint types can be installed in most rear positions. One specific limitation: the Type A capsule could not be correctly installed in the rear outboard seating positions using the vehicle seatbelt. Families using a rear-facing capsule should confirm the correct installation method with our team before purchase.

No child presence detection system is available.

Vulnerable Road User Protection: 77% (48.60 out of 63)

Physical Impact Results

The bonnet and windscreen provided mostly adequate head protection to pedestrians over much of the surface, with weak and poor results at the stiff windscreen pillars, the rear of the bonnet, the base of the windscreen, and the front edge of the bonnet. Pelvis protection was mixed, ranging from good to poor (1.23 out of 4.5), a significant limitation. Femur protection was near-maximum (4.50 out of 4.5) and lower leg protection was good, with the full 9.00 out of 9 knee and tibia points awarded.

Autonomous Emergency Braking: Pedestrians, Cyclists, and Motorcyclists

The AEB system (Hyundai SmartSense Forward Collision-Avoidance Assist) operates from 5 km/h to 85 km/h in VRU scenarios.

Forward pedestrian AEB was rated good, with collisions avoided or mitigated in most tests including turning scenarios (6.46 out of 7). AEB Backover was rated marginal (1.00 out of 2), providing some reverse protection but not reliably across all scenarios. Cyclist AEB was rated good (7.59 out of 9). The Elexio provides both an information alert and a warning when a cyclist is approaching from behind, both passing the cyclist dooring assessment. Motorcyclist AEB was rated good (5.67 out of 6) and lane support in car-to-motorcyclist scenarios earned 2.50 out of 3.

Safety Assist: 85% (15.42 out of 18)

Safety Assist is the Elexio's highest-scoring category.

Car-to-car AEB (Hyundai SmartSense FCA, 5-130 km/h) was near-perfect at 3.97 out of 4. AEB Junction and AEB Crossing were both rated good, with autonomous braking when turning across or into the path of an oncoming vehicle (3.61 out of 4 combined). The AEB Head-On system is fitted as standard, however it was not assessed in this rating and scored zero points. This is not a performance failure; it simply was not part of the testing scope.

The lane support system (55-210 km/h) returned a notable split result. Emergency lane keeping was rated good, operating well in the most critical lane departure scenarios. However, lane keep assist in standard scenarios was rated poor. The combined lane support score was 2.50 out of 3.

iACC is standard alongside camera and map-based speed sign recognition and an intelligent speed limiter. Speed assistance scored 2.69 out of 3. A direct driver monitoring system detecting both distraction and fatigue, with the ability to adjust vehicle sensitivity, scored a solid 1.65 out of 2. Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection for all positions scored the full 1.00 out of 1.

Hyundai Elexio Safety Features: What Comes Standard

• Dual frontal airbags (driver and front passenger)
• Side chest-protecting airbags (front and second-row seats)
• Side head-protecting curtain airbags (front and second-row seats)
• Centre airbag (penalty applied in oblique pole test for insufficient head contact prevention)
• Driver and front passenger knee airbags
• AEB: car-to-car (5-130 km/h), pedestrian forward and reverse, cyclist, and motorcyclist (Hyundai SmartSense FCA)
• AEB Junction and AEB Crossing (both good)
• AEB Head-On (fitted; not assessed in this rating)
• Lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping (55-210 km/h; LKA rated poor, ELK rated good)
• Lane departure warning (not assessed)
• Blind spot monitoring with braking intervention
• iACC, camera and map-based speed sign recognition, intelligent speed limiter, manual speed limiter
• Direct driver monitoring system (distraction and fatigue, with vehicle sensitivity adjustment)
• Cyclist dooring information and warning alert (both pass)
• Seat belt reminders with occupancy detection (all positions)
• Multi-collision braking
• ISOFix anchorages (rear outboard) and top tether anchorages (all rear positions)
• Rescue sheet

View the Five-Star Hyundai Elexio at Barton's Motor Group

The Elexio's five-star result reflects a vehicle with genuinely strong active safety performance, an outstanding rescue and extrication result, and effective forward AEB across cars, pedestrians, cyclists, and motorcyclists. The frontal offset deductions, the centre airbag oblique pole penalty, the marginal AEB Backover, the poor LKA, and the pelvis physical impact limitations are all disclosed here and in the ANCAP report. Our team is happy to discuss any of these in detail.

Visit Barton's Motor Group to see the Elexio in person, arrange a test drive, and confirm the variant applicable to your purchase. Browse current stock at Bartons.net.au.