The new Volkswagen Tayron has achieved a five-star ANCAP safety rating, with the latest safety reports showing it performed strongly across all major crash tests.
It was awarded full marks for driver protection in the full-width and side impact tests and for child passengers in both the frontal offset and side impact tests.
The Tayron scored 87 per cent for Adult Occupant Protection and 87 per cent for Child Occupant Protection. Meanwhile, its protection for vulnerable road users was rated at 83 per cent, while its Safety Assist technologies achieved 85 per cent.
Flexible Family Design and Advanced Safety Systems
Available in five and seven-seat configurations, the large SUV offers flexibility for family buyers. Head-protecting airbags extend to the third row in seven-seat variants, although ANCAP notes that top-tether child restraint anchorages are not available in those positions. The installation of child seats in the third row is therefore not recommended.
Dual frontal, side chest-protecting, and side head-protecting airbags are standard across the range. A centre airbag is also standard across all variants to help protect front-seat occupants in side impact crashes.
All variants include autonomous emergency braking (covering Car-to-Car, Vulnerable Road User, and Junction Assist scenarios), lane support functions such as lane keep assist and emergency lane keeping, as well as a speed assist system.
The Tayron, however, does not have AEB Backover functionality in any of its variants.
The Volkswagen Tayron went on sale in Australia and New Zealand in September 2025. The ANCAP rating applies to all variants and will remain valid until December 2031.
The full safety report for the Volkswagen Tayron can be found here.
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