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Kia Venga buyers are being asked to contact their local dealer to have a safety modification fitted.

A problem with the Venga's restraint system was highlighted during recent Euro NCAP crash tests. After the frontal impact test, Euro NCAP discovered a cut in the webbing of the driver’s seatbelt, and concluded that this had been caused by ‘interaction’ with the seat runners.

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 oh great its just out and problems like this already!  possibly getting too big to quick Kia?

a 4 star safety rating on a small light car is inexcusable really. They are already at a severe safety disadvantage anyway. Manufacturers should be able to make all small cars gain a 5* rating

I won't be surprised if this is on the news by tonight... it's still a safety recall!

Mini1:

I won't be surprised if this is on the news by tonight... it's still a safety recall!

Doubt it.

 The only reason such a fuss was made out of Toyota was because they brag about their reliability. It was what they offered. If you wanted style, you could get a ford, or a vauxhall. Toyota brought Reliability to the table and didnt really offer much in the way of style or desirability.

Like at school, when the kid who always got A's got a C - a big deal is made out of it, but nobody cares about the kid who usually gets a C.

Basically the moral for Toyota is, if you want to brag about somthing, best make sure you keep it up.

fhp11:

a 4 star safety rating on a small light car is inexcusable really. They are already at a severe safety disadvantage anyway. Manufacturers should be able to make all small cars gain a 5* rating

Agreed 5 Star should be achieved. However I believe they messed with the scoring percentage system recently making it much harder, this 4 star car may well be as safe or even safer than many of last years 5 star rated cars.

NCAP are not brilliant at making fair systems.