- Five-star Euro NCAP crash safety rating
- Lots of driver assistance tech available
- Should be a safe small family car
The Hyundai i30 Fastback's safety record is helped by a five-star Euro NCAP crash-test rating.
Standard safety kit includes:
If you’ve gone for Premium or Premium SE specification then you can also expect blindspot detection and rear cross-traffic alert.
- Practicality is the Fastback’s biggest compromise
- Boot is big, but not practical to access
- Interior room more limited than the hatch
There's as much space up front in the i30 Fastback as in the hatch, but thanks to the sloping roof at the back headroom is slightly compromised. Taller passengers will find their head brushing the ceiling when sat behind someone of a similar height.
The rear window isn’t as large as in the i30 hatchback and, because it’s sloped with a bit more bodywork beyond, it’s not the easiest to judge where the rear corners are. However, it's still a simple car to get into a space. Acoustic rear parking sensors and a reversing camera are standard-fit.
If you’re concerned about boot space then there are better i30 versions to choose – namely the Tourer estate, which as the name suggests has an extra-large luggage area.
While the official stats indicate the Fastback’s boot is bigger than the hatch’s, we don’t think it’s as practical. That’s because there’s a high loading lip and false floor, which means you only get around 18 inches of height between the floor and the parcel shelf – something you don’t really want to remove for security’s sake.
If you have the floor in the lower position then this makes it a lot more capacious, but then the drop down into the boot after lugging something over the high lip makes things a bit more limited.
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