Two-wheel drive cars are more capacious with a 510-litre boot expanding to 1,604 litres with the rear seats down. You can flop the backrests down with handles located in the boot for convenience too.
Pick a four-wheel drive car and you lose 30 litres of space in the boot but gain the ability to tackle more challenging terrain. The ride height remains the same and there’s no additional underbody protection but you do get a hill descent control system, to help get down steep slopes safely.
Inside there are deep door pockets and cubby holes dotted around the cabin to help stow things while on the move. Top-spec cars also get a wireless phone charger, which sits under the media system - a handy place to store and charge your smartphone.
When you consider the amount of space on offer inside the Ateca, it’s surprising that the exterior seems so compact. It’s very easy to manoeuvre in and out of parking spaces thanks to plenty of big windows, as well as assistance from the parking sensors and/or cameras where fitted.
Once you’re out of town, it’s also very easy to judge thanks to the higher driving position and the compact dimensions. It’s very easy to drive.
Will my luggage fit?
With 510 litres of space, the Ateca’s boot trounces many of its rivals for luggage capacity with the rear seats in place. With them folded, a total of 1,910 litres is on offer, which is also very impressive.
The boot floor can be set at two heights to boost practicality, and the physical process of moving seats about and removing load covers is also very simple and stress-free.
Safety
Plenty of safety equipment as standard
Euro NCAP awarded it five stars
Driver assistance tech can be added
The SEAT Ateca has been awarded a full five-star rating by Euro NCAP, and it’s easy to see why. You get seven airbags, traction control, an electronic differential lock (called XDS), hill-hold control and a tyre-pressure monitor all as standard.
All cars also come with Front Assist with City Emergency Braking and Pedestrian Protection, Tiredness Recognition and a Multi-Collision Brake system as standard. All use cameras and sensors to detect an impending collision and take evasive action.
Various driver assistance packs enable you to add things like traffic jam assist, which controls the steering, brakes and throttle at low speeds, a lane-keeping assistant, rear cross traffic alert, blind-spot monitor, traffic sign recognition and adaptive cruise control. You’ll have to pay extra for these, though.
Finally there is the emergency assistant, which keeps an eye on the driver and can send visual and audible alerts or pump the brakes in an emergency, before autonomously slowing the car and activating the hazard lights.
Watch: SEAT Ateca Euro NCAP crash test
Basic equipment
The basic equipment list includes equipment that is standard across all versions of the SEAT Ateca SUV.
ABS
Alarm
Alloy wheels
Body coloured bumpers
Driver`s airbag
Electric mirrors
Folding rear seats
Front electric windows
Isofix child seat anchor points
Metallic Paint
PAS
Passenger`s airbag
Rear electric windows
Side airbags
Traction control
Equipment by trim level
To view equipment options for a specific trim level, please select from the following list:
Equipment included on some trim levels
3x3 point rear seat belts
Air conditioning
Audio remote
CD
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
1st Edition equipment
1st Edition standard equipment
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
1st Edition optional equipment
None available
Black Edition equipment
Black Edition standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
CD
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Headlight washers
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Black Edition optional equipment
None available
FR equipment
FR standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Cruise control
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
FR optional equipment
CD
Parking sensors
Partial leather seat trim
Remote locking
FR Sport equipment
FR Sport standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Cruise control
Electric driver`s seat
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
FR Sport optional equipment
CD
Headlight washers
Height adjustable drivers seat
Parking sensors
Remote locking
S equipment
S standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Air conditioning
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Height adjustable drivers seat
Remote locking
S optional equipment
None available
SE equipment
SE standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Roof rails
SE optional equipment
Audio remote
CD
Front fog lights
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Sat Nav
SE L equipment
SE L standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Cruise control
Headlight washers
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
SE L optional equipment
None available
SE Technology equipment
SE Technology standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Cloth seat trim
Cruise control
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Roof rails
Sat Nav
SE Technology optional equipment
Front fog lights
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Xcellence equipment
Xcellence standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Xcellence optional equipment
CD
Cruise control
Front fog lights
Headlight washers
Heated seats
Leather seat trim
Partial leather seat trim
Sports seats
Xcellence Lux equipment
Xcellence Lux standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Headlight washers
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Remote locking
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Xcellence Lux optional equipment
CD
Xperience equipment
Xperience standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Heated mirrors
Height adjustable drivers seat
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Xperience optional equipment
None available
Xperience Lux equipment
Xperience Lux standard equipment
3x3 point rear seat belts
Audio remote
Heated mirrors
Heated seats
Height adjustable drivers seat
Leather seat trim
Lumbar support
Parking sensors
Roof rails
Sat Nav
Sports seats
Xperience Lux optional equipment
None available
Euro NCAP Rating – 5 stars
The SEAT Ateca SUV was tested by Euro NCAP in 2016 and was awarded a 5 star overall rating.
This overall rating is calculated from the following individual ratings:
Euro NCAP provides motoring consumers with a realistic and independent assessment of the safety performance of some of the most popular cars sold in Europe.
The safety ratings are determined from a series of vehicle tests, designed and carried out by Euro NCAP.
These tests represent, in a simplified way, important real life accident scenarios that could result in injured or killed car occupants or other road users.