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SEAT Ibiza boot space, practicality and safety

2017 onwards (change model)
Practicality rating: 4.1 out of 54.1

Written by Keith Adams Updated: 26 April 2024

  • Surprisingly spacious
  • Flexible, well-shaped boot
  • Not the brightest interior, though

How much space is there?

The Ibiza is a roomy small car. There’s enough space for four adults to fit in comfort, with a generous amount of headroom unless you’re really tall. Most will be perfectly comfortable, though, however a passenger in the middle seat might feel the squeeze slightly. Best left for the kids, that one.

It’s easy to access due to the five-door body style. There’s decreasing demand for three-door superminis, so the Ibiza is only available in this form, which is useful for small families regularly using the rear doors. Even opting for the sunroof doesn’t eat into roof space, plus it adds some extra light into the cabin, which is very welcome, as the interior can feel quite dark.

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SEAT Ibiza rear seats
You’ll get four adults of average height in the Ibiza with ease. Taller folk are better served by the Skoda Fabia.

Boot space and storage

Boot space is a very generous 355 litres, which can be expanded to 823 litres by folding the rear seats down.

With the seats up, that boot space is actually more than a 2004-2005 VW Golf offered, which shows how much cars are growing up. It’s a square and usable size, though, however the loading lip is quite high.

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Boot space is good once you’ve got past the sizeable loading lip.

The height can be adjusted on cars fitted with a variable boot floor, which gives a level loading area when the rear seats are folded down.

Is it easy to park?

Visibility is good, and the steering is light enough to manoeuvre in and out of tight spaces with ease. The Ibiza is a compact car, so very few drivers will feel daunted by its size. On the road, it’s very easy to place with good visibility, while parking is a doddle as well due to flat sides and plenty of windows.

Parking sensors and cameras can be added to help, but with light steering and short overhangs, it’s very easy to judge the size of the Ibiza when parking in tight spots.

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SEAT Ibiza static profile
Metallic paint is a no cost option, but you’ll need Xcellence trim for rear parking sensors.

Safety

  • Plenty of safety equipment as standard
  • Five stars from Euro NCAP
  • Extra assistance tech can be added

Euro NCAP awarded the SEAT Ibiza with a top five-star rating. As standard, it comes with a suite of airbags, electronic stability control and emergency brake assist, tyre pressure monitoring, hill hold control and Front Assist. That’s SEAT’s name for autonomous emergency braking.

There’s also a multi-collision braking system which holds on the brakes in the event of a rear-end impact, while automatic warning lights flash under hard braking or an incident.

Few safety extras can be added other than adaptive cruise control, so you won’t be able to specify things like blindspot monitoring and lane-departure warning like you can on some rivals.

Euro NCAP rating

Overall NCAP safety rating 5 out of 5
Year tested: 2017
What is Euro NCAP?
Adult Occupant: 95%
Child Occupant: 77%
Vulnerable Road User: 76%
Safety Assist: 60%

Equipment and options

Each trim level will have different equipment offerings.
Basic equipment (13)
  • 3x3 point rear seat belts
  • ABS
  • Audio remote
  • Body coloured bumpers
  • Electric mirrors
  • Front electric windows
  • Height adjustable drivers seat
  • Isofix child seat anchor points
  • PAS
  • Remote locking
  • Side airbags
  • Steering wheel rake adjustment
  • Steering wheel reach adjustment
Standard Equipment
Optional Equipment
Anniversary Limited Edition Standard Equipment (10)
  • Alarm
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Rear electric windows
  • Sat Nav
  • Space saver spare wheel
Anniversary Limited Edition Optional Equipment
  • n/a
FR Standard Equipment (8)
  • Alarm
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Sat Nav
  • Sports seats
FR Optional Equipment (8)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Parking sensors
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Traction control
FR Edition Standard Equipment (10)
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Rear electric windows
  • Sports seats
FR Edition Optional Equipment
  • n/a
FR Sport Standard Equipment (8)
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Sat Nav
FR Sport Optional Equipment (7)
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Parking sensors
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Rear electric windows
  • Sports seats
  • Traction control
S Standard Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Folding rear seats
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Steel wheels
  • Traction control
S Optional Equipment
  • n/a
SE Standard Equipment (4)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Front fog lights
SE Optional Equipment (6)
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Traction control
SE Design Standard Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Front fog lights
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Traction control
SE Design Optional Equipment
  • n/a
SE Edition Standard Equipment (7)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
SE Edition Optional Equipment
  • n/a
SE Technology Standard Equipment (6)
  • Air conditioning
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Front fog lights
  • Metallic Paint
  • Sat Nav
SE Technology Optional Equipment (6)
  • CD
  • Cruise control
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Parking sensors
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Traction control
Xcellence Standard Equipment (9)
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cruise control
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Rear electric windows
  • Sat Nav
Xcellence Optional Equipment (7)
  • CD
  • Climate control
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Partial leather seat trim
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Traction control
Xcellence Lux Standard Equipment (9)
  • Alarm
  • Alloy wheels
  • Cloth seat trim
  • Front fog lights
  • Heated mirrors
  • Metallic Paint
  • Parking sensors
  • Rear electric windows
  • Sat Nav
Xcellence Lux Optional Equipment (4)
  • CD
  • Driver`s airbag
  • Passenger`s airbag
  • Traction control

Dimensions

Length 4059mm
Width 1780mm
Height 1444mm - 1447mm
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