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Kia K4

Kia K4
Build Dates
Sep 2024 - onwards

On Sale Dates

Jan 2025 - onwards

Applies To
S without Safety Pack
Vehicle Type
Small Car
Engine/Fuel Type
Petrol / diesel vehicles

Price Bracket

Under $35,000

Rating Year/Datestamp
2025
ANCAP Safety Rating

Rating Expires

Dec 2031

ANCAP Safety
Tested
2025

The Kia K4 sedan was introduced in Australia in January 2025, with hatch variants introduced from November 2025. This ANCAP safety rating applies to the Kia K4 S (without Safety Pack) sedan and hatch. A separate five-star ANCAP safety rating is available for the sedan and hatch Kia K4 S with Safety Pack, Sport, Sport+, and GT-Line.

Dual frontal, side chest-protecting and side head-protecting airbags are standard. A centre airbag which provides added protection to front seat occupants in side impact crashes is also standard.

Autonomous emergency braking (Car-to-Car, Vulnerable Road User, Junction, and Head-On) as well as a lane support system with lane keep assist (LKA), lane departure warning (LDW) and emergency lane keeping (ELK), and an advanced speed assistance system (SAS) with a speed sign recognition system, are standard. AEB Crossing functionality is not provided on S variants.

Assessment Scores

Adult Occupant Protection
Adult Occupant Protection
85%
34.22 out of 40
Child Occupant Protection
Child Occupant Protection
80%
39.58 out of 49
Vulnerable Road User Protection
Vulnerable Road User Protection
73%
46.54 out of 63
Safety Assist
Safety Assist
64%
11.58 out of 18

SAFETY FEATURES & TECHNOLOGIES

AEB - Car-to-Car (Rear)
Standard on all variants
AEB - VRU
Standard on all variants
AEB - Junction
Standard on all variants
AEB - Backover
Not available on any variant
LSS
Standard on all variants
KIA K4: Frontal offset test
KIA K4: Frontal offset test
KIA K4: Side impact test
KIA K4: Oblique pole test