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Honda Civic 2-door

2006-11 models

MODERATE OVERLAP FRONT TEST

OVERALL EVALUATION: Good

Structure/safety cage	Injury measures				Restraints/dummy kinematics
Structure/safety cage	Head/neck	Chest	Leg/foot, left	Leg/foot, right	Restraints/dummy kinematics

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Test details:

The Honda Civic was redesigned for the 2006 model year.

Restraints/dummy kinematics — Dummy movement was well controlled. The driver side curtain and side thorax airbags deployed during the crash. During rebound, the dummy's head hit the sunvisor, roof rail, and grab handle above the side curtain airbag.

Injury measures — Measures taken from the dummy indicate a low risk of any significant injuries in a crash of this severity. Head accelerations from the sunvisor, roof rail, and grab handle hits were low.

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Left to right:

Action shot taken during the frontal offset crash test.
The dummy's position in relation to the steering wheel and instrument panel after the crash test indicates that the driver's survival space was maintained very well.
Smeared greasepaint indicates where the dummy's head hit the sunvisor, roof rail, and grab handle during rebound. Head accelerations from these hits were low.
Intrusion into the driver's space was minimal, and all leg and foot injury measures were low.

Additional features:

Side airbags: front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags
Electronic stability control (standard beginning with 2007 Civic Si models and 2009 Civic EX-L and Hybrid models, not available on other Civic models)
Antilock brakes
Daytime running lights

Tested vehicle specifications:

2009 Honda Civic LX 2-door
Class: Small car
Weight: 2,692 lbs.
Side airbags: front and rear head curtain airbags and front seat-mounted torso airbags
Wheelbase: 104 in.
Length: 176 in.
Width: 69 in.
Engine: 1.8 L 4-cylinder
EPA ratings: 25 mpg city | 36 mpg highway

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Last updated: November 30, 2010