Honda Civic only nets two stars on revamped NHTSA side impact test
 

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The new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is slowly unveiling the results of the freshly updated five-star New Car Assessment Program, and not all 2011 models are faring so well. <em>USA Today</em> reports that the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/civic">2011 Honda Civic</a> is the latest such victim after the popular compact sedan received an overall score of three stars; down one star from the 2010 model year. The Civic's score was downgraded due in part to a woeful side impact score of two stars. The female crash-test dummy on the passenger side reportedly netted a four-star score, but the male crash-test dummy driver managed but two stars. On the upside, the Civic netted four-star ratings for front crash and rollover risk.<br />
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The Civic isn't the only popular vehicle among the 55 models tested that hasn't fared so well in testing. The <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/camry/">Toyota Camry</a> and <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/cr-v">Honda CR-V</a> were also rated at three stars, while the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/versa">Nissan Versa</a> received only two scores. Luckily for Honda, a newly refreshed Civic is <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/12/13/honda-teases-2012-civic-before-detroit-debut/">on the way</a> for the 2012 model year. <br />
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