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2012 Honda Civic

small car / 4-door sedan

Rating overview
Evaluation criteria	Rating
Moderate overlap front: original test
Side: original test
Roof strength
Head restraints & seats

Key

Some ratings use a scale of Poor to Good. Others range from Basic to Superior.

Rating applies to 2012 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda Civic LX 4-door

The Honda Civic was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Frontal ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Chest
Leg/foot, left
Leg/foot, right
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics

Technical measurements for this test

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1103
Footwell intrusion
Footrest (cm)	6
Left (cm)	7
Center (cm)	7
Right (cm)	4
Brake pedal (cm)	3
Instrument panel rearward movement
Left (cm)	1
Right (cm)	0
Steering column movement
Upward (cm)	1
Rearward (cm)	-2
A-pillar rearward movement (cm)	1

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTF1103
Head
HIC-15	142
Peak gs at hard contact	no contact
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.0
Extension bending moment (Nm)	14
Maximum Nij	0.22
Chest maximum compression (mm)	28
Legs
Femur force - left (kN)	1.4
Femur force - right (kN)	0.5
Knee displacement - left (mm)	0
Knee displacement - right (mm)	0
Maximum tibia index - left	0.33
Maximum tibia index - right	0.51
Tibia axial force - left (kN)	2.2
Tibia axial force - right (kN)	2.6
Foot acceleration (g)
Left	71
Right	60

Rating applies to 2012 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda Civic LX 4-door with standard front and rear head curtain airbags and standard front seat-mounted torso airbags

The Honda Civic was redesigned for the 2012 model year. Side ratings are assigned by the Institute based on a test conducted by Honda.

Evaluation criteria	Rating
Overall evaluation
Structure and safety cage
Driver injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Driver head protection
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck
Torso
Pelvis/leg
Rear passenger head protection

Technical measurements for this test

Test ID	VTS1103
B-pillar to longitudinal centerline of driver's seat (cm)	-13.5
Negative numbers indicate the amount by which the crush stopped short of the seat centerline.

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1103
Head HIC-15	284
Neck
Tension (kN)	1.2
Compression (kN)	0.4
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	36
Lateral force (kN)	1.4
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	38
Average deflection (mm)	34
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	3.30
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.48
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	2.4
Acetabulum force (kN)	2.8
Combined force (kN)	4.5
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	1.1
L-M moment (Nm)	40
A-P moment (Nm)	192

Evaluation criteria	Measurement
Test ID	VTS1103
Head HIC-15	113
Neck
Tension (kN)	0.3
Compression (kN)	0.7
Shoulder
Lateral deflection (mm)	21
Lateral force (kN)	1.0
Torso
Maximum deflection (mm)	32
Average deflection (mm)	23
Maximum deflection rate (m/s)	4.08
Maximum viscous criterion (m/s)	0.46
Pelvis
Iliac force (kN)	0.1
Acetabulum force (kN)	1.8
Combined force (kN)	1.8
Left femur
L-M force (kN)	2.0
L-M moment (Nm)	31
A-P moment (Nm)	195

Rating applies to 2012-15 models

Tested vehicle: 2012 Honda Civic LX 4-door

Seat type: Manual cloth seat

Overall evaluation
Dynamic rating
Seat/head restraint geometry

Technical measurements for this test

About the head restraint & seat test
Currently, IIHS tests apply only to front seats.