The Civic, a mainstay of Honda's lineup for decades, is a small sedan/hatchback/wagon with seating up to 5. The Honda Civic provides superior horsepower for its class, offering great power. The Civic provides superior EPA (miles per gallon) for its class, easing fuel costs and reducing pollution. The Civic has offered Android Auto and Apple CarPlay since 2016. Honda offers a 3-year, 36,000-mile basic warranty, and a 5-year, 60,000-mile powertrain warranty on its lineup.
The 2018 Honda Civic is somewhat unsafe compared to all vehicles.
Comparison to all vehicles. This plot shows RSC safety scores on the horizontal axis vs. the number of vehicles with each safety score (depicted by bar height and percentages at the bottom). Colors reflect vehicle safety, ranging from red (not that safe) to green (safer). For reference, a score of 0 implies a 0.15% chance of driver death (13% chance of driver injury) over 15 years, and a score of 100 reflects a 0.016% chance (1.4% chance of driver injury). The 2018 Honda Civic has a score of 69, implying a 0.057% chance of driver death (5.1% chance of injury). If equipped with optional advanced driver safety features, the chance of death falls to 0.049%, and the chance of injury falls to 4.4%.
We estimate that the 2018 Honda Civic has a vehicle lifetime fatality chance of 0.0566% and a vehicle lifetime injury chance of 6.465%, meaning the average driver has a 0.0566% chance of dying in an accident if they drive the car under regular conditions for fifteen years, and a 6.465% chance of being injured.
Compared to the average vehicle, the 2018 Honda Civic is 21% more likely to result in a fatal accident. Compared to other sedans, hatchbacks, and wagons, the 2018 Honda Civic is 12% more likely to result in a fatal accident.
2018 Honda Civic offers AEB optionally. With AEB, the vehicle lifetime fatality chance drops by 14%.
But it is about as safe as many comparable models.
Comparison to similar models. This plot compares the RSC rating of the 2018 Honda Civic with its main competition. Models are plotted on a scale from 50 to 81. The 2018 Honda Civic is safer than the 2018 Toyota Yaris iA, the 2018 Nissan Sentra, and the 2018 Kia Forte and less safe than the 2018 Toyota Corolla, the 2018 Ford Focus, the 2018 Nissan Versa Note, the 2018 Subaru Crosstrek, and the 2018 Volkswagen Golf SportWagen. It is about as safe as the 2018 Volkswagen Jetta and the 2018 Hyundai Elantra.
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