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Crash Test Ratings
Crash Test Results for the 1997 Honda Civic 4-DR.
Side impact air bags
N/A
Electronic Stability Control
No
Vehicle curb weight
2337
Driver
Passenger
FRONTAL CRASH
4
5
Head Injury Criterion
480
329
Chest Deceleration (g's)
46
45
*Femur Load (left/right) (lbs)
979/813
536/576
*not used in calculating frontal star rating.
Front Seat
Rear Seat
SIDE CRASH
3
3 - SAFETY WARNING**
*Head Injury Criterion
538
1142
Thoracic Trauma Index
83
81
Pelvis Deceleration (g's)
107
131
*not used in calculating side star rating
**Due to the intrusion of the left rear door during the side impact test, the interior door panel struck the pelvis of the rear seated dummy, causing a high pelvic acceleration. High pelvic accelerations, in excess of 130 g's, have a higher likelihood of Pelvic fracture.