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2026 Honda Civic Safety Rating

Small cars Β· Current IIHS listing Β· IIHS data updated 2026-09-04

Complete evidence record

The 2026 Honda Civic scores 89.1/100, ranking #5 of 16 current small cars and #71 of 137 vehicles overall with complete IIHS records. It holds the IIHS Top Safety Pick award for 2026.

Every primary IIHS test is rated Good. Rear-passenger restraints in the updated moderate-overlap test: Acceptable; rear-passenger head protection: Good.

89.1
Safety score / 100
Complete record
TSP
IIHS award
IIHS Top Safety Pick
#5
of 16 small cars
See the class ranking
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NHTSA overall
Reference only, not scored
$27,895
Starting MSRP
Approximate base trim
54
Class driver death rate
per million vehicle-years; all vehicles 38

IIHS crash-test results

Front Crash Prevention: PedestrianAcceptable
Front Crash Prevention: Vehicle-to-VehicleGood
Small Overlap Front Good
Moderate Overlap Front: Updated Test Good
Side: Updated Test Good
Headlights Good
Seat Belt Reminders Marginal
Detailed results by test (53 entries)

IIHS publishes these under the test they belong to, so the same label can appear more than once. Rear restraints and kinematics, rear head protection, structure and safety cage, and front restraints are the four that count toward the score (25%).

Small overlap front

Overall driver-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Overall passenger-side evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Acceptable
Passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Hip/thigh Good
Lower leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematicsThe dummy’s head contacted the frontal airbag but nearly rolled off the right side, leaving the head vulnerable to contact with forward structure. Additionally, the seat belt allowed excessive forward excursion of the dummy’s head and torso. Acceptable

Moderate overlap front: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Good
Thigh/hip Good
Leg/foot Good
Driver restraints and dummy kinematics Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Chest Acceptable
Thigh Good
Rear passenger restraints and dummy kinematics Acceptable

Side: updated test

Overall evaluation Good
Structure and safety cage Good
Driver injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Acceptable
Pelvis Acceptable
Driver head protection Good
Rear passenger injury measures
Head/neck Good
Torso Good
Pelvis Good
Rear passenger head protection Good

Headlights

Overall rating Good
Distance at which headlights provide at least 5 lux illumination:
Overall ratingApplies to 2022-26 models Good

Front crash prevention: vehicle-to-vehicle 2.0

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Front crash prevention: pedestrian

Overall evaluation Acceptable

Seat belt reminders

Overall evaluation Marginal
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How the score is built

Primary IIHS tests (55%)
100.0
4/4 reported Β· small overlap, updated moderate overlap, updated side, headlights
Occupant-protection details (25%)
87.5
4/4 reported Β· rear restraints, rear head, safety cage, front restraints
Pedestrian front crash prevention (10%)
75.0
IIHS pedestrian AEB result: Acceptable Β· vehicle-to-vehicle: Good (shown, not scored)
Class context (10%)
47.5
Damped class-level driver death-rate term; award status is shown above but carries no weight
Rear-seat-priority score
86.6
Alternate published view: rear restraints weighted 20%
Injury-measure average (tiebreak only)
96.25
Mean of 40 published injury measures across the three crash tests. Orders vehicles with equal scores; carries no weight in the score.

Full formula, weights, and missing-data rules β†’

NHTSA 5-star rating

2026 HONDA CIVIC HATCHBACK 5 HB N/A FWD

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NHTSA stars are shown for reference and carry no weight in the score. NHTSA source. Why the two programs disagree β†’

Real-world context

MeasureResultWhat it covers
Class driver death rate54 per million registered vehicle-yearsSmall cars as a class, adjusted for driver age and sex (Farmer, 2023); all vehicles average 38. Class context only.
Honda Civic (2019-20) driver death rate49 (95% CI 29–69)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 60.5. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.
Honda Civic hatchback (2019-20) driver death rate78 (95% CI 26–130)Earlier model years of this nameplate; class average for that study 60.5. Reflects who bought and drove those cars as well as the car.

Compared with other small cars

Closest-scoring current small cars with complete IIHS records, plus the class leader. See every small car ranked β†’

VehicleClass rankIIHS awardRear restraintsStarts atScore
2026 Hyundai Elantra #1 of 16 TSP Good $22,625 94.1
2026 Kia K4 #4 of 16 TSP+ Good $22,290 89.6
2026 Honda Civic (this page) #5 of 16 TSP Acceptable $27,895 89.1
2026 Toyota Prius #6 of 16 TSP+ Acceptable $28,550 89.0
2026 Mazda 3 #7 of 16 TSP+ Acceptable $25,650 88.5

Our analysis

The 2026 Honda Civic belongs to the Small cars class. This class has an above-average driver death rate compared with the national average of 38 deaths per million registered vehicle-years, which usually reflects lighter weight and smaller size in multi-vehicle crashes. The class figure is adjusted for driver age and sex, which removes a large part of the selection effect in raw death rates. It is still a class average, not a measurement of this model.

The Honda Civic earned Top Safety Pick for 2026. The difference from Top Safety Pick+ is usually the updated moderate-overlap result or a headlight or pedestrian-braking threshold; the linked IIHS report shows which.

Across the 5 IIHS rating categories reported, the Honda Civic earned 4 Good ratings. One result sits below Good; the verdict at the top of the page names it.

This analysis is produced independently; we have no affiliation with Honda or any manufacturer. Read the full methodology or learn more about us.

International crash-test results

Euro NCAP (2022)
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Adult: 91% Β· Child: 82% Β· Pedestrian: 79% Β· Safety assist: 85%
Euro NCAP result β†’
ANCAP (2022)
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International results are supporting context only; market versions differ in structure and equipment, so they are not converted into the U.S. score.

Safety recalls for the 2026 Honda Civic

No recalls on record. NHTSA lists this model year and currently shows no recall campaigns against it.

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