Today, Honda announced via a press release the exciting news that the 2016 Civic Coupe is the most recent Honda model to earn a Top Safety Pick+ rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, when equipped with the Honda Sensing suite of safety technologies123456.
In addition to scoring the highest rating of GOOD for all five crash assessments, "plus" eligible vehicles must also offer an available front crash prevention system that earns a score of ADVANCED or SUPERIOR. The 2016 Civic Coupe with Honda Sensing successfully avoided collisions in both the 12 mph and 25 mph tests, earn a rating of SUPERIOR.
The 2016 Honda Civic Coupe joins the ranks of five other 2016 models that have earned the IIHS's highest designation. The 2016 Civic Sedan, 2016 Accord Sedan, 2016 Accord Coupe, 2016 CR-V, and 2016 Pilot SUV all applied Honda Sensing technology in order to earn Top Safety Pick+ ratings.
"We're proud to add the 2016 Civic Coupe to a growing family of Honda vehicles that employ our Honda Sensing technology and earn top crash safety ratings," said Jeff Conrad, senior vice president and general manager of the Honda Division. "Honda Sensing and systems like it are changing the conversation around vehicle safety performance from crash protection to crash avoidance, and we will continue to expand Honda Sensing to additional models as we work toward our vision for a collision-free society." 1 CMBS cannot detect all objects ahead and may not detect a given object; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and other factors. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. System designed to mitigate crash forces. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions 2 LDW only alerts drivers when lane drift is detected without a turn signal in use. LDW may not detect all lane markings or lane departures; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and road condition. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions. 3 FCW cannot detect all objects ahead and may not detect a given object; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and other factors. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. FCW does not include a braking function. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions. 4 Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) with low-speed follow cannot detect all objects ahead and may not detect a given object; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and other factors. ACC should not be used in heavy traffic, poor weather or on winding roads. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions. 5 LKAS only assists the driver in maintaining proper lane position when lane markings are identified without a turn signal in use and can only apply mild steering torque to assist. LKAS may not detect all lane markings or lane departures; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and road condition. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions. 6 Road Departure Mitigation only alerts drivers when lane drift is detected without a turn signal in use and can apply mild steering torque to assist driver in maintaining proper lane position and/or brake pressure to slow the vehicle's departure from a detected lane. Road Departure Mitigation may not detect all lane markings or lane departures; accuracy will vary based on weather, speed and road condition. System operation affected by extreme interior heat. Driver remains responsible for safely operating vehicle and avoiding collisions.