I like both the Civic and Mazda3--both are stylish (although different character), reliable, and a great value for the money for small cars. The Civic has stellar front, side, and rear crash test results from IIHS, but all versions except the Si lack electronic stability control, a feature found to be highly valuable in accident avoidance. The Mazda 3 S Touring has stability control, but it's crash tests are so-so---the Mazda 3 lacking side airbags got a Poor rating from IIHS, and Mazda never gave the IIHS a 3 w/ side air bags to test, so it's hard to tell how much better it would perform, maybe it would be "Acceptable." The Mazda3 didn't fair great in the NHTSA's crash tests either, w/ 4 and 3 stars for front, and side, respectively, compared w/ mostly 5 for Civic, but IIHS's tests are generally more rigorous anyways. A non-Si Civic w/ electronic stability control would make the choice so much more obvious, but being that that isn't the case...Civic EX or Mazda3 S Touring?
Safety--2008 Honda Civic vs. Mazda 3 ?
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