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    IIHS: No Mid-Size Cars Score "Good" In Low-Speed Collisions

    The IIHS has performed another round of slow-speed bumper tests, this time demonstrating all mid-size sedans will cost you a pretty penny to repair in slow speed collisions. See how your favorite appliance auto did below.

    The IIHS tested 2009 models of the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 6, Nissan Maxima and Chevrolet Malibu along with the 2010 Ford Fusion. Each car was was tested with low-speed corner and straight-ahead crashes in the front and the rear. Costs were estimated for each accident and averaged to determine how well each car did. The best of the bunch was the Mazda6, the only mid-size to score "acceptable" with a weighted average cost of $871. The worst was the Chevy Malibu, which will set you back more than $3,400 for a 6 MPH rear-ending. None of the vehicles scored a "Good" rating.

    Click "next" to see how each of the cars performed overall as well as in individual tests.

    [IIHS]

    Ford Fusion
    Overall: Poor
    Front Full Cost: $2,529
    Front Corner Cost: $1,889
    Rear Full Cost: $2,610
    Rear Corner Cost: $1,073
    Weighted Average: $2,207

    Mazda Mazda6
    Overall: Acceptable
    Front Full Cost: $742
    Front Corner Cost: $1,437
    Rear Full Cost: $768
    Rear Corner Cost: $767
    Weighted Average: $871

    Honda Accord
    Overall: Marginal
    Front Full Cost: $941
    Front Corner Cost: $1,461
    Rear Full Cost: $974
    Rear Corner Cost: $1,507
    Weighted Average: $1,133

    Hyundai Sonata
    Overall: Marginal
    Front Full Cost: $1,791
    Front Corner Cost: $1,019
    Rear Full Cost: $1,131
    Rear Corner Cost: $729
    Weighted Average: $1,265

    Nissan Maxima
    Overall: Poor
    Front Full Cost: $997
    Front Corner Cost: $1,787
    Rear Full Cost: $2,494
    Rear Corner Cost: $1,352
    Weighted Average: $1,687

    Chevrolet Malibu
    Overall: Poor
    Front Full Cost: $2,092
    Front Corner Cost: $1,685
    Rear Full Cost: $3,494
    Rear Corner Cost: $1,116
    Weighted Average: $2,329


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