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The Chevrolet Aveo earned a “marginal” rating, while the Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Kis Rio, Mini Cooper and Toyota Yaris were all rated “poor”. The tests were designed to simulate fender benders, low speed accidents that make up the majority of ...

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Thumbnail 9 Months Ago, Autoparts.com says (in IIHS study says bumpers on small cars too easily damaged ...) The Free Lance-Star
 OH
The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent and Mini Cooper also earned poor ratings for bumper performance. The Smart Fortwo was best overall, with $3281 total damage in 4 tests. The IIHS says costs are relatively low for this microcar because its ...

Thumbnail And Autoblog says (in IIHS: Small car bumpers cost big bucks to repair) The Free Lance-Star
 CA
The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, and Mini Cooper also earn poor ratings for bumper performance (see table below). The Smart Fortwo is best overall, with $3281 total damage in 4 tests. Costs are relatively low for this microcar because its ...

Thumbnail And The Free Lance-Star says (in Bridge near Lake Anna prompts concerns about safety)  VA
By Kelly Hannon DO YOU DRIVE a minicar, such as a Chevrolet Aveo, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Kia Rio, Mini Cooper, Smart Fortwo or Toyota Yaris? Leave a lot of distance between your car and the vehicle in front of you--or following behind. ...

10 Months Ago, Autochannel says (in IIHS Crash Tests: Mini and Microcar Bumpers Allow Pricey Damage - Autochannel) press release)
The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, and Mini Cooper also earn poor ratings for bumper performance (see table below). The Smart Fortwo is best overall, with $3281 total damage in 4 tests. Costs are relatively low for this microcar because its ...

And WRAL.com says (in Bumper damage a big cost with smaller cars)  NC
The MINI Cooper, Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent and Kia Rio all received a poor rating. The Rio had almost $9400 in total damage in the four tests. The damage in the full front test alone cost $3700, about 30 percent of the purchase price. ...

Thumbnail And CTV British Columbia says (in Micro cars can sustain big damage in a collision)  Canada
Five rated "poor:" the Mini Cooper, the Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, and the Kia Rio --which was considered the poorest overall. It sustained more than $9000 worth of damage in the four tests --- more than a third of its purchase price in ...

And Automobile Rumor Central Blogs says (in Small Cars are Expensive to Repair from Low-speed Fender Benders) The cars in question (from first to last in rankings) are: Smart ForTwo, Chevrolet Aveo, Mini Cooper, Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, and Kia Rio. To rate the cars' bumpers, four tests were performed at parking lot speeds. The IIHS used front, ...

And Canadian Underwriter says (in Many micro- and mini-cars fail IIHS bumper tests)  Canada
The Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent and Mini Cooper also earned poor ratings for bumper performance. The Smart Fortwo is the best overall, the institute says, with [US]$3281 total damage in four tests. Costs are relatively low for this microcar ...

And USA Today says (in Lousy bumpers smack owners of small cars with huge repair bills) Toyota Yaris, Honda Fit, Hyundai Accent, Mini Cooper and Kia Rio all earned poor ratings. The Riofared the worst and racked up $9380 in total damage after the four tests -- less than $3000 below its sticker price of $12145. The front-end crash alone ...

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