"Depresion" > wrote in message
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> The Toyota Corolla 2003 gets 4 NCAP stars and rating of Good front
Acceptable
> side and poor rear from IIHS in the USA.

I've read the newer Corollas do very good, especially with the side
curtain airbag option. Much better than the Corollas in the late 90's.

The IIHS test is very gruelling, too, for side impact. They use a test
dummy that is a 5th percentile female in height- quite short. For the
average person, anything but a "poor" rating is going to be pretty good.