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Midsize-Sedan Bumpers Costly to Fix

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The resulting cost to repair the damage for some of the models was extensive. While Mazda, Honda, Nissan and Hyundai all showed improvement over previous models, Ford’s and Chevy’s redesigned sedans cost more to repair than did previous versions.

The love-taps cost anywhere from $742 (Mazda6) to $3,494 (Chevy Malibu). When weighted, they averaged between $871 (Mazda6) and $2,329 (Chevy Malibu).

You can check out the full chart of costs below.

Bumper performance in low-speed crash tests:
MIDSIZE CAR RATINGS AND REPAIR COSTS

 

Rating

Front
full

Front
corner

Rear
full

Rear
corner

WEIGHTED
AVERAGE

Mazda 6

ACCEPTABLE

$742

$1,437

$768

$767

$871

Honda Accord

MARGINAL

$941

$1,461

$974

$1,507

$1,133

Hyundai Sonata

MARGINAL

$1,791

$1,019

$1,131

$729

$1,265

Nissan Maxima

POOR

$997

$1,787

$2,494

$1,352

$1,687

Ford Fusion

POOR

$2,529

$1,889

$2,610

$1,073

$2,207

Chevrolet Malibu

POOR

$2,092

$1,685

$3,494

$1,116

$2,329

Managing Editor
David Thomas

Former managing editor David Thomas has a thing for wagons and owns a 2010 Subaru Outback and a 2005 Volkswagen Passat wagon.

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