Toyota Camry has been criticized for poor crash test scores

Toyota Camry has been criticized for poor crash test scores (Alberta Times) One of the most popular cars in the United States, the Toyota Camry (Camry), was on the highway in the United States last week...

Toyota Camry has been criticized for poor crash test scores (Alberta Times) One of America's most popular cars, the Toyota Camry, fared poorly in crash tests conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) last week. The IIHS tested a group of new family sedans, including the Camry, Honda Accord and Ford Fusion. There are a total of 18 different models of test cars. In the test, the two vehicles that received the lowest scores, rated "poor", were Toyota's Camry and Prius V hybrid station wagon. Two mid-priced vehicles rated "Good" in the test were the Honda Accord four-door sedan and the Suzuki Kizashi. Both the Camry and Accord fall into the IIHS's 2013 midsize car testing category. Camry has been the best-selling sedan in the United States for 14 of the past 15 years. In November, Suzuki sold 500 Kizashi units, Honda Accord 26,000 units and Camry 29,000 units. Suzuki recently announced it would withdraw from the United States due to poor annual sales performance in the U.S. auto market. Toyota responded in a statement: "This new test raises the bar and we will address this challenge as we design new vehicles." The two-door Accord Coupe and Ford Fusion sedan were rated "acceptable." Others rated "acceptable" include the Kia Optima, Nissan Altima and Maxima, Subaru Legacy and Outback, Dodge Avenger, Chrysler 200, Mazda 6 and Volkswagen Passat. The Chevrolet Malibu, Hyundai Sonata and Volkswagen Jetta sedans were rated as "marginal" from the bottom.