Suzuki Mehran is the killer of both.
On a serious note, there are already a lot of threads based on the same topic. Should have searched for those instead of starting the same topic again.
Corolla vs Civic is a never ending war. It’s just like Apple vs Samsung or HP vs Dell or Nikon vs Canon etc etc. There are no clear winners and every competitor has got something in it due to which it stands out from the other. You cannot just say that this is the winner and other is the loser. Because if other one was the loser, you wouldn’t be hearing its name again and again in comparisons.
Just get the one which pleases you. Drive both and buy the one you like. Easy peasy.