Overview & Reviews

Since its launch in 1973, the Honda Civic has been one of the most popular compact cars sold in America. Its success can be attributed in large part to its consistently high level of quality inside and out and its long-standing reputation for reliability and low running costs. Impressive fuel economy and engaging performance have also played a role in making the Civic a top choice for many Americans.

The competition has largely caught up with Honda, though, and there are now many excellent small cars vying for your attention. Still, we continue to recommend the Civic due to its ergonomic interior layout, wide range of models and high resale value. For small-car shoppers in search of a solid used vehicle, the Honda Civic is certainly a smart choice, as its long production run and many variants make it easy to find what you want.

User Reviews:

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  Show me a better car - 2007 Honda Civic
  By Zeslich - May 8 - 12:50 pm

  This car was bought for my 17 year old son, no regrets yet. We feared it might be "too fast" for him, but its perfect. The car is just quick enough to be extremely fun, not fast enough to be too dangerous. The car handles flawlessly, looks great, and is a HUGE improvement over the 06 models (fixed a lot of common first-year problems, trac. control added). The car holds its value better than a regular civic, and ohh soo fun to drive!

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  My 4th Honda Civic! - 2005 Honda Civic
  By Roxanne - May 7 - 9:06 pm

  I know this car is still basically new. It runs great with terrific pickup. They added safety features to it, compared to my last one. I just love to drive it. Not many Hybrids are out there. I am so glad I insisted on getting a Hybrid!

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  Gas saver - 2005 Honda Civic
  By sonny - May 7 - 12:13 pm

  On the freeway, with the cruise control on fairly flat highway, we could get around 45 mpg (avg. 65 miles/hour and total 2 persons in the car). My wife is the primary driver of this car with a 25 miles mix of half freeway and half local daily commute to work, and she managed to get 41 mpg. I learned from her that the trick is to be easy on the gas pedal and you want to try not to let the motor “assist” bar to come on, when possible. Always use cruise control when possible (above 40 miles/hour).

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  96 civic - 1996 Honda Civic
  By nick - May 7 - 10:16 am

  I bought this car as a 2nd owner at 67,000 miles in 1999. As of 2008, Its at 161,000. Its only not started once because of a dead battery. I have changed oil 3500 - 4000 miles, timing belt/water pump at 90k. The power windows have been on and off because of a corroded connection between the drivers door and the body of car. Radio sometimes gets loud probably because of dirty volume knob assembly. I have an exhaust leak that I smell when I start the car. In summary, 9 years excellence service with constant 30+ mpg at a reasonable price.

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  Honda Civic - 2006 Honda Civic
  By Tom - May 7 - 4:13 am

  I have the vehicle for a week now and I am having a lot of fun with it. I got 31 mpg so far with city driving with the a/c on. Fit and finish is good but no better than any other car out there. I dont feel that the fit and finish is up to Honda standards. I got the EX coupe with dealer installed mud flaps, all season rubber mats and trunk mat and interior lighting package which has a bunch of blue LED lights under the dash. It is quite a light show at night.

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  Honda 2002 GX (CNG) a sweetie. - 2002 Honda Civic
  By cng USER - May 6 - 10:33 pm

  This is a sweet little car to drive and very economical at the current price of gasoline. I have a used home pump which fills the tank overnight. My price per gallon equivalent at home is about $1.53 per gallon equivalent. Because the fuel is so clean, oil changes at 10,000 mile intervals could probably be delayed further. I have had essentially no major problems with the car. It has saved me a really large amount of money--especially now that gasoline is going for $4.72.

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  Best car yet - 2008 Honda Civic
  By jorgem1959 - May 5 - 9:00 pm

  After having over 13 new cars this is my first Honda and I really enjoy this car, I really dont know why I did not get one before It would have saved me thousands of dollars. Plus I love the way the people at Tampa Honda land goes the extra mile to help the costumers feel great at every visit for service. I love my 08 Civic

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  The Little engine that could - 2001 Honda Civic
  By Freddie Kwok - May 5 - 6:06 pm

  I brought this car brand new. Right now, this car has 132K miles. I never have any mechanical problem with this car. I usually take this car for long road trip. For instance, I would drive from Camden, Maine to Key West, Florida with this car. I usually get 42 MPG on highway (I-95). 40 MPG from Pennsylvania to Kentucky (Appalachian mountain man) No one cuts me off. I am usually the one that does that. Now, this car has really small engine, but timing is the key, you gonna know when to press the gas pedal and turn your blinker when you are doing 80 mph on the highway.

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  Awesome Ride! - 2007 Honda Civic
  By John - May 5 - 4:13 am

  The 2007 civic is SO fun to drive, it is hard to park it and go in to work in the morning. The instrument layout is excellent and the way it handles is amazing. Seats are very comfortable and provide excellent support. Interior trim is very well engineered and looks very elegant. Drive this before you buy a BMW 3 series or you will kick yourself.

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  Tuned 2002 coupe - 2002 Honda Civic
  By Leszek - May 5 - 12:01 am

  I did only 15,000 miles on it, but I know the car since it was 1 year old. That 1.7 liter engine was almost all the time pushed to the redline. The car was tuned a little bit, but it was almost like glued to the road when cornering. 0-60 is about 8.5\9 sec. I owned a manual transmission and I had to rebuild it (with 90k miles on it) but only because of track use and power shifting ($1000). Around 90k miles I had to change all front bushings ($450) and shocks ($300) everything else works perfectly. I have experienced an accident on highway going about 60mph and I can tell you that the car is very safe. It just started to burn about a half quarter of oil for every oil change. Mobil 1 5W-20