Overview & Reviews
In typical Honda fashion, the Civic receives a number of minor changes this year in order to keep it fresh. For the coupe and sedan, there's new exterior styling, including restyling for the front and rear bumpers, hood, headlights and grille. Inside, the audio speakers have been upgraded, extra sound deadening material has been added and floor mats are now standard in the LX and EX. The LX trim has slightly bigger wheels this year (15 inches) and standard keyless entry. A new value package contains air conditioning, a CD player and a new center console. For the Si hatchback, there are new headlight and taillight designs, larger 16-inch wheels and flashier interior trim. Like the regular sedan, the Civic Hybrid has updated styling, standard floor mats and improved speakers. It also has a new interior console with an armrest, adjustable rear headrests and a manual driver-seat height adjuster. Finally, all 2004 Honda Civic sedans and coupes have a new seatbelt reminder system.
- Fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly engines, roomy interior, reputation for durability and quality, impressive crash test scores.
- Top-of-the-line models are pricey, antilock brakes not available on DX or LX.
User Reviews:
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Great car - 2004 Honda Civic
By CivicDriver - December 3 - 10:00 amThis car is perfect for me; its simple but pretty, reliable, and affordable. The air condition and music controls and easy to use, so they can be easily manipulated without looking while driving. Its surprisingly spacious for such a small car, so its very comfortable.
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First ever Brand New car - 2004 Honda Civic
By rachael_ann1 - December 3 - 10:00 amI did a LOT of research before deciding to buy this car. Its reputation, style and price tag won me over. I bought a VERY basic civic and have been very happy. The gas mileage is a given, its great. The sound system is really good. Trunk space is way more than youd imagine. I get compliments on the color all the time (I bought the Fiji Blue). Its speedy when it needs to be, fun to drive and handles very well. Very smooth. Turning radius is excellent! Seats are comfortable (and Im a big girl).
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Not as good - 2004 Honda Civic
By Joe Qu - December 3 - 10:00 amI expected to much after reading all the good reviews on the Civic. Compaired to my 93 Nissan Sentra the Civic is a pain to drive and park.
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Very Good . . . Room for Improvement - 2004 Honda Civic
By Douglas Crawford - December 3 - 10:00 amVery good little car. I cant say what happened to other owners Honda Hybrid, but our gas mileage started out about 37 - 39 mpg. This is not what we were led to expect. However, to be fair the mileage started increasing around the 15000 mark, without a change in our driving to what it is now of approximately 43 - 46 mpg. We feel this is a good reliable car that still needs a little tweaking. Also, it would be very nice if a hatchback was offered.
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A blessing, but a mixed one. - 2004 Honda Civic
By BMS - November 13 - 12:16 amThis car is roomy and comfortable, and drives and handles well. However, there are a few bad points. The dashboard materials creak and rattle when the temp. is below about 40 (indicating poor workmanship to me). There is a slight vibration in the steering wheel ataround 68-70MPH. The car has a slight hesitation until it warms up fully, inexcusable in a fuel-injected car. And the engine is not quiet during acceleration, including a low-level high-pitched whine (though idle is smooth). The dealer says these are all "characteristics of the car" and will not "fix" them. But reliability, fuel economy, overall comfort and driveability are typical Honda. More plusses than minuses here.
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Great car - 2004 Honda Civic
By ngagun - November 1 - 2:00 amI recently bought an 04 Civic LX coupe and I am very pleased with it so far. I bought the car at Honda of Hollywood, where the staff were friendly and helpful -- the bargaining was hard but fair, and I came away with a great deal. The Civic is one of the great cars of our time!
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Not that good! - 2004 Honda Civic
By Brenda Starr - November 1 - 2:00 amStarted out at 44-45 mpg; after 5,000 gets avg.of 34.Im disappointed. I do even mix of city & hiway. Flat out on open hiway gets 45. Low profile body is a disaster. Constant scrapes. Fenders pop out if bumped. Dealer has checked many times and tells me its my driving, and that it "has to be babied". I wish I had bought a Toyota!
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Great car for fuel economy alone!! - 2004 Honda Civic
By HONDAMAN - October 27 - 10:00 amI bought this car for the fuel economy and so far its great!! I get about 34 mpg city and close to 40 mpg on the highway. The car runs smooth at high speeds and is fun in the turns for a compact car at this price!! I would only get the 5 spd, I drove the auto and its not the best tranny for a car with a 1.7 liter engine... Hope this review helps!! I also got mine for 13000.00 out the door!! What a deal for a car with air, center console and CD!!
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Buy one - 2004 Honda Civic
By nwman003 - October 27 - 10:00 amThis car is Great, It fits anyones needs and is a true turn key car! Great on gas with lots of room Im 6 tall and a big guy I fit in the car very nice and still have lots more room. Oh one other thing it has lots of get up and go power for a small car.
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Honda Review - 2004 Honda Civic
By 1144 - October 16 - 10:00 am1st and foremost this vehicle has never accepted more than 11 gals of fuel, the most miles I have gotten to a tank was 385, I dont know how others can say they went 500 miles on a tank. 2nd I have been in two marble size hale storms and to my amazement no damage what so ever, call it luck, but that is amazing. Other than that I drive 114 miles a day and never had a problem thus far.
