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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  Cross-country Gas Miser - 2004 Honda Civic
  By P. Arthur Smith - August 21 - 2:00 pm

  I recently took an 8,850 mile business trip. I carried about 200 pounds of luggage, and up to 300 pounds of boxed materials. I weigh about 210. I averaged 46.5 MPG, and had two tanks through at over 60 MPG. About 2/3 of the trip was on the freeway, and 1/3 in crowded two-lane traffic. There was absolutely no drama in the drive. I dodged aggressive drivers and dead animals. I drove in desert heat, Rocky Mountain cold and driving Okla-Texas rain. No problem. It is a lightweight and I had to constantly pay attention to keep it from jittering around. The acceleration is good and it maintains freeway speed. The Honda dealership is providing r

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  honda civic dx - 2004 Honda Civic
  By tterry - August 8 - 2:00 am

  Great car , Great style and fun to drive have made several long triops and even with a full load gets 38 -40 better than my motorcycle, if you want a sharp fun car that want send ya to the poor house this is it

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  im happy - 2004 Honda Civic
  By brockyates - August 2 - 2:00 am

  This is a great great car, but a big adjustment from the 1995 Nissan Quest I had been driving. I just took it down to NC from MD and it performed very nicely. Only problem I have had is that I have been tabulating mileage and only got 26 mpg city at one point. I got 37 on a tank when i was driving completely on the highway the entire time. Not sure if honda is lying to me. Have to agree with a previous comment that this car does not have much power. My sister has a 94 accord and this drives just like it.

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  Everythings Great But The Radio - 2004 Honda Civic
  By MLA - July 28 - 10:00 am

  This car is wonderful. Around LA, I get 37-43 MPG, and no less than 35MPG in around-town driving. I have only one complaint--after years of driving Hondas main line Acura Legend, I was not expecting this Hybrid to have such a crummy sounding radio. It sounds quite "tinny". I replaced the speakers, but the radio needs to be upgraded as well. They should off er an option going in to get their better quality radio/CD player. Fix this one problem (or wait and buy the Accord Hybrid when it comes out this fall, which should have better quality equipment) and one should reach driving nirvana.

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  nice little car - 2004 Honda Civic
  By kaileen13 - July 28 - 10:00 am

  excellent handing. NO mechanical problems. comfortable ride (seating). roomy back seat. good vision (except when it rains, water tends to stay on rear window). Seats are very low, 6way power-seating would be great. NO place for handbag. Beige color I chose is very hard for others to see, daytime running lights are necessary. So nice to get a $2000 tax rebate.

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  Hybrid Honda is terrific - 2004 Honda Civic
  By Evans,Blair - July 28 - 10:00 am

  We thought we were going to purchase the Toyota Prius, but were not pleased with the dashboard configuration. We then decided on the Honda Civic Hybrid and are extremely pleased. We discuss each morning over who will get to drive it; the one going the most miles wins. We are very pleased with our purchase.

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  Good 4 local travel-Not good 4 Distance - 2004 Honda Civic
  By Spenc - July 28 - 10:00 am

  Great little car for local transportation-average mileage 38 mpg- suspension system needs improvement- need more options available for selection at time of purchase. Great Dealership with no nonsense sales personnel. Highly recommend Mike Pruitt Honda Dealership.

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  Great Gas Mileage! - 2004 Honda Civic
  By greenlady - July 28 - 10:00 am

  This car is solid. Although it doesnt have the same acceleration power as my previous vehicle, it can hold its own. I get 48mpg after 3000 miles. It runs great and is very comfortable. If you are looking for a hybrid, I highly recommend the Civic.

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  Economy, but a bit more - 2004 Honda Civic
  By datrout - July 22 - 10:00 am

  As an introductory model for the Civic, this isnt bad. Originally puchased for my teenage son, he rearended someone within 2 weeks, not badly, but enough to get it taken away. Now it is my work car. I own an SI, this is a nimble answer for m-f workday week. Great gas mileage around town in stop/go traffic and enough pep to get me out of trouble, not enough to get me INTO trouble (unlike my SI). Overall, I dont like the hand-roll windows, they make me feel like an idiot, but other than that, I like the car for what it is, a workhorse. A cute workhorse, but a workhorse none the less.

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  what a piece of junk!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! - 2004 Honda Civic
  By yas - July 22 - 10:00 am

  after first month of driving car would not start almost ever time started. brough in to south shore honda insist nothing wrong with it gave me back car with dead battery. and had to give me a boost to get car started. wheel alignment off. took honda a year and a haft to relize car had a moter cycle battery. they stll did not fix alignment! i will never buy honda again. my car was purchased from dealer as a new car!