Skip to content
Trimslate
SavedHelp

Honda

Civic

Compact Cars · model years 1990 to 2026

Includes Civic, Civic 2Dr, Civic 4Dr and 7 more as listed by the EPA.

See all 285 Civic trimsAll Honda cars

The verdict

Best year: 2025. complaints: 0, below this model's typical 271; recalls: 0, below this model's typical 4.

Worst year: 2010. complaints: 396, about 2x this model's typical 194; recalls: 8, about 2x this model's typical 4.

Year by year

Year by year summary for the Honda Civic
YearTrimsMPGHPFuel costRecallsComplaintsInvestigationsTSBsTop complaintsVerdict
19909Gas26no data$2,400no datano data0no datano data
19919Gas26no data$2,400no datano data0no datano data
19926Gas30.5no data$2,050no datano data0no datano data
19936Gas30.5no data$2,050no datano data0no datano data
19946Gas30no data$2,075no datano data0no datano data
19956Gas30no data$2,075no datano data0no datano data
19964Gas28no data$2,200no datano data0no datano data
19976Gas29no data$2,150no datano data0no datano data
19985Gas28no data$2,200no datano data0no datano data
19996Gas27no data$2,250no datano data0no datano data
20006Gas27no data$2,250no datano data0no datano data
20015Gas29no data$2,100no datano data0no datano data
20026Gas29.5no data$2,100no datano data0no datano data
200312Gas, Hybrid31no data$1,900no datano data0no datano data
200412Gas, Hybrid31no data$1,900no datano data0no datano data
200512Gas, Hybrid31no data$1,900no datano data0no datano data
20065Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,100no datano data0no datano data
20075Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,150no datano data0no datano data
20085Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,150no datano data0no datano data
20095Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,150no datano data0no datano data
20105Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,1508396146AIR BAGS 20%, SERVICE BRAKES 13%, STRUCTURE 9%
20115Gas, Hybrid29no data$2,1509168143AIR BAGS 23%, SERVICE BRAKES 12%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 10%
20124Gas, Hybrid31140$2,00034523 (1 open)64AIR BAGS 24%, STEERING 12%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20134Gas, Hybrid31.5140$1,975003 (1 open)58no data
20145Gas, Hybrid32143$1,95022883 (1 open)73POWER TRAIN 26%, AIR BAGS 15%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 10%
20155Gas, Hybrid32143$1,95013773 (1 open)59POWER TRAIN 36%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12%, AIR BAGS 12%
20166Gas34174$1,85051,0500245STEERING 32%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 19%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9%
201713Gas34174$1,85065700217STEERING 22%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 22%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 13%
201813Gas34306$1,85066030204STEERING 31%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 14%, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 12%
201916Gas32.5158$1,95043550181STEERING 18%, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM 14%, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE 14%
202016Gas32174$1,95052120147ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 12%, UNKNOWN OR OTHER 12%, POWER TRAIN 11%
20218Gas32.5180$1,9254129063STEERING 31%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 17%, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM 9%
202211Gas33180$1,90048742107STEERING 65%, FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE 6%, LANE DEPARTURE 6%
202312Gas33180$1,90000287no data
202412Gas33180$1,90000183no data
20257Gas, Hybrid34150$1,75000077no data
20267Gas, Hybrid34no data$1,750no datano data0no datano data

How the numbers moved

Combined MPG, median1990: 26 to 2026: 34
Owner complaints2010: 396 to 2025: 0
How we score each year

We compare each year of the Honda Civic to the model's own typical numbers, not to other cars. A year reads solid when its recalls, owner complaints, and federal investigations sit at or below what is typical for this model, mixed when some of those numbers run above typical, and avoid when they run far above it. Deaths, reported fires, and an NHTSA advisory to park outside count against a year no matter what this model's baseline looks like.

A year is scored only when NHTSA has both complaint and recall counts for it. Complaint data often lags for the newest years, so a recent year can read not enough data even while its recall count already shows in the table. When the history is too thin, we say not enough data instead of guessing. Service bulletins are routine maintenance guidance from the manufacturer and do not lower a year's score.

Scores run 0 to 100, higher is better. Recall, complaint, and investigation figures come from NHTSA records. Fuel economy, fuel cost, and horsepower figures come from the EPA, shown as the median across the year's trims.

Information is gathered on a best-effort basis from public sources, may be incomplete or out of date, and is not purchasing or financial advice. Verify with the manufacturer or dealer before buying.