Makes HondaCivic

Honda Civic MPG

Its best-rated version reaches 49 MPG combined in 2025–2026, the hybrid Civic 4Dr. Its weakest year peaked at 33 MPG (1999–2000).

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306.1 gal

a year at 15,000 miles for the best 2026 version, the Civic 4Dr. Put it next to its 1984 predecessor, at your own mileage.

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The Honda Civic has EPA ratings for 43 model years, 1984–2026, most often among compact cars. Its best version had the highest combined rating among two-seater cars in 1984–1991, among small station wagons in 1989–1991 and among compact cars in 2003–2010, and it placed in its class top five in 42 model years. In 2004 the Volkswagen Golf/GTI and the Volkswagen Jetta came next among 46 compact cars.

In 2000 the Civic became one of the first three car nameplates with a CNG version in EPA data, and its first hybrid version followed in 2003, when 3 of 160 cars offered one. No nameplate on this site has a longer run of rated years; 11 others match it.

Among 26 midsize cars, 2026

The Civic placed fourth. The class leader was the Toyota Prius at 57 MPG. The next higher rating, 51 MPG, belongs to the Toyota Camry.

The Civic, five years at a time

Average rating of its best version per span, placed in the class it sat in most often.

1984–88first of 15two-seater cars

1989–93first of 24two-seater cars

1994–98second of 36subcompact cars

1999–03third of 30subcompact cars

2004–08first of 35compact cars

2009–13first of 41compact cars

2014–18sixth of 52compact cars

2019–23tenth of 49midsize cars

2024–26fourth of 24midsize cars

Where the engine list turned over

1988
New: 1.6-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 46 → 44 MPG.
2001
New: 1.7-liter 4-cylinder CNG, 1.7-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 33 → 34 MPG.
2006
New: 1.8-liter 4-cylinder CNG, 1.8-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 41 → 42 MPG.
2012
New: 1.5-liter 4-cylinder hybrid, 2.4-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 41 → 44 MPG.
2016
New: 1.5-liter 4-cylinder, 2.0-liter 4-cylinder. Best rating 44 → 35 MPG.

Powertrains under the name

Gasoline
Rated in 1984–2026.
CNG
Rated in 2000–2015.
Hybrid
Rated in 2003–2015 and 2025–2026.

All 43 model years, best and lowest version

Model years	Best version	Combined	City / hwy	Lowest version	Versions
2025–2026	Civic 4Dr hybrid	49	50 / 47	24	7
2023–2024	Civic 4Dr	36	33 / 42	24	12
2022	Civic 4Dr	36	33 / 42	29	11
2021	Civic 4Dr	36	32 / 42	25	8
2019–2020	Civic 4Dr	36	32 / 42	25	16
2017–2018	Civic 4Dr	36	32 / 42	25	15
2016	Civic 2Dr	35	31 / 42	30	6
2014–2015	Civic Hybrid hybrid	44	43 / 45	25	6
2012–2013	Civic Hybrid hybrid	44	43 / 44	25	5
2011	Civic Hybrid hybrid	41	39 / 43	24	4
2008–2010	Civic Hybrid hybrid	42	40 / 45	24	4
2006–2007	Civic Hybrid hybrid	42	40 / 45	23	4
2004–2005	Civic Hybrid hybrid	41	39 / 45	25	11
2003	Civic Hybrid hybrid	41	40 / 45	25	11
2002	Civic HX	34	31 / 40	25	7
2001	Civic HX	34	31 / 39	29	6
2000	Civic HX	33	30 / 39	25	7
1999	Civic HX	33	30 / 38	25	8
1998	Civic HX	34	30 / 39	27	7
1997	Civic	34	31 / 39	27	6
1996	Civic HX	36	33 / 41	27	6
1994–1995	Civic HB VX	43	39 / 50	26	8
1992–1993	Civic HB VX	43	39 / 49	26	8
1990–1991	Civic CRX HF	43	40 / 47	22	14
1989	Civic CRX HF	44	41 / 49	23	13
1988	Civic CRX HF	44	41 / 49	23	14
1986–1987	Civic CRX HF	46	42 / 51	24	12
1985	Civic CRX HF	43	40 / 48	24	18
1984	Civic CRX	41	38 / 47	25	16

Version names in the EPA list: Civic, Civic 2Dr, Civic 4Dr, Civic 5Dr, Civic 5Dr - Type R, Civic 5Dr Sport, Civic CNG, Civic CRX, Civic CRX HF, Civic HB VX, Civic HF, Civic HX, Civic Hybrid, Civic Natural Gas, Civic Si 2Dr, Civic Si 4Dr, Civic Wagon, Civic Wagon 4WD.

Same class, 2026

Toyota Prius57 MPG Toyota Camry51 MPG Lexus ES46 MPG BMW M14 MPG