What Car Shoppers Need to Know
- The Honda Civic is a compact car available in sedan and four-door hatchback body styles with front-wheel drive.
- The Civic’s varied lineup includes an efficient hybrid powertrain and a pair of performance-oriented trims.
- Every Civic has excellent passenger and cargo room for the compact-car class.
The Honda Civic is a well-rounded compact car, and its roster includes gas, hybrid and performance models, as well as sedan and hatchback body styles. It’s a top seller and one of the better buys on the market; the Civic hybrid was a finalist for our Best Car of 2025 award. No matter which Civic you choose, you’re sure to get an engaging car that’s a smart buy.
What’s New for 2026?
The Civic is unchanged for 2026 aside from minor price increases.
Pricing
The Civic’s pricing ranges from the mid-$20,000s to nearly $50,000, with several steps in between. The following prices include a mandatory $1,195 destination fee and are correct as of June 2026. (Manufacturers sometimes change a vehicle’s pricing over the course of a single model year.)
Civic Sedan
- LX: $25,890
- Sport: $27,890
- Sport Hybrid: $30,590
- Sport Touring Hybrid: $33,590
- Si: $32,690
Civic Hatchback
- Sport: $29,090
- Sport Hybrid: $31,790
- Sport Touring Hybrid: $34,790
- Type R: $48,590
Trims and Features
The Honda Sensing safety suite comes standard on every Civic. It includes forward collision warning, automatic emergency braking, adaptive cruise control, lane-centering steering, road-sign recognition, traffic-jam assist and automatic high beams.
LX
The base LX trim is available only as a sedan. It comes standard with cloth upholstery, manually adjustable seats, keyless entry, push-button start, a 7-inch infotainment touchscreen, wired Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a four-speaker audio system, automatic climate control, LED exterior lighting and 16-inch steel wheels.
Sport
The Sport trim is available as both a sedan and a hatchback, with the same equipment regardless of body style. The gas-only Sport gets red ambient interior lighting, remote start, metal pedals, an eight-speaker audio system, heated side mirrors and black 18-inch alloy wheels. It also adds blind spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert. The Sport Hybrid further adds heated front seats, dual-zone automatic climate control and a moonroof.
Sport Touring
Moving up to the Sport Touring brings leather upholstery, power-adjustable front seats, a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster, a 9-inch infotainment touchscreen with Google and Alexa Built-In, wireless Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, a wireless phone charger, a 12-speaker Bose sound system and rain-sensing windshield wipers. The Sport Touring Hybrid adds front and rear parking sensors.
Si
The Civic Si is a step up in terms of performance. Offered only as a sedan, it gets a sport-tuned suspension, a limited-slip differential and matte-black 18-inch wheels. Its other feature content falls between that of the Sport and Sport Touring trims. The Si lacks leather upholstery, power front seats and dual-zone automatic climate control, but it gets the 9-inch touchscreen, 10.2-inch instrument cluster, wireless smartphone connectivity and Bose audio system. It also has blind spot warning and rear cross-traffic alert, but it doesn’t have parking sensors.
Type R
The racetrack-ready Civic Type R comes with a stiffer-riding performance-tuned suspension, adaptive dampers, heavily bolstered manual sport seats and Brembo front brakes. It comes only as a hatchback and has most of the premium interior features of lower trims, with all the available safety equipment.
Powertrains and Fuel Economy
The Civic comes standard with a 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine that makes 150 horsepower and 133 pounds-feet of torque. It’s mated to a continuously variable automatic transmission. The gas-only Civic’s EPA-rated fuel economy tops out at 32/41/36 mpg city/highway/combined for the sedan, and the hatchback is a little less efficient. Hybrid models get the same engine, plus a pair of electric motors and direct drive. Their gas mileage tops out at 50/47/49 mpg for the sedan, and the hatchback is once again slightly less efficient.
The Civic’s performance versions drink more fuel, but they’re still respectably efficient given the power they offer. The Civic Si uses a turbocharged 1.5-liter four-cylinder that puts out 200 hp and 192 pounds-feet of torque, and it’s rated 27/27/31 mpg. The Civic Type R is motivated by a turbocharged 2.0-liter four-cylinder that makes 315 hp and 310 pounds-feet of torque, and it’s rated 22/28/24 mpg. Both come solely with a six-speed manual transmission.
| Trim | Powertrain | City MPG | Highway MPG | Combined MPG |
| LX sedan | 2.0-liter | 32 | 41 | 36 |
| Sport sedan | 2.0-liter | 31 | 39 | 34 |
| Sport Hybrid sedan | 2.0-liter hybrid | 50 | 47 | 49 |
| Sport hatchback | 2.0-liter | 30 | 38 | 34 |
| Sport Hybrid hatchback | 2.0-liter hybrid | 50 | 45 | 48 |
| Si sedan | Turbo 1.5-liter | 27 | 37 | 31 |
| Type R hatchback | Turbo 2.0-liter | 22 | 28 | 24 |
Interior
The Civic is a compact car, but it has good space for five people — though if you put three adults in the backseat, they’ll need to be either very friendly or very skinny (or both). Manually adjustable cloth seats come standard, and the Sport Touring Hybrid upgrades to leather upholstery. The Si sports red and black cloth upholstery and bigger bolsters for the front seats, while the Type R has even more thickly bolstered sport seats upholstered in red synthetic suede.
The Civic’s standard 7-inch infotainment screen is small by today’s standards, but the 9-inch version in the Sport Touring, Si and Type R is closer to the mark. Those models also have a 10.2-inch digital instrument cluster.
According to Honda’s measurements, most Civic sedans have a 14.8-cubic-foot trunk, with the Si sedan dropping slightly to 14.1 cubic feet. Every hatchback has 24.5 cubic feet of cargo space with the rear seats in place, and while the rear seats do fold flat, Honda hasn’t provided a volume specification with the seats down.
Versus the Competition
From gas to hybrid to performance, the Civic boasts a diverse lineup, and all models offer more driver engagement than most competitors. The Civic’s closest rival is the Toyota Corolla, which also comes in sedan and hatchback body styles with a gas or hybrid powertrain. The Corolla also offers a high-performance AWD variant called the GR Corolla, which takes on the Civic Type R. The Civic is slightly more expensive than the Corolla in its lower trims, but it’s also more fun to drive. The Hyundai Elantra sedan offers a generous level of features for the money, as well as hybrid and performance versions. The recently redesigned Nissan Sentra is about as appealing as the mainstream gas versions of the Civic, but it doesn’t offer hybrid or sporty variants. It does, however, have a better infotainment system, with a large 12.3-inch touchscreen. The Mazda3 delivers an engaging driving experience and is likewise available in sedan and hatchback versions.
Do We Like the Honda Civic?
Yes, we do. We called the 2026 Civic Type R the best-driving car under $100,000 and noted that the Civic hybrid is a best-of-both-worlds proposition, with satisfying power to go along with its fuel efficiency. Simply put, the Civic is a smart buy with good space for its class, engaging driving dynamics and excellent fuel economy (except for the Type R). It costs a little more than most competitors, but buyers can make up for that with its retained value when it comes time to sell. We heartily recommend the Honda Civic.
