Honda Civic

1984–2026 · Gasoline

The headline figure for this car is 31 MPG, but the EPA rates 5 different versions of it, from 24 to 36 MPG. Which engine and drivetrain you order is worth $517 a year in fuel — a decision made once at the dealership and paid for every week afterwards.

31 mpg Combined ~~EPA rated~~

27 mpg City

37 mpg Highway

$2,500 EPA annual fuel ~~at 15,000 mi~~

Your cost per mile

Every version, 2026

Version	Combined	City	Highway	Fuel	EPA annual
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · CVT	36	32	41	Regular	$1,750
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S7	34	31	39	Regular	$1,850
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Auto AV-S7	34	30	38	Regular	$1,850
1.5L 4cyl · FWD · Manual 6-spd	31	27	37	Premium	$2,500
2.0L 4cyl · FWD · Manual 6-spd	24	22	28	Premium	$3,200

5 configurations, 24–36 MPG. 2 of 5 require or recommend premium — worth checking before you sign, because it is not something you can change afterwards.

Every model year

Year	Combined	City	Highway
1984	41	38	47
1985	41	37	46
1986	27	26	30
1987	27	25	31
1988	29	26	33
1989	32	29	37
1990	28	25	32
1991	27	25	31
1992	29	26	33
1993	29	26	35
1994	28	25	33
1995	28	25	33
1996	28	25	33
1997	31	29	35
1998	28	25	33
1999	27	24	32
2000	27	24	32
2001	32	30	36
2002	34	31	40
2003	32	29	36
2004	32	29	36
2005	32	29	36
2006	30	26	36
2007	29	25	36
2008	29	25	36
2009	28	24	36
2010	29	25	36
2011	29	25	35
2012	31	28	38
2013	32	28	39
2014	33	29	37
2015	33	29	37
2016	35	31	42
2017	34	30	39
2018	34	31	40
2019	32	28	38
2020	32	29	35
2021	32	29	37
2022	34	31	38
2023	29	26	36
2024	31	28	37
2025	36	32	41
2026	31	27	37

Straight from the EPA certification database, one row per model year, showing the best-rated version of each. Trims with identical figures are collapsed.

What owners report

Year	Owners	Average reported	Spread
1985	1	42.0	42–42
1986	1	34.0	34–34
1987	1	40.0	40–40
1988	2	38.4	37–40
1989	3	38.0	35–46
1990	1	34.0	34–34
1991	1	31.0	31–31
1992	4	32.6	30–35
1993	10	30.4	24–42
1994	4	30.1	24–35
1995	13	29.6	24–36
1996	12	33.0	26–41
1997	4	35.0	32–37
1998	14	32.4	27–41
1999	14	31.4	24–38
2000	11	30.2	25–38
2001	2	38.4	38–39
2002	6	42.4	41–45
2003	4	31.6	28–38
2004	3	35.5	29–41
2005	6	34.9	30–42
2006	126	31.4	18–48
2007	108	30.9	19–47
2008	98	32.1	21–41
2009	3	38.2	35–42
2010	27	31.5	23–44
2011	16	32.2	28–39
2012	59	33.8	22–52
2013	27	33.2	26–47
2014	11	36.9	32–41
2015	10	29.9	21–39
2016	9	34.0	24–46
2017	1	37.8	38–38
2018	4	36.3	32–43
2019	1	39.0	39–39
2020	1	35.9	36–36
2022	1	26.4	26–26
2023	1	39.5	40–40
2024	1	35.6	36–36

621 owners filed these through the EPA's own My MPG tool. That is a sample, not an average — read them as anecdotes. They are here because they are the only owner-reported figures in public federal data.

How this is worked out

Cost per mile is the fuel price over the combined MPG of the version you pick, at the price and mileage you enter. Where a version requires premium, it is costed at the premium price — that is a real and permanent difference between two cars wearing the same badge.

Every figure comes from the U.S. EPA's public fuel economy data. We add no estimates of our own; a missing number shows as a dash rather than a guess.

Add your numbers

Federal data has at most a handful of owners per car and nothing at all on servicing. If you own one, send what you actually get. It goes on this page with the sample size next to it.