Honda Civic CRX HF MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Civic CRX HF has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 7 model years, from 1985 to 1991. Across those years its best rated version returned 46 mpg (1986) and its thirstiest returned 39 mpg (1990). The EPA record holds 14 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Two Seaters.

Year-by-year EPA ratings

Where it has stood in its class

Ranked against every other nameplate the EPA filed under the same class that year. The Honda Civic CRX HF placed highest in 1985 at #1 of 19, and lowest in 1985 at #1 of 19. It spent 7 of its 7 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 14 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 1 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Civic CRX HF fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1991 Honda Civic CRX HF burns 267 to 295 gallons depending on configuration. Below is what that costs at three pump prices, and how much more the thirstiest configuration costs than the most efficient one.

EPA’s own estimate for the 1991 model year is $1,450 to $1,600 a year in fuel, or $4,000 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Two Seaters

Across the 263 nameplates EPA classifies as Two Seaters, the median best combined rating is 18 mpg. At 43 mpg the Honda Civic CRX HF is 25 mpg better the median, which is worth about $1,300 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Two Seaters rankings — every nameplate in the class, best to worst.

Other Honda nameplates

Every Honda model compared → — all nameplates ranked by best combined rating, with what each one costs a year.