Honda Civic CRX MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Civic CRX has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 8 model years, from 1984 to 1991. Across those years its best rated version returned 41 mpg (1984) and its thirstiest returned 26 mpg (1984). The EPA record holds 29 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 placed highest in 1984 at #1 of 13, and lowest in 1990 at #3 of 25. It spent 8 of its 8 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 29 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 4 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Civic CRX fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 1991 Honda Civic CRX burns 397 to 426 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 $2,150 to $2,300 a year in fuel, or $250 more 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 29 mpg the Honda Civic CRX is 11 mpg better the median, which is worth about $848 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.