Honda Civic Hybrid MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Civic Hybrid has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 13 model years, from 2003 to 2015. Across those years its best rated version returned 44 mpg (2012) and its thirstiest returned 40 mpg (2003). The EPA record holds 22 configurations for this nameplate, most recently a Compact Cars.

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 Hybrid placed highest in 2003 at #1 of 64, and lowest in 2015 at #4 of 102. It spent 13 of its 13 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 22 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 2 of 3 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Civic Hybrid fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2015 Honda Civic Hybrid burns 261 to 261 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 2015 model year is $1,400 to $1,400 a year in fuel, or $4,250 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Compact Cars

Across the 498 nameplates EPA classifies as Compact Cars, the median best combined rating is 26 mpg. At 44 mpg the Honda Civic Hybrid is 18 mpg better the median, which is worth about $633 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Compact Cars 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.