Honda Civic MPG by year — every rating on record

The Honda Civic has a combined EPA fuel economy rating for 32 model years, from 1984 to 2015. Across those years its best rated version returned 38 mpg (1992) and its thirstiest returned 23 mpg (1991). The EPA record holds 152 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 placed highest in 2006 at #2 of 38, and lowest in 2012 at #19 of 76. It spent 32 of its 32 ranked years in the top half of its class.

Every configuration on record

All 152 configurations EPA lists for this nameplate, newest first.

How the rating has moved between model years

Comparing the best-rated configuration of each year. 7 of 15 year-over-year steps improved the top rating.

What Civic fuel costs over a year

At the EPA's 11,500 miles a year, the 2015 Honda Civic burns 348 to 460 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 $1,900 to $3,100 a year in fuel, or $1,750 less than the average new vehicle over five years.

How it compares with other Subcompact Cars

Across the 461 nameplates EPA classifies as Subcompact Cars, the median best combined rating is 24 mpg. At 33 mpg the Honda Civic is 9 mpg better the median, which is worth about $457 a year at $3.50 a gallon.

• All Subcompact 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.