2025 Honda Civic / Pay-to-Play!

If you want a small, simple car that doesn't cut corners, the Honda Civic is my recommendation. However, it has a few flaws and a large price that will keep it from eating the Toyota Corolla, Mazda3, Subaru Impreza and Hyundai Elantra.

Thank you, Royal on the Eastside, for letting me try out the non-hybrid Civic used in part of this review.

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00:00 2025 Updates
01:04 Pricing & Exterior
01:56 Interior
04:00 Non-Hybrid Drive
05:29 Hybrid Drive
10:03 Reliability
11:05 Final Thoughts

[moodythree]

I bought a sport touring hybrid hatch about 2 months ago. I could not be happier with my purchase. Coming out of a bronco sport, my Civic practically feels like a luxury car. The hybrid impresses me more and more every day. I average around 40 mpg with a decent bit of highway driving. No one ever expects how swift the thing is. It has certainly has surprised a few people at stoplights. I love the responsiveness of the car and the ride is so composed. It's easy to drive it like a much sportier car without having to sacrifice comfort or mpgs!

[xiondFirst]

I have the hybrid hatchback. I don't regret it. Yeah Camry is bang for the buck but I love hatchbacks so this was no brainer to me.

[ant]

My Favorite vehicle review channel. 👍🏾👍🏾 Waiting on that Accord 1.5t review my man. Appreciate ya🤜🏾

[JoshuaPlays]

We have the sport touring hybrid sedan, Its honestly impressive how electric it feels. So smooth and the torque is really impressive for a non Si/Type R civic. Brake boost it off the line and it actually launches really well. I don't know how they're able to get the power down so effectively for a fwd car.

[normaninsandiego]

That's a nice car and excellent review video as always.

[tonysterbenc]

Good job calling out those wheel resonators. They're a hollow ring inside each wheel, designed to absorb noise (usually low-frequency road rumble). The "Helmholtz resonators" saw their first mass-produced car use on Honda's own Acura RL, then on the priciest versions of the current Lexus ES. Now that they've reached the popular-price class, expect to see more of them.

[bradleygarnet]

I love how there usually a 6 foot person doing civic reviews.

[Minato-yioi]

My Sedan Hybrid Sport is so well built and drives very sporty. Worth the price. 46 mpg so far on city average is a big plus from my 12.5 mpg Tundra.

[johndoyle]

Nice vehicle. My first car was a 1980 Civic. They have come a long way! I wonder, though, the complexity of the drivetrain worries me... lots of interdependent systems. By comparison the non-turbo Mazda3 drivetrain is bulletproof! The reliability is also great. I've had mine for 8+ years and it still feels new and has been very reliable (touch wood!).

[DougMacniven]

Excellent review, as always. One of the best things about your reviews is that you select the most important themes and don't ask the viewer for a full half-hour of his/her time, as many of the other on-line reviewers do. Cheers and all the best for 2025!

[ntroopergaming]

I have a 22 civic hatch 6mt. No way I’m losing it. The last stick shift NA civic.

[mattforst]

Bought Sport Touring Hatch 3 weeks ago. Absolutely love it. Not everyone wants a large car. And if no hatch I go suv.

[afcgeo]

The new Honda LED headlamps are a menace, especially on the Odyssey. They’re crazy blinding.

[mhbone]

I bought a 23 Sport Touring with the manual and I am extremely happy with it. IMO the best compact car on the market. It punches above it's weight in terms of body control, inputs, ergonomics, and practicality. It's a lot of fun to drive too!. The new Hybrid seems great, but I can get 40MPG in my 1.5T, so for me it's not worth the upgrade. The Civic is a step above it's competition, and its extra cost is worth it.

[hootan]

2025 Civic models has improved body structure and higher IIHS ratings

[Offensively-normal]

We have a 2022 sport touring Civic and a 2025 Camry SE. The Civic is fun to drive.
Something about it. The Camry is more comfortable. We paid about the same for both cars two years apart.

[genzigzag]

The hatchback looks sharp, they should have built the Si on this bodystyle. I think I'll wait a few years for the new Prelude as my new daily driver.

[lawrence]

Love this new car. But are the seats a dealbreaker? Which compacts should I compare seat comfort?

[goinwitdaflow]

I know you mentioned the Civic hybrid sedan moving to compete with the Camry hybrid. I agree, but alternatively…I think the Civic hybrid competes more with the current gen Prius than the Camry or Corolla.

[rtrey]

The Corolla has four tire pressure indicators, whereas the Civic Sport only has one. You have to check each tire to see which one is low.