Honda Civic Coupe 1996-
  • Economy

    Value

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Insurance is expensive, although strangely 1 group lower than previous year's less powerful and worse equiped 1.5.

    Costs

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Well under £30 to fill up and tyres etc all cheap.

  • On the road

    Driving

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Typical Japanese car - all controls light and easy to use.

    Performance

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Surprises many 1.8s' and 2.0s'.

  • Living with it

    Reliability

    5 out of 5 5.0

    It's a Honda.

    Image

    4 out of 5 4.0

    With alloys, spoiler and in red it almost (but not qiuite) turns heads - a good reason to buy one!

    Comfort

    4 out of 5 4.0

    Seats lack lumbar support but plenty of room in back.

  • Security and Service

    Security

    3 out of 5 3.0

    Immoboliser as standard, although it took the AA 2 mins to get in when I locked keys in it!

  • Problems and Ownership

    Problems

    Engine

    Like new.

    Other

    Ownership

    Did you buy the car new?

    Used

    Would you buy the same model again?

    No

    Did you buy from the same manufacturer again?

    Yes