2020 Honda Civic

Midsize car · gas

★ Open to everyone — one of the ten most-registered models this year.

Fuel economy
36mpg1
32 city · 42 highway
CO₂ 248 g/mi · 154 g/km2
EPA
Fuel cost
$1,6563
per year · estimate
EPA · EIA
Power
174hp4
rated
EPA
Crash rating
—5
5 recall campaigns6
NHTSA
Test weight
3,250lb9
1,474 kg · EPA test class
EPA
Warranty
3yr10
36,000 mi
Honda
How much to run it36 mpg · $1,656 / yr
Combined
36 mpg1EPA
EPA test cycle, combined · configuration Civic 4Dr
City · highway
32 · 42EPA
EPA test cycle, mpg
Tailpipe CO₂
248 g/mi2EPA154 g/km
tailpipe rating, driven as rated on the test cycle · 154 g/km
Fuel, per year
$1,6563EPA · EIAestimate · $8,278 over five years
estimate — 13,800 mi at $4.319 per gallon, EIA US regular, 2026-09-14
How it performs174 hp
Power
174 hp4EPArated
the rated figure — EPA test-car data
Engine
1.5 L, 4 cylindersEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Transmission
Automatic (variable gear ratios)EPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
Drive
Front-wheel driveEPA
as listed in the EPA fuel-economy file
How safe5 recalls
Crash rating
—5NHTSA
Recall campaigns
56NHTSA
NHTSA recall register, campaigns naming CIVIC (2020) · as of 2026-09-10
5 campaigns, what and when
  • 2021-03-25Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump — Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. 21V215000
  • 2023-06-29Service brakes, hydraulic · foundation components · master cylinder — Brake master cylinder separation can cause a loss of brake function and increase the risk of a crash. 23V458000
  • 2023-12-18Fuel system, gasoline · delivery · fuel pump — Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash. 23V858000
  • 2024-02-01Air bags · sensor · occupant classification · front passenger — An air bag that deploys unintentionally during a crash can increase the risk of injury. 24V064000
  • 2026-05-21Air bags · sensor · occupant classification · front passenger — Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury. 26V332000
Complaints per 10,000 built
8.357NHTSA230 complaints, 20 severe · 275,448 built
computed here: 230 complaints ÷ 275,448 built (NHTSA early-warning production, 2026 Q1); no publisher states the rate
What owners complain about
Unspecified36Electrical system35Air bags31Power train30Steering28

See these complaints at NHTSA ↗

How big3,250 lb
Kerb weight
—8
EPA test weight
3,250 lb9EPA1,474 kg
EPA equivalent test weight class — the loaded class it was tested at, not kerb weight
Class
Midsize carEPA
the publisher's own vehicle class
Ownership3 yr / 36,000 mi
Price
—13NHTSA
Warranty
3 years10Honda36,000 mi
Honda's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table
On the road in New York
10,84211NY DMV
NY DMV registration file, 2026-09-02

Notes and sources

  1. Fuel economy: EPA combined test-cycle figure for the configuration Civic 4Dr (32 city, 42 highway). EPA data dated 2026-09-09, the latest modifiedOn date EPA records in vehicles.csv.↩
  2. CO₂: EPA's tailpipe rating for the car driven as rated on the test cycle — 248 g/mi, or 154 g/km.↩
  3. Fuel cost: an estimate — 13,800 mi a year at the EPA combined figure, priced at $4.319 per gallon (EIA US regular, 2026-09-14). Five years: $8,278. No publisher states this figure.↩
  4. Power: 174 hp is the rated figure, from EPA test-car data.↩
  5. Crash rating: NHTSA rated vehicles under this nameplate, but the ratings differ between the configurations it tested and none of them is this car's, so no rating is stated.↩
  6. Recall campaigns: NHTSA's count for this nameplate (CIVIC), as of 2026-09-10. Each is repaired free of charge by dealers.↩
  7. Complaints per 10,000 built: computed here from NHTSA's complaint count for the Civic nameplate (230, of which 20 describe a crash, fire, injury or death) and the 275,448 vehicles NHTSA's own early-warning production reports place on it (2026 Q1). No publisher states the rate itself.↩
  8. Kerb weight: not published. No source states a curb weight for this car.↩
  9. EPA test weight: 3,250 lb (1,474 kg) is the equivalent test weight class EPA tested this configuration at, not the kerb weight.↩
  10. Warranty: 3 years or 36,000 miles, from Honda's published 2020 warranty statement, compiled into carstandings.com's warranty table.↩
  11. Registrations: 10,842 Civics of this model year on New York's roads, from the NY DMV registration file as of 2026-09-02.↩
  12. This car is measured on the petrol scale: miles per gallon, the tailpipe CO₂ rating and whole-car horsepower. MPGe and charge-weighted CO₂ are electric-scale quantities and do not apply to it.↩
  13. Price: no price is published for this car. NHTSA's CAFE market data prices this market's cars by compliance configuration, and it lists none matching this one.↩

Sources: EPA · NHTSA — about these sources →