2022–present Honda Civic Review: Should You Buy It?

This generation launched in 2022: Cleaner styling, revised interior, hybrid added 2025, Type R returns. Powertrain and core hardware carry over across the span, which is exactly why we cover the whole generation on one page instead of splitting near-identical years apart.

Across 2022–present, reliability tracks the generation as a whole rather than any one model year. Early-build cars (2022–2023) carry the usual first-run risk, and late-run cars have had years of TSB and running fixes applied. The issues that actually decide whether a car is worth buying: Too new for a broad picture.

• ✓Too new for a broad picture

Expect Civic maintenance costs typical of the 11th gen generation. Engines: 2.0L I4 / 1.5L L15 turbo I4 / 2.0L hybrid (2025) / 2.0L turbo Type R. Transmissions: CVT / 6-speed manual. Budget for the usual service intervals (oil, brakes, cooling, transmission fluid) plus preventative work on the known-weak items above. Parts for a 2026 Honda Civic are cheap and widely available.

Within 2022–present, condition and maintenance history beat model year almost every time. Later cars in the span are typically the most sorted; earlier cars are the cheapest way into the generation. If a 2022–present Honda Civic passes a pre-purchase inspection with the known weak points checked, it's a defensible used buy. Strengths in this generation: Grown-up feel, Excellent build quality.

Best for: Buyers cross-shopping the whole 11th gen generation of the Honda Civic rather than one specific model year.

The 2016–2021 generation is cheaper and simpler, with an older tech and safety package.