Honda Civic Hybrid
Shares rank 4 of 5 hybrid cars by recommenders
People recommend it for quick acceleration of about 200hp and 0-60 in 6 seconds, while getting around 50 mpg. One critic reports buggy CarPlay.
People recommend it for quick acceleration of about 200hp and 0-60 in 6 seconds, while getting around 50 mpg. One critic reports buggy CarPlay.
6 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 83%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 5 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Quick acceleration, about 200hp
“My Civic Sport Touring is a hybrid with 200hp, instantaneous torque from the electric motor”
Comment from 3 Oct 2026 in “Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles” “It puts down 200hp and does 0-60 in 6 seconds, all while getting 50mpg.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebounds strongly” “netting acceleration that beats a Civic SI and ~50 miles per gallon”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]” About 50 mpg fuel economy
“The Civic hybrid* meets or beats the EPA ratings on both the Corolla and Camry hybrids when on the same size wheels (18").”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]” “It puts down 200hp and does 0-60 in 6 seconds, all while getting 50mpg.”
Comment from 5 May 2026 in “UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebounds strongly” “netting acceleration that beats a Civic SI and ~50 miles per gallon”
Comment from 20 May 2026 in “Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]” - Comment from 5 May 2026 in “UK: Two millionth electric car registered as market rebounds strongly”
Other hybrid cars people recommend
The four most recommended other hybrid cars, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Toyota Prius | 68 | 19 | 78% | 11 | — | Approved |
| Chevrolet Volt | 29 | 15 | 66% | 10 | 6 yrs5 owners | — |
| Toyota Prius Prime | 7 | 0 | 100% | 6 | — | — |
| Honda Civic HybridThis page | 5 | 1 | 83% | 3 | — | — |
| Nissan e-POWER | 5 | 9 | 36% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
7 of the 8 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“My Civic Sport Touring is a hybrid with 200hp, instantaneous torque from the electric motor”
“my Dad's 2022 Civic Hybrid is the one I get to witness being buggy garbage pretty much non-stop with CarPlay”
“netting acceleration that beats a Civic SI and ~50 miles per gallon”
“The Civic hybrid* meets or beats the EPA ratings on both the Corolla and Camry hybrids when on the same size wheels (18").”
“It's a great system, they all get 45+ MPG.”
“It puts down 200hp and does 0-60 in 6 seconds, all while getting 50mpg.”
“The ICE is a generator under most use cases - it's decoupled from the drivetrain most of the time.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.