# Honda Civic

32 Hacker News commenters recommended Honda Civic and 5 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 10 of 13 months; owners who said how long report a median of 15 years (4 owners). It meets the Hacker Approved badge rule.

**Verdict:** People recommend it for lasting many years with routine maintenance, plus practical space, efficiency and an engaging drive. Critics say it is not the safest or best riding car.

## Why people recommend it

- Reliable and lasts with routine maintenance (6 comments): "A 1999 Honda Civic or Toyota Corolla, assuming serviced regularly (and competently) could easily be on the road today." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47884402)) "I have a 20 year old civic that I have done nothing to other than oil change/air filter and brakes on" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50294775)) "that 17-year-old vehicle will fire right up with the turn of a key" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47869202))
- Fun and well-balanced to drive (5 comments): "I've been in a stripped eg with a similar motor at an autocross and it does rip" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48053215)) "easily one of the best-balanced cars I’ve driven" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46148220)) "It’s such a fun car to drive, street or track." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46149296))
- Practical, roomy and efficient (3 comments): "a civic can seat 5 people and still has a range of 450 miles on a tank of gasoline" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48660446)) "classically "boring" but highly-practical, dependable, and efficient vehicles" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711245)) "A 90s Camry, Corolla, or Civic seems to have become the peak minimalist car" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48018033))
- Modern driver assistance features (2 comments): "A frickin' 2020 Honda Civic has the same ADAS functionality as your '22 Porsche" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687873)) "it has lanekeep assist, so it's technologically superior to a 2026 Tesla" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827840))

## What people warn about

- Driver assist misreads speed or hazards (3 comments): "gets the speed wrong almost 100% of the time in Slovenia" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48141445)) "it was false positives, and it was mildly terrifying" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49630198)) "And it missed it and I had to brake manually, fairly hard too!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46737636))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Toyota Corolla](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-corolla.md): 63 recommend
- [Honda Fit](https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-fit.md): 14 recommend
- [Toyota Yaris](https://hackerapproved.com/p/toyota-yaris.md): 12 recommend
- [Mazda 3](https://hackerapproved.com/p/mazda-3.md): 11 recommend
- [Volkswagen Golf](https://hackerapproved.com/p/volkswagen-golf.md): 11 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.honda.com/cars/civic)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Honda Civic", https://hackerapproved.com/p/honda-civic/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).