The crash test performance of the Honda Civic was highly rated by the US Government's NHTSA and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety while the latter rated Civic as the 2007 second best car in terms of overall crashworthiness.

A significant drawback was found when Honda Civic faced a heavy criticism by "Auto, motor and sport" - a German magazine, which stated Civic to be an unsafe vehicle due to failure in a particular crash test done in 1993, wherein the body had collapsed and thereby created a high risk for life threatening injuries.

Honda Civic is known to cost less in the US than in Cnada with an MSRP of around 14,810 USD (18,881 CDD) for the DX coupe and around 21,000 USD (27,000 CDD) for the Si models.

With the increasing gas prices in the world and the weak economy of 2008, Honda Civic successfully became the top-selling vehicle in the US.

The Honda Civic vehicles are ultra low emission vehicles with a 1.8 litre powerful engine, having a 5-6 speed manual or automatic transmissions. The curb weight of the car is measured as 2600 lb (1179 kg).

Honda Civic was awarded "Japanes car of the year" from 1972 to 1974, and in 1973, Civic ranked third in the European "Car of the Year" awards.

The Honda Civic provides a significant interior space (in spite of it's overall small dimensions), a satellite-linked navigation, a six-speed manual transmission, power windows and locks and optional leather upholstery.

The first Honda Civic was manufactured in July 1972 as a two-door coupe, which developed into a three-door version later that year. The first Civic generation (1973-1979) was sold for about US$ 2,220.

In 2006 Honda introduced the Civic's 8th generation with many additional features such as anti-lock brakes (ABS), side/curtain airbags and new prominent body styles such as 2-door coupe, 3-door hatchback, 4-door sedan and a 5-door hatchback.

The Australian Bathurst 1000 endurance race in 1973 was the first one that hosted Honda Civic. Today, one can easily find The Civic's cars in any respectable race.