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Honda Civic Fuel Economy (km/L)

km/L Number of Vehicles
10 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
11 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
12 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
13 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
14 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
15 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
16 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
17 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
18 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
19 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
20 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
21 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
22 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
23 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
24 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
25 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
26 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
27 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
28 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
29 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
30 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
31 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
32 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
33 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
34 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
35 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
36 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
37 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
38 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
39 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
40 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
41 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
42 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
43 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
44 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
45 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
46 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
47 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
48 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
49 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
50 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
51 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
52 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
53 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
54 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
55 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
56 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
57 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
58 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
59 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
60 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
61 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
62 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
63 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
64 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
65 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
66 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
67 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
68 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
69 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
70 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
71 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
72 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
73 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
74 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
75 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
76 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
77 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
78 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
79 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
80 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
81 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
82 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
83 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
84 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
85 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
86 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
87 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
88 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
89 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
90 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
91 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
92 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
93 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
94 kilometers per liter 2 vehicles
95 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
96 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
97 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
98 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
99 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
100 kilometers per liter 0 vehicles
101 kilometers per liter 1 vehicles
Model Year Body/Powertrain km/L  
2012 2012 4dr Sedan 140-hp 1.8L I4 5-sp manual FWD 78.75
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With the turbocharged 88kW 1.6L I4 Diesel engine, 6-speed manual transmission, and front-wheel drive, the 2012 Honda Civic has been averaging 78.75 L/100km (liters per 100 kilometers).

The 2012 Honda Civics in this analysis were driven mostly on the highway at an average speed of 65 kilometers per hour (about 40 percent of the kilometers driven). The rest of the kilometers were in the city (7.5 percent), in the suburbs (0 percent), and in heavy traffic (0 percent).

In addition, the average 2012 Honda Civic in this analysis was driven on flat terrain with a light foot and the AC on only some of the time.
2012 2012 4dr Sedan 140-hp 1.8L I4 5-sp automatic FWD 76.34
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2012 2012 2dr Coupe 140-hp 1.8L I4 5-sp manual FWD 67.7
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2012 2012 2dr Coupe 140-hp 1.8L I4 5-sp automatic FWD 10.99
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TrueDelta Reviews the Real Gas Mileage of the 2012 Honda Civic

2012 Honda Civic Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearComment
2013 Compact sedans have been getting heavier and heavier. With a midsize-like curb weight of 3,242 lbs., the Dodge Dart is the heftiest of the bunch. The Honda Civic, with a curb weight of 2,804 lbs., is nearly a quarter-ton lighter. This pays off in better fuel economy. Though its 140-horsepower 1.8-liter engine isn't direct-injected, and its five-speed automatic is down a cog compared to the Dart's (and many other 2013s'), the Civic earns very competitive (if short of segment-best) EPA ratings of 28 mpg city, 39 highway. With it's standard 160-horsepower 2.0-liter engine, the Dart's 24/34 ratings don't come close. In casual suburban driving the trip computer reported averages in the high 20s, sometimes just over 30. Hit a big green button to engage "econ" mode and employ a feather-light right foot, and mid-30s can happen. The trip computer averages in the Dart were about four mpg lower. see full Honda Civic review
 

What Our Members Are Saying about the Real Gas Mileage of the 2012 Honda Civic

2012 Honda Civic Real Gas Mileage: Pros
YearBody/PowertrainComment
2013 4dr Sedan 201-horsepower 2.4L I4
6-speed manual FWD
This one is odd. I travel down to Florida a lot, on a 300-400 mile trip I am between 35-40. Mixed driving I have never gone below 32.4. City driving I once saw it go down to 29.1. I am sure if I drive it like I stole it these figures would drop, but then few drive like this. I will say if you if you light up the four lights on the VTEC you will knock a couple of miles a gallon off your mileage instantly and it will take a while to get back. see full Honda Civic review
2012 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed automatic FWD
Delivers good fuel economy, even better than the old model despite having a larger displacement engine. About 27-28 mpg in mostly stop and go driving, and 33-35 mpg in highway. see full Honda Civic review
2011 4dr Sedan 140-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed automatic FWD
36 MPG on highway see full Honda Civic review
2011 2dr Coupe 140-horsepower 1.8L I4
5-speed automatic FWD
Averaged between 28 and 32 mpg. Ran better with higher octane, for real. see full Honda Civic review
 

2012 Honda Civic Gas Mileage (km/L)

Unlike other fuel economy surveys, TrueDelta's Real-World Gas Mileage Survey includes questions about how and where a car was driven. So you can get an idea of the Honda Civic's real-world km/L based on how and where you drive a car.