Honda Civic Hatchback (00-05) - Review

Review by Dan Harrison on
This Civic may have been replaced by a snazzier model, but it's still does the job of being a family car very, very well. It still looks fresh, has a roomy, clever, interior and is fitted with zestful VTEC engines. It’s a popular with used buyers looking for a respectable family car that’s unlikely to let them down. A minor revamp for 2004 gave us quieter interiors and subtly restyled headlights. Build quality is typical Honda: well engineered and utterly reliable.
4 out of 5

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Safety

Driver, passenger and side airbags, plus ABS. No traction control, though. Deadlocks are strong and there's an alarm/immobiliser as standard. Euro NCAP awarded a respectable four-star safety rating.

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  • Adult Occupant Rating

    4 out of 5

  • Pedestrian Test Rating

    3 out of 5
4.5 out of 5

Reliability

Just as you’d expect, Civic is well put together and well designed. Honda is a company that lives or dies by its reliability record and we haven’t heard too many complaints so, on this evidence, it'll certainly live.

Car check problem points

Body

Car park knocks and scrapes.

Engine/Gearbox

No problems reported.

Other

No major problems reported, but ensure that the air conditioning system functions properly.

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