Planning To Buy A Used 10th Gen Honda Civic? Here Are Some Pros And Cons

The Honda Civic moniker is one of the most popular names in the Indian auto industry. While globally, the Civic is right now in its eleventh generation, India has only received two out of them - the eight-gen model, which was introduced in 2006, and the tenth-gen model which came in 2019. However, due to declining sales, and Honda’s decision to close its Greater Noida plant (where the Civic was assembled) the company decided to end the production of the car in India in 2021. While the older Civic is still very popular in the used car market, now you also get the tenth-gen model. However, before you start looking for one, here are some pros and cons you must consider.

The tenth-gen Civic comes with a good fit and finish, and the choice of materials, including the plastics, are of high quality.

Pros

1. The tenth-gen Civic comes with a good fit and finish, and the choice of materials, including the plastics, are of high quality and the car certainly feels premium in all manner. The seats are also exceptionally comfortable - of their ergonomics, position and material/bolstering.
2. With the tenth-gen Civic, for the first time, we saw the car come with the option of both petrol and diesel engines. The petrol version came with a 1.8-litre unit with CVT automatic as standard, while the diesel version, a 1.6-litre unit, was offered with a 6-speed manual as standard. We’d go for the latter.
3. ASEAN NCAP tests have given the tenth-gen Honda Civic a 5-Star crash rating. The car is also loaded well with safety features like - 6 airbags, ABS, EBD, Hill Start Assist, Stability Control, Isofix child seat mounts and plenty more make up an exhaustive list of safety features - which is great to see.

The tenth-gen Honda Civic came with neither a manual petrol option nor an automatic diesel.

Cons

1. The 1.8-litre petrol engine offered with the Civic is reasonably powerful, but as is the case with most CVTs - is dulled somewhat by the very linear progressive build-up that transmission provides. So, the performance is very much muted.
2. The tenth-gen Honda Civic came with neither a manual petrol option nor an automatic diesel. So, if you are looking for car with either, you will have to go for something else.
3. The tenth-gen Civic was on sale in India for just about two years so yes, there won’t be too many options, to choose from. And even if you find a good one, it won’t come cheap. Based on the condition, it will be priced from around Rs. 16.50 lakh to Rs. 20 lakh.