Honda has put together a fantastic package. I love everything about it! With low profile 18" tyres and super sporty suspension that controls it's torque steer it has a reasonably smooth ride! The seats are REALLY comfy with racing seat look. Heaps of room in the back seat (only made for two in the back) with a surprising amount of legroom for 2 large adults! Fuel economy great for amount of power it puts out - and sounds fantastic!! The steering / handling still blows me away - even after 18 months and 25,000kms! After 3 Hondas I wouldn't have ANY other branded car for a daily driver.
Awesome performance & handles unlike any car I've driven
The ONLY thing I an dislike is the indicator on the left - but east to get used to!

I have owned this car for 10 months, and have done 30000kms in it. I drive A LOT for work. It still feels like it did at new. Gears are still tight. Ride is still taught. There are no rattles. Not a single problem with it. Fuel economy is brilliant. It handles like a dream. The fun is in the high rev driving, if you can get away with it. The perfect drivers car!!! Yay for Honda... How can you better this!!???
What a brilliant car to own and drive... I like nearly all of it
$500 to get an iPod connection. No bonnet protector available.

So far so good, bought it because it would fit my husbands road bike easily - has magic seats like the Jazz, so we call it the tardis - far more space than it looks. Drives like a dream, corners beautifully. Is very light on petrol. Looks great.

After a few months we can't believe how good it is. Will see as time goes on.
Looks great, drives well, fits everything in!
The only cons are - no rear wiper and split rear windscreen - both of which haven't caused a problem. It is also annoying having indicators are on the left - keep turning on the wipers.

Reliable and excellent performer. Cheap to run, smaller to park in the tight spaces AND has enough room for the family. We love our Civic, it's been an excellent purchase.
The car is great on fuel efficiency and even fits my 3 baby carseats in the backseat! (2007 5 door model) (Despite being informed by Honda that I'd probably have to upgrade to an Odyssey to achieve that feat.)
When we go on large trips, the boot space obviously doesn't cater for a pram as well as luggage, but we think the roof racks and pod should fix that in the future.

I have owned more than 40 vehicles of all types over the last 45 years. This has been one of the better ones [2007 VTIL]. Would still own it if not for the above mentioned passenger seat problem.
Reasonably smooth ride and comfort. Good 5 speed auto. Quite good fuel consumption.
Have not noticed anyone mention that the passenger seat does not go back far enough for tall people. Not very good on a long trip. Interior fit and finish only fair.

What a dream this car was. Apart from being a little small for my large frame, I absolutely love this car. My wife and I tested all the cars in the small/medium section, and the Civic VTi-L came up trumps on all of them.
Smooth and very fuel efficient. Great cruise.
Acceleration a little sluggy when air con on.

A great car which is a delight to drive. I have already done 60000KM without any faults whatsoever. The car is value for money, better than all in its medium car price range. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.
A fantastic ride smooth and very fuel efficient
Only minor fault is no boot release on key VTI L model

In the last 20 years, I have owned 5 cars from 4 different brands and buying the Honda Civic (and the Honda Brand from a support perspective) is the best decision I made. The ownership of Civic has been a positive experience from a driving and servicing perspective.
Great exterior and interior designs, high power outputs matched excellent 5 speeds automatic gearbox that produce good fuel consumption. Luxury, high end and sporty feels. Reliability and good Honda support and service.
Poor visibility due the large A pillor. Average acceleration.

Overall this is the best Civic I have ever driven. Comfort ride, smooth acceleration, good accessories, spacious etc. Forget about Toyota Corolla & Mazda 3, they are just over promoted.
This is my 3rd Honda Civic, and the best Civic ever own! The 8th generation Civic has major improvement compared to previous 2 generations (7th generation was the most disappointing).
Did not achieve 5 star NCAP safety standard. Guess was due to lack of airbags (only 2 airbags).

Good sold car, nice styling, easy to drive, but fuel consumption is a big let down. It's our first automatic and we haven't looked back since! We got a boot tray thrown in which has been great - if you can get it free, it is a worthwhile addition.
Love the easy handling and style of the car. Modern and easy to drive.
Fuel consumption - the fuel consumtpion that Honda promotes with the Civic (we have a 2008 VTI model) did not come close to what they said. Only saving grace is that it uses unleaded (rather than premium unleaded).

One of the best cars we have ever owned. Won't be giving it up for a long time. Just great!
Really good looking car that drives very well for its class. Recently I have been through a series of rental cars including Corolla, Pulsar, Mazda3 and can't believe how uncomfortable they are to drive... and how tinny they feel! My honda is super comfortable and I love it.
Vision over the bonnet is difficult because of the shape.