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Hyundai Elantra vs Honda Civic

Hyundai Elantra vs. Honda Civic

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Hyundai Elantra

$452

Average Annual

Repair Cost

Honda Civic

$368

Average Annual

Repair Cost

Overall Reliability Rating

Excellent

The Hyundai Elantra Reliability Rating is 4.5 out of 5.0, which ranks it 8th out of 36 for compact cars. The average annual repair cost is $452 which means it has excellent ownership costs. The severity and frequency of repairs are both much lower than other vehicles, so the Elantra is one of the more reliable vehicles on the road.

Excellent

The Honda Civic Reliability Rating is 4.5 out of 5.0, which ranks it 3rd out of 36 for compact cars. The average annual repair cost is $368 which means it has excellent ownership costs. The severity and frequency of repairs are both much lower than other vehicles, so the Civic is one of the more reliable vehicles on the road.

Cost

Average annual repairs total

$452

inexpensive

expensive

$368

inexpensive

expensive

Frequency

Average annual repair shop visits

0.27

not often

very often

0.22

not often

very often

Severity

Percentage of annual repairs that are urgent

not urgent

urgent

10%

not urgent

urgent

Overall Car Ratings & Details

(79 Reviews)

(147 Reviews)

5		(12)
4		(37)
3		(22)
2		(5)
1		(3)

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The Hyundai Elantra ranks highest in value and ranks lowest in safety.

“great all around car, price & reliability makes this car a gem”

1144 known problems

74 known recalls

5		(26)
4		(91)
3		(19)
2		(9)
1		(2)

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The Honda Civic ranks highest in fuel economy and ranks lowest in value.

67% of reviewers would recommend this car.

“The Honda is excellent! The only problem is the exhaust, I have had it repaired FULLY three years ago and its falling apart again. other than that, the car always runs and never has any problems....”

“The Honda is excellent! The only problem is the exhaust, I have had it repaired FULLY three...”

4809 known problems

174 known recalls

Vehicle Comparison Rundown

The Hyundai Elantra and Honda Civic are both compact cars. Both come with front-wheel drive. The Elantra is available as a four-door sedan, while the Civic gives you the choice of a four-door sedan, a two-door coupe or a five-door hatchback.

The Hyundai Elantra trails behind the Honda Civic in a comparison of standard engines. The Elantra has 147 standard horsepower, and the Civic starts with 158 horsepower. But the Elantra exceeds the Civic when it comes to optional engines, with 201 horsepower to the Civic’s 180-horsepower maximum.

Interior space and trunk size in the Hyundai Elantra sedan and the Honda Civic sedan are close. The Elantra has 95.8 cubic feet of passenger space and 14.4 cubic feet of trunk space. The Civic sedan has 95 cubic feet of passenger space and 15.1 cubic feet in the trunk. The Civic hatchback, though, has 46.2 cubic feet of space behind the front row.

The Honda Civic wins for safety technologies. It offers lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning, lane departure warning, collision mitigation braking and road departure mitigation as an option on every Civic with automatic transmission, and as standard equipment on top models. The Elantra offers only blind spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert and lane-change assist, which are standard on all models except the base one.

If you’re considering both these cars, the Hyundai Elantra and the Honda Civic are close in power, interior space and trunk room. But the Civic offers the practicality of a hatchback, and a more comprehensive suite of driver assistance technologies.

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