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Used 2005 Honda Civic Sedan Consumer Reviews

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4 out of 5 stars

Our Honda Civic worker.

Ose R. Cloin, 07/18/2018
2005 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful

Vehicle is dependable, quick and agile, economical to maintain. We drive it for our errands and we drive it a little less as we are getting older. only has 74000 miles on it and it is 13 years old. We have actually had people offer to buy it when they see it. The vehicle is never out of the garage unless we are driving it. It has value to us and as long as it looks good we will keep it. It has alloy wheels and is in good mechanical condition. Air condition system is good. We did not give it to our eldest granddaughter as she has turned 16. felt that it was a little small and she was inexperienced for this car.

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3 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars
Performance
4 out of 5 stars
Interior
4 out of 5 stars
Comfort
3 out of 5 stars
Reliability
4 out of 5 stars
Value
4 out of 5 stars
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3 out of 5 stars

Don't believe the hype

Julie, 01/01/2007
2005 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
1 of 5 people found this review helpful

I hate this car. I cannot tell you how much I extremely dislike this car. Metal is way too thin - I have 3 major dents from damage in parking lots. When you let the windows down to clear off dew in the morning, the rubber gasket doesn't make contact with the window so it does not clear off the dew. Makes me wonder if rain is running straight down into the door. I have a vibration that started at about 5000 miles and I have had to have it fixed 3 times. They tell me that the AC cable that is running in the dash just behind the speedometer keeps coming loose and vibrating against the firewall. R rear window has a whistle (air leak) very annoying. of course thats a gasket problem - not covered.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Cheap little civic

John, 10/02/2010
2005 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
2 of 11 people found this review helpful

Just for the record: "this was my wife's car before we got married, I would never have bought such a tiny little plastic car." Honda reliability everyone says? At about 10k miles the car wouldn't start, the lights and dashboard lights were flickering on and off every time I would try to start the car. This happened about 4 times. Every time this happened I needed a jump start, and had to wait about 1/2 hour for the car to calm down so I can restart it. About 1/2 a dozen times the car just would not start (even after replacing the battery). The interior? as cheap as they come, non- stop squeaks throughout the winter, NON-STOP! At about 40k miles the gas door would not even open anymore.

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2 out of 5 stars

Maybe I got a bad one.

Ed, 06/13/2016
2005 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.7L 4cyl 4A)
1 of 9 people found this review helpful

Overrated but ok for a tiny car.

Safety
3 out of 5 stars
Technology
2 out of 5 stars
Performance
3 out of 5 stars
Interior
3 out of 5 stars
Comfort
2 out of 5 stars
Reliability
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2 out of 5 stars
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4.75 out of 5 stars

Another Great Honda!

dougery, 08/31/2005
2005 Honda Civic DX 4dr Sedan w/Front Side Airbags (1.7L 4cyl 5M)
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I'm a life-long Honda owner. I had stints with Plymouth, Subaru, and Jeep but always go back to Honda. This little car is the perfect example why. Although not as flashy (Mazda 3), Luxurious (Toyota Corolla), or fast (Dodge Neon) as other brands, this car offers a complete package and does it VERY well. No other model can touch the the design and ergonomics of Honda. Only Honda and Toyota offer top notch quality, safety, reliablity and resale value. If your priorities are reliability, fuel economy, quality construction, and roomy interior, this is the car for you! If you want a car that is fun to drive but drops in value like a concrete balloon go with almost any domestic sedan.

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