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4.63 out of 5 stars

Fun little car

grahamola, 03/03/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I bought my Civic back in Sept. I like howit rides, handles, and is quiet too. I would agree that there is a lot of hard plastic surfaces and blank switchplates, but they are built right.Seats are comfortable and have lots of room inside too.

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5 out of 5 stars

Civic ex

Happy owner, 03/08/2018
2012 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Great car. Reliable. Never has a problem mechanically. Gas mileage A+

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5 out of 5 stars

New 2012! Fun! Fun! Fun!

aubiekong, 06/08/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX-L 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I purchased this car new because it felt like a qaulity product from Honda. The MPG is Fantastic. The instant display bar with MPG makes driving the car a fun "game" to maximize your mileage per gallon. Driving in mostly stop and go traffic I am averaging over 33 miles per gallon! It takes a very light foot but the instant display gives you the feed back to learn to drive with a very light foot on the gas peddle. Well done Honda!

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5 out of 5 stars

Great value and reliable car

Sergio R, 03/22/2017
updated 09/25/2017
2012 Honda Civic LX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Bought this car used with 20,000 miles on it. Three and half years later, I now have 145,000 miles on it. No problems what so ever. The only thing ive done to it is the regular maintenance that any other car needs. Great fuel economy, great AC system, great dependable car.

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5 out of 5 stars

best car I ever bought

Tom Hubbell, 01/29/2017
updated 07/31/2018
2012 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

I've owned Mercedes , Range Rover, town and country, vetted etc.... this is the best new car I ever bought. No/low maintenance , great handling.... just plain simple solid car that would my quit... buy one while the others are in the garage!!!!

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Despite reviews, still a great car !

hondafan88, 12/06/2013
2012 Honda Civic EX-L 2dr Coupe w/Nav (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
2 of 2 people found this review helpful

Had my 2012 Civic for 2 years now and have already put 61.950 miles on it with zero problems ! Have only put new tires on it since purchase, well taken care of. This car has taken care of me ! Love to drive it everyday and gas mileage is superb ! My only complaint is the road noise and the glove box sometimes rattles..handles beautifully in the snow and ice and never let's me down. Love the leather bucket seats for comfort, it's a great car for reliability and value. I will buy another one when I reach 500,000 miles with this one ! Driving a Honda Civic is just plain smart and recommend it to anyone over any other compact ! This is my second Civic and never disappointed !

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4.63 out of 5 stars

another great Civic

ppowell6, 03/28/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX-L 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

first off, we have been driving Honda/Acura products since 1984. The wife has had 06 and an 09 Accord EX-L and was ready for something new. Her car is usually driven on our trips, long and short, and the Accords were great but with the 2 of us in it most of the time, the Civic seemed like the logical choice when looking for a new car. It is perfect for what we drive it for and the gas savings is incredible so far, compared to the Accords.

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5 out of 5 stars

Awsome car

Janella Astorga, 12/07/2016
2012 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
3 of 4 people found this review helpful

I loved it! i bought the car when i was 18 which was 4 years ago. i had no problems with it whatsoever!! my only complaint was the space, front seat and backseat were too small but then again i am 5'8 and I've had a kid since then. Was great on gas and i live about 30 minutes away from town i would fill up about once a week if not less. i absolutely never had a problem. i loved it. I no longer have it because it was totaled in an accident.

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4 out of 5 stars

Fun and good car, but has its flaws...

skydiamonds, 01/29/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX 4dr Sedan (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

I just bought the 2012 Civic sedan in October, so I've had the car for 3, almost 4, months now. I was in LOVE with the previous Civic models, particularly the coupe. My friend drives the black '09 coupe and I wanted something along those lines. I test drove a gorgeous blue one which was probably 2009 as well and really liked it. However, my mom wanted to get me a brand new car and all the older ones were used, so we settled for this one. Really not much to complain about, except for the cheap plasticky interior and the loud wind/road noise. Ugh! Other than that, beautiful and colorful graphics/dashboard and a reliable car. Great w/ gas too! Got plenty of compliments on it.

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4.88 out of 5 stars

From 2010 Mazda CX-7 to 2012 Civic EX-L

jenashley86, 07/26/2012
2012 Honda Civic EX-L 4dr Sedan w/Nav (1.8L 4cyl 5A)
4 of 6 people found this review helpful

My Mazda CX-7 had to go. It was requiring Premium fuel and only got on average 17mpg. I looked at a couple of other sedans, but I knew the Honda would be the best decision for me because of resale value and reliability. I got the Honda Civic Sedan EX-L and love it more and more every time that I drive it. The leather seats are extremely comfortable. The options available on the MID screen are incredible (set how you want your doors to auto-lock, set Trip A to reset when you fill up fuel, etc.). It took only $37 to fill up the tank the other day (it would have been $60 in the Mazda), I knew that I had made the right decision.

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