Honda Civic 1.7 CDTI Review

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winkyrulz's Review of Honda Civic 1.7 CDTI

5th Nov 2007

Overall Rating

3.5 stars
  • Value for money
    4.5 stars
  • Length of ownership
    14 Months
  • Performance
    3 stars
  • Reliability
    4 stars
  • Year Manufactured
    2005
  • Doors
    3 door
  • Practicality
    4.5 stars
Good Points

- Styling- Honda build quality


Bad Points

- You may find flat spots at around 2k rpm- 4th gear snatches back when you let off throttle


General Comments

Overall you get a nice car. Styling is plus point on this generation of Civic. I personally didn't like the idea of the Isuzu sourced engine and found the faults along the way as mentioned in 'Bad points'. There was a common problem with the turbochargers on this model so be wary or check with your local dealer regarding the problem (this isn't a fault down to the car itself, just bad batches of turbos from Garett so don't let it put you off). Rather spacious inside and a nice looking dash with the sporty looking white dial faces (facelift only, i think). I found the gear lever in the dash position to be very easy and comfortable to use. I saw a very impressive 60mpg on long journeys and around 55mpg commuting. The car had more grunt than the equivalent Vauxhall Astra 1.7 CDTi at the time. I would recommend the the 1.7 CDTi Civic over the 1.6i petrol Civic as its quicker and more economical.

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