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Honda · model year 1988
1988 Honda Civic
Subcompact · Front-Wheel Drive · Gas · EPA class: Subcompact Cars
EPA figures · 1988fueleconomy.gov
28MPG combined
25/32MPG city / highway
$2,400fuel a year
317 g CO₂ per mile 1.5 L 4-cyl Automatic 4-spd
This car on fueleconomy.gov, read 2 October 2026. Your own figures depend on how and where you drive.
Where it places
Every figure on record
- Combined MPG
- 28 MPG
- City MPG
- 25 MPG
- Highway MPG
- 32 MPG
- Annual fuel cost
- $2,400
- Tailpipe CO₂
- 317 g per mile
- Model year
- 1988
- Body
- Car
- EPA size class
- Subcompact Cars
- Drive
- Front-Wheel Drive
- Engine
- 1.5 L 4-cyl
- Transmission
- Automatic 4-spd
- Fuel
- Gasoline
Efficiency
Running cost
The car
Powertrain
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