2018 Honda Civic 1.5TC Premium User Reviews

Entering my second year of ownership of this 2018 Honda Civic Turbo Premium, I think it has been an exhilarating drive. Every single time I hop onto my seat, the feeling was the same as the first day I collected this car. The engine gives decent pick up whenever you need to overtake cars or travel at higher speeds (although not pocket rocket type). Put it this way, the engine gives you the amount of power that is equivalent to a 2.4 naturally aspirated engine, but you get to enjoy 1.5 litre road tax and fuel efficiency. I have clocked in more than 61,000KM throughout my two years of ownership and the car is able to return an average fuel consumption of 13KM/L on city drives and 18KM/L on highway drives. The car’s suspension is a bit on the harder side if compared to its rivals like the Toyota Corolla Altis, but given the performance of the car, it is tolerable and not too bad.

This car comes with an Earth Dreams Technology CVT gearbox. I was quite reluctant when I first knew that this car runs on CVT gearbox. However, my perspective changed when I test drove it. This CVT gearbox does not produce the whining sound like many other conventional CVT gearboxes. Acceleration is seamless and feels like a conventional automatic gearbox as the car gives a “jerk” after initial acceleration to provide an “illusion” of gear changes. It drives and feels more like a European car than a typical Japanese C-Segment sedan.

Safety was my priority as well when deciding on the purchase of this car as it comes with 6 Airbags, ABS, EBD, Hill Start Assist, Brake Assist and Electronic Stability Control. The car also comes with 2 Isofix child seats anchoring points at the rear which will allow me to tuck my future children on their car seats safely in my car.

Overall, the Honda Civic feels very stable even when travelling at higher speeds at highways. Rear legroom is more than generous, even with my height of 184CM, I can still sit comfortably travelling long journeys. The same goes to my mom and my grandparents.

The maintenance of this car is fairly affordable as well, with service intervals of every 10,000KM or the Oil Life Indicator on the instrument cluster which comes out on average of 8000KMs, depending on your driving styles. Being a turbo engine, it needs to be very carefully taken care of such as changing your engine oil on time to make sure the engine runs smoothly. I have been sending my car to Honda Service Centres throughout my ownership and the cost is approximately RM300 for a normal service and about RM500 for a major service which occurs every 30,000KMs.  

I would recommend professionals or young couples planning to start a family who wants an all-rounder to buy this car. I have no regrets up throughout my two years of ownership, as it was indeed, the best value for money in the C-Segment sedan class. With the current facelifted Honda Civic equipped with Honda Sensing, Honda Lane-watch and much more, it is definitely a good buy if you are in the lookout for a C-Segment sedan.