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HondaCivic

1983–1987 Japan Compact car 5 production years
CNG
Production1983–1987
Recorded originJapan
ClassCompact car
Built27,000,000 units
Background

The third-generation Honda Civic is an automobile which was produced by Honda from 1983 until 1987. It was introduced in September 1983 for the 1984 model year. The Civic's wheelbase was increased by 2–5 inches (5.1–12.7 cm) to 93.7 inches (238 cm) for the hatchback or 96.5 inches (245 cm) for the sedan. A three-door hatchback/kammback, four-door sedan, the five-door "Shuttle" station wagon, and sporting CR-X coupé shared common underpinnings. This included MacPherson strut suspension with torsion bars in the front and a rear beam with coil springs. However, the body panels were largely different between models. The Civic-based Honda Quint five-door hatchback also underwent a model change, and became the Honda Quint Integra, available as both a three- and five-door fastback. The Quint Integra was sold at the Japanese Honda Verno dealership along with the CR-X. The Civic in Japan was now exclusive to Honda Primo, along with Honda's kei cars as well as superminis like the Honda City.

Text adapted from “Honda Civic (third generation)” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Chronology ledger

Dates with their meaning intact

Production chronology1983–1987

Sourced production or model lifecycle range used by the main catalog timeline.

Wikipedia lead ↗5 years
US EPA model years1984–1991

Model years represented in FuelEconomy.gov; a US-market observation, not a worldwide production range.

EPA FuelEconomy.gov ↗Observed bounds
Canadian NRCan model years1995–2026

Model years in Natural Resources Canada retail fuel-consumption data; Canadian-market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Natural Resources Canada ↗32 years
Netherlands RDW first-admission observations2009–2024

First-admission years observed in Dutch vehicle registrations; this is market evidence, not a worldwide production range.

Netherlands RDW ↗16 years
EEA EU registration observations2025

EU passenger-car registration monitoring years; this is a market snapshot, not a worldwide production range.

European Environment Agency ↗1 year
Swiss TAS/TARGA approval observations2022–2024

Swiss type-approval years; approval dates are not production chronology.

Swiss ASTRA TAS/TARGA ↗3 years
Research notes

Compact car line sold across eleven generations in sedan, hatchback, coupe, and wagon body styles since 1972. Over 27 million sold worldwide as of 2021, one of the best-selling nameplates in automotive history. Type R variants now exceed 300 hp.