Honda Civic Tourer Diesel: UK owner update review after 4 months/3,500 miles (what a great car)

[@shane6115]

I got 75 mpg at 70 mph from Dublin to Galway, and the the only rattle I got in my car was of the girlfriend. 🇮🇪🙏

[@shill6449]

Oh! you ol` romantic, you!

[@itsallrobbish]

Getting my 17 plate 1.6 I-Dtec hatch on Christmas Eve, can’t wait, thanks for the positive review.

[@johndglynn]

You’ll love it. Only issue will be what happens when it’s time to change 😀

[@pkalles]

I just bought a 2014 with the same kit. 120.000 km and it looks really good and feels good. Your video makes me feel good about the buy. Getting the car delivered thursday.

[@johndglynn]

Brilliant - hope it is going well!

[@pkalles]

@@johndglynn I have had the condensor changed, and the clutch is also being replaced soon. Both on warrenty from the seller which is Honda workshop. In Denmark we have 6 months of warrenty on a used car. The clutch was skipping a bit when the car was cold. So they agreed to change it. Else everything is good.

[@johndglynn]

@@pkalles common problem when cold on these. Will probably do exactly the same with the new one. Good to get it done though 👍🏻

[@rinocoletta8877]

Its a good car . I have a same video 1.6 dtec tourer 2016 km 90000

[@mylesgoward5954]

@pkalle how has the car been after one year?

[@garethprytherch9623]

I put the gear shift bush kit on my 2017 civic as I sometimes felt coming down the gears into third felt awkward. Bought the 2 bush kit off tegiwa Uk and made a massive difference. Much more precise in all the gears and took very little time to fit once I removed the air filter housing 👍

[@johndglynn]

Brilliant info - many thanks. I will get one and stick it on!

[@maxraber]

I believe there is a glasses compartment under the armrest.

[@johndglynn]

If this is on mine, then you are a genius Max. The perfect car is born! Will let you know :D

[@johndglynn]

Sadly not: would have been handy!

[@maxraber]

oh that's disappointing.

[@marcsys]

@@johndglynn You might have missed a section in the top half of the armrest (the part that you lift up). I had one in my pre-facelift civic.

[@THEBOB566974]

@@johndglynn only on pre facelift unfortunatly should be able to get the parts though

[@russellthechemist8291]

The Gen 9 Honda Civic is the best car I have owned. Lovely 2.2 diesel engine, very roomy, and best of all easy on the pocket. I feel a bit smug owning it. 😊

[@Sabhail_ar_Alba]

I average 75 MPG on a 2015 Civic DTEC. The only issue I've had was a faulty (Varta ) battery.

[@canopus101]

I have recently bought a 2014 Civic, 40,000 miles, and have noticed this judder. I thought it was me. I'm glad to know it is not,, just a quirk of the car.

[@johndglynn]

It is something Civic owners talk about but actually once I had used mine for a while it stopped. Not had it happen in a long time. Congrats on the new car! Wishing you many happy miles together.

[@canopus101]

@@johndglynn Thanks, I suspect that you are right and once I get used to the clutch it will operate perfectly.

[@Bikergal800]

Great looking car and thinking of buying a petrol one but being short and th speedo concerns me, looks like great roads

[@Robert-ij9ih]

Thanks for the videos, I'm interested to get one of this, for longer drives... Can you car camp in it? ... Can you connect for music source like Spotify from your phone to your sound system via bluetooth? ,,, I dont understand miles, but I understand the diesel is more economic than petrol? I have looking for a used Volvo V70 but one day I was riding in my friends Honda, and I was why not a Honda =)

[@Chichul]

Great Auto. Am thinking buying betwin Honda civic tourer or Subaru XV Crossover....

[@johndglynn]

Both great choices! I have owned 7 Subarus - all Legacy wagons.

[@russellthechemist8291]

I dont use Eco Mode on mine. Too unresponsive. Feels a bit unsafe.

[@johndglynn]

I flick it off when I’m being particularly thwarted by whatever is in front but it’s mostly on these days.

[@hiddentruth4310]

Google oil dilution problem in Honda civic idtec engine

[@johndglynn]

Found nothing on diesel, just 1.5 petrol. How would a diesel suffer from oil dilution?

[@hiddentruth4310]

@@johndglynn diesel 1.6 has oil dilution problem.......... I have 1.6 diesel idtech. I had the dpf light and Honda dealer reported me it's an oil dilution. They fixed it but after 7 months dpf light came again. I changed engine oil at 5k miles it keeps coming at 5k miles......... I can send you Honda report which says oil dilution in 1.6 diesel.....

[@russellthechemist8291]

It's the 1.5 petrol on gen 10 that has oil dilution issues.

[@kubiyoshi2744]

I like this Civic its one of the best looking estates. I also like the 2016 CRV. But Iam worried about the noise levels. I got Civic UFO 2008. Its so noisy on a motorway. Its good only city-wise. How this one is working with you? Is it ok?

[@pipeqez911]

I own one with the 1.6 diesel and on the motorway it’s really good and silent on it Slight bit of wind noise but not really a lot

[@kubiyoshi2744]

@@pipeqez911 ok. Thank you very much. I'll keep that in mind.

[@carlosguimaraes4425]

Grande carro

[@mrpetehampson]

Larger fuel tank would be good on civics at least 80 litres for more range, auxiliary diesel heater would be nice with remote start, rattles too much in low temperatures -10 to -20 Celsius on a trip to Norway a couple of years ago

[@johndglynn]

I guess it’s a case of “this fuel tank is the biggest we can fit to get X much practicality.” I’m fine with that. Range of over 500 miles versus my CRV’s LPG range circa 200 is a game changer 😀

[@shill6449]

As banal as this might sound, but, does it have a CD player?

[@johndglynn]

@@shill6449 some models do but mine does not

[@blakes7460]

i wish i had your wheels on my civic .

[@johndglynn]

Factory wheels but the lacquer does get flaky after a while...

[@goodaid]

Thanks for this Video. I'm considering buying one.. or a new Corolla Touring Hybrid... but i don't like the feeling of driving a Hybrid

[@johndglynn]

I know what you mean. I like the look of the Corolla estates, though.

[@peterball6097]

Do these suffer from DPF problems too?

[@johndglynn]

Well now 77k miles on mine and no issues. I don't think so but mine gets fairly regular motorway runs.

[@frasermcclennan4992]

Hi John. Debating between a petrol and diesel civic tourer. Appreciate the diesel is most lauded in terms of drive and economy. However, want it as a long term, post 100k mile vehicle, and have concerns therefore about the DPF going around 100k (I'm told that's what they're good for). How would you weigh up that risk in the decision? Thanks

[@johndglynn]

I can only tell you how I looked at it when buying. For every so-called "common failure" one reads about online, there are many more cars that don't fail. The Civic DPF is located close to the engine so it heats up quicker and is more effective. A new part is under £400 on eBay and, by the time I might need one, it could be even cheaper. So if DPF is the big risk on this car then it is not much of a risk. I would be more worried about the cost to change the timing chain later in life - am sure that will probably be stretched by 150-160k. But anyway, not going to worry too much until it happens and I may be into electric by then, or gone off to Spain ;)

[@frasermcclennan4992]

Thanks for the thoughts

[@ninacoomber8692]

Hi John, thanks for making both of your videos about this car, it’s really helped me this week and on Saturday I am due to pick up a 2017 i-dtec sport Navi version (17 inch wheels) from a Honda dealer. Could I ask what tyres you thought were best to put on the car? My one won’t have the adaptive damper system. Thanks so much, this video really was reassuring!

[@johndglynn]

Hi Nina - sounds great. I still love mine - now 8k miles and it is great. Just bought the various bits for its first service in my ownership - waiting for the weather to cool down a bit. I have Goodyear Vector 4Seasons on it, so no need for separate summer and winter tyres. Hope yours is going well!

[@ninacoomber8692]

Thank you! How are you finding the air con system? The misting up of the front windscreen and having to have the “front” button selected with Air Con on to clear it constantly is driving me mad! Any other settings and it just mists up straight away! No damp in the car, just seems too well sealed!

[@johndglynn]

@@ninacoomber8692 Hi Nina. I had a similar problem with my car when first purchased - would come out to the car first thing and find the screen misted up inside. The glass gets coated by a sort of fume/gas from new plastics early in life and that creates a film on the glass which absorbs water. I cleaned the inner screen surface a couple of times with isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol) on a very clean lint-free microfibre cloth, then cleaned it with regular glass cleaner and it has been mist free since. Give that a try. Do a good job of it!

[@peternoyes869]

Great review(s), original looking+practical as well. Almost pulled the trigger on one of these but have to ask: it looks quite low, does it scrape or catch speed bumps, ramps and the like?

[@soniks59]

I own a 15 plate tourer, there is no problem with ground clearance if that helps at all.

[@peternoyes869]

@@soniks59 Thanks, it does indeed. Wary of low slung cars, been driving 4x4's 20yrs+ so used to being a bit spoilt for ground clearance!!

[@johndglynn]

Thanks for the feedback, Peter. I have one client with a very steep ramp down to a main road and if I hit that too quickly then it will catch on exit. But on rough back roads, speed bumps and so on, no problems.

[@russellthechemist8291]

Are Civic owners a particular demographic? 😂

[@yamahass66]

Build in uk? No thank you.

[@johndglynn]

Quality is high on these cars. I have been to the Honda factory many times so have seen them at work. I'm happy to support UK industry when it puts the effort in - I own many German and Japanese cars also and none are perfect 👍🏻

[@kimblewt]

build quality is one of the best !

[@itsallrobbish]

It’s the quality of the company that’s building them, that makes a reliable car. The whole world used to/ does get their CRVs/ Type Rs from the UK factory, some of the best build cars in the world. You might need to research about this, boss.