1997 Honda Civic reviews from UK and Ireland
  |  | 1.8 DOHC petrol | 314 words | Wolf in sheep's clothing |
| | 1.5 SOCH petrol | 274 words | Fun, reliable and cheap to run |
| | 1.5 vtec | 241 words | Lovely, cheap, reliable and fun car!!! |
| | 1.4i | 214 words | Most reliable car I have ever owned |
| | 1.6 petrol | 192 words | A wolf in sheep's clothing! |
| | 1.6 VTEC SRI | 168 words | Buy one, you won't regret it |
|  | 1.5 | 165 words | Not recommended |
| | 1.6 DOHC Vtec | 161 words | A Masterpiece From Honda! |
| | 1.8 VTEC petrol | 137 words | |
| | 1.5 | 131 words | If you want comfort and reliability, I doubt you could do better |
| | 1.6 DOHC VTEC petrol | 111 words | Jeckyll and Hyde motor that loves being wound up high |
|  | 1.5 | 94 words | Disappointing - the new Civic I believe to be a much better car. Rover did nothing for Honda |
| | 1.8 | 93 words | Economical performance motoring |
| | 1.5 | 88 words | An all round good bargain performer |
| | 1.8 VTi VTEC | 78 words | A high performance reliable fast car |
| | 1.8 VTI | 75 words | Superior Scorcher |
| | 1.4 | 74 words | Too many design flaws to recommend |
| | 1.5 Vtec 3dr | 63 words | Speedy bargain machine |
| | 1.6 VTEC | 44 words | Wolf in sheep's clothing |
| | 1.4i SOHC 16v | 37 words | Decent car |