Honda Civic is America’s Best-Selling Retail Passenger Car for 6th Straight Year

Driven by the popularity of the all-new 11th-generation Civic, recently named the 2022 North American Car of the Year, the Honda Civic is the best-selling retail passenger car in the U.S. for the sixth year in a row!

The Honda Civic has dominated the compact car segment for 12 consecutive years! A major gateway to the Honda brand, Civic continues to lead the industry with key customer groups:

• Since 2011, Civic is the number one vehicle among Millennial buyers
• The Civic has also captured most Gen Z buyers, first-time buyers, and multicultural buyers in the industry for the past six years.

Honda has sold nearly 2 million Civics in the U.S. since 2016 and Civic is the Number one selling certified pre-owned car in America in each of the past three years. Now, the all-new Civic leads its competitive segment in residual value, according to J.D. Power.

“Our all-new 11th-generation Civic is the benchmark for the compact car class and a runaway success with young, first time and multicultural buyers.” said Mike Kistemaker, assistant vice president, Honda national sales. “Coupled with the HR-V and our CPO program, Honda has a strong three pillar approach to capturing young and first-time buyers into the future.”

The 2022 Civic Sedan, sporty Civic Hatchback, and performance Civic Si Sedan deliver fun-to-drive dynamics, stylish design, an award-winning interior, excellent fuel efficiency, and cutting-edge standard technology. An all-new, high-performance Civic Type R will join the lineup this year. Learn more about the Honda Civic lineup here.

Introduced in 1973, Civic is the longest-running automotive nameplate in Honda history and is one of the top three best-selling cars in America over the past five decades with more than 12 million units sold.

Source: Urban Science DataHub, retail sales data among all passenger cars 2016-2021CY
Source: Urban Science DataHub, retail sales data in Compact Car segment 2010-2021CY
Source: Strategic Vision New Vehicle Experience Study, 2011-2021
Source: Strategic Vision New Vehicle Experience Study, 2016-2021
Source: MotorIntelligence certified pre-owned retail sales 2019-2021CY
Source: J.D. Power 2022 U.S. ALG Residual Value Awards
Source: Wards Intelligence cumulative U.S. light vehicle sales among passenger cars, 1972-2021CY