2025 Honda Civic facelift revealed, Australian timing unclear

A facelift for the 2025 Honda Civic has been unveiled in the United States with a revised look and Google Built-In technology.

Available in hatch or sedan form, the updated Civic receives a “more aggressive” front bumper, while the new-to-America Civic Hybrid – sold in Australia in E:HEV LX form since 2022 – adds a body-coloured headlight garnish and a lower front spoiler.

North American versions of the Civic are built in the United States for the hatchback and Canada for the sedan, while Australian models are sourced from the brand’s factory in Japan.

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Based on previous Honda release timings, a facelifted Civic for markets outside North America will likely be some months away – along with a facelift for the Japanese-made Civic Type R hot hatch.

"We’re unable to confirm [the] arrival of the updated Civic at this time," said a Honda Australia spokesperson.

Other exterior design revisions include a new machine-finished 18-inch alloy wheel design for flagship variants and three fresh colours for the hatchback: 'solar silver metallic', 'urban grey pearl' and 'sand dune pearl'. The Civic sedan – which isn’t sold in Australia – also receives a new 'blue lagoon pearl' finish.

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Inside, top-of-the-range versions receive an Android Automotive-based infotainment system – first seen in the Accord sedan – with Google Built-In technology for apps like Assistant, Maps and the Play Store.

It operates on an unchanged 9-inch floating-look touchscreen with physical controls, compared to the larger 12.3-inch widescreen available in the new Accord, which launched in Australia this month. There's also new USB-C charge ports, replacing USB-A.

The Honda Civic is one of the best-selling passenger vehicles in the United States with 200,381 examples delivered in 2023, behind the Toyota Camry (290,649) and Toyota Corolla (232,370).

In Australia, VFACTS new-car sales data reveals 1318 Civics were sold in 2023, making it one of the slowest-selling small cars behind rivals like the Toyota Corolla, Hyundai i30, Mazda 3, Kia Cerato, and even premium alternatives like the Audi A3, Mercedes-Benz A-Class and BMW 1 Series.

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First launched in Australia in November 2021, the 11th-generation Civic hatchback is available in a sole ‘LX’ variant from $47,200 drive-away for the petrol or $55,000 drive-away for the hybrid, as well as the $73,600 drive-away Civic Type R.

While a Thai-built right-hand drive version is available, Honda Australia decided not to import the sedan version of the latest Civic.

There are also no local plans for more-affordable hatch variants or the warmer, manual-only Japanese-market Civic RS hatch unveiled at the Tokyo Auto Salon in January.