2025 head-to-head · Midsize Car

2025 Honda Civic vs Kia K4

MPG, range and what each one really costs you to fuel, from official EPA ratings and recalculated with your own gas and electricity prices.

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✓ Cheaper to run
$1,292/ year to fuel
36 MPG
✓ Cheaper to run
$1,368/ year to fuel
34 MPG

The 2025 Honda Civic is the cheaper one to run. Driving 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, it costs about $1,292 a year to fuel (36 MPG), versus $1,368 for the 2025 Kia K4 (34 MPG). That's roughly $76 a year, or about $380 over five years.

Your numbers

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Fuel cost over 10 years

  • Honda Civic
  • Kia K4

Side by side

Honda CivicKia K4
$1,292 Your annual fuel cost $1,368
36 MPG Combined efficiency 34 MPG
32 MPG City 30 MPG
41 MPG Highway 40 MPG
99 cu ft Passenger volume 99 cu ft
15 cu ft Cargo volume 14 cu ft
248 g/mi Tailpipe CO₂ (g/mi) 264 g/mi
7/10 EPA fuel economy score 7/10
7/10 EPA greenhouse gas score 7/10
Gas Powertrain Gas
Regular gasoline Fuel Regular gasoline
2.0L 4-cyl Engine / motor 2.0L 4-cyl
CVT Transmission CVT
FWD Drivetrain FWD

✓ marks the better value. EPA scores run 1–10 (10 is best). Volumes come from the EPA interior volume index and aren't published for every body style.

Honda Civic vs Kia K4 across model years

  • Honda Civic
  • Kia K4

Annual fuel cost of the most efficient configuration of each model year, at your prices. Click a point to open that year.

How they differ

Per EPA interior volume figures, the Honda Civic has more cargo space (15 vs. 14 cu ft).

Among 42 2025 midsize cars, the Honda Civic ranks 12th and the Kia K4 15th for lowest fuel cost.

Frequently asked questions

Which is more fuel-efficient, the 2025 Honda Civic or the 2025 Kia K4?

Measured by cost to drive, the Honda Civic. The Honda Civic is rated 36 MPG combined and the Kia K4 34 MPG (EPA, most efficient configuration of each).

How much does it cost to fuel the 2025 Honda Civic vs. the Kia K4 per year?

At 15,000 miles a year with $3.10/gal regular gas, about $1,292 for the Honda Civic and $1,368 for the Kia K4.

Which has more cargo space?

The Honda Civic, with 15 cu ft of luggage volume versus 14 cu ft (EPA interior volume index).

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