Honda Civic Hybrid Named 2025 North American Car Of The Year, Making Civic The Most Honoured Model In The History Of The Award

• Civic nameplate wins North American Car of the Year for a record fourth time
• New Civic Hybrid honoured for sporty design, class-leading safety performance, excellent driving dynamics and fun-to-drive personality
• Civic Hybrid plays a key role in the Honda electrification strategy, expected to represent over 60% of Civic sales this year
• Civic Hybrid Sedan proudly built at Honda of Canada Mfg.

The new Honda Civic Hybrid, the electrified variant of Canada's best-selling compact car, has been honoured with the prestigious 2025 North American Car of the Year (NACOTY) award.

It's a record-setting fourth win for the Honda Civic, which has won more NACOTY honours than any other nameplate in the over 30-year history of the award.

The win also marks the second honour for the 11th-generation Civic and the seventh time a Honda vehicle has received a North American Car or Truck of the Year award – Honda Civic (2006, 2016, 2022 and 2025), Honda Ridgeline (2006 and 2017) and Honda Accord (2018).

"The Honda Civic is Canada's best-selling compact car for a reason, it embodies all of Honda's legendary attributes balancing all the rational needs customers require while delivering a thrilling drive, generation after generation, it truly is an icon," said Emile Korkor, Assistant Vice President Honda Canada. "We are extremely proud to have the Civic recognized with this award by the automotive press across the continent, we expect Civic Hybrid variants to represent over 60% of Civic sales in Canada this year, it is a key part of Honda's electrification strategy focused on customer demands today and tomorrow."

The North American Car, Utility and Truck of the Year awards honour excellence in innovation, design, safety features, performance, technology, driver satisfaction and value. Initiated in 1994, vehicles are judged by 50 professional automotive journalists from Canada and the United States who work for independent magazines, television, radio, newspapers, and industry websites.

2025 Honda Civic Hybrid
Positioned at the top of the refreshed 2025 Honda Civic lineup, the new Civic Hybrid, offered for the first time as either a sedan or hatchback, combines the fun-to-drive spirit of Civic with the award-winning Honda two-motor hybrid system.

With a combined 200 horsepower and an impressive 232 lb.-ft. of torque, the new Civic Sport Hybrid and Sport Touring Hybrid are the most powerful non-Type R Civics ever. Featuring two large and powerful electric motors, the Honda two-motor hybrid system gives Civic Hybrid quick, effortless acceleration with outstanding fuel economy ratings – including a 4.7 L/100km city rating for Civic Sedan Sport and Sport Touring Hybrids.

To further amplify the legendary fun-to-drive spirit and class-leading ride comfort of Civic, the ride and handling dynamics have been optimized with unique spring and damper tuning, and a special tire developed for Civic Hybrid. Hybrid-electric trims also enjoy the highest levels of cabin quietness and ride comfort in the Civic lineup, with a robust noise reduction package that includes Active Noise Control on all hybrids, and wheel resonators on Sport Touring.

Civic is the longest-running Honda automotive nameplate. Honda has sold over 15 million Civics in North America since 1973, and the 11th-generation Civic is an unparalleled success. Serving as the gateway to the Honda brand, Civic is Canada's best-selling compact car.

Honda Two-Motor Hybrid System
Honda is celebrating 25 years of hybrid sales in North America. Honda began sales of the first-generation Honda Insight, Canada's first hybrid-electric model, in December of 1999.

The new fourth-generation Honda two-motor hybrid system that powers Civic Hybrid models maximizes efficiency without compromising dynamic performance or passenger and cargo space to deliver a sportier and more pleasant driving experience with exceptional fuel economy ratings.

Variants of the two-motor hybrid system are also available in the Honda Accord and CR-V and representing over 50% of Accord and CR-V sales in Canada.

Praised for its power, efficiency and refinement by the editors at WardsAuto, the Honda two-motor hybrid system powering the 2025 Honda Civic Sedan and Hatchback received a Wards 10 Best Engines and Propulsion Systems award. This was the second year in a row the Honda hybrid-electric powertrain has received this prestigious honour.

Hybrid-electric System Made in North America
The new fourth-generation Honda two-motor hybrid-electric power unit is built* at the Honda Transmission Plant in Ohio. It is paired with an all-new 2.0-litre Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder engine made at the Anna Engine Plant in Ohio. All major components in the engine have been redesigned and improved, including the block, which now features stronger main bearing caps, cylinder head, crank, connecting rods and camshafts. These components are manufactured at the Anna Engine Plant for the first time, improving production efficiencies and increasing capacity.

Honda Civic Manufacturing 
Honda has produced* nearly 12 million Civics in North America, including more than six million in Canada. The 11th-generation Civic continues to build on that legacy with production* of the Civic Sedan at Honda of Canada Mfg. in Alliston, Ontario and Civic Hatchback at the company's Greensburg, Indiana plant. Both plants produce Civic Hybrid models.
* using domestic and globally-sourced parts
Learn more about the Honda Civic Hybrid here.