1997 Honda Civic: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

43 builds left the factory as a 1997 Civic, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.

  • 28 main configurations
  • 6,082 vehicles built
  • 10 for sale right now

Which Civic is yours?

Enter a VIN — the 17 characters on the windshield or the title — and we’ll match it to its exact factory configuration, typical price and equipment.

Works with any VIN — a different year or model takes you straight to its own page.

Pick your Civic

What actually differs

LX W/ABS 1HGEJ824-V LX W/ABS 1HGEJ814-V EX V-6 W/LEA 1HGEJ667-V EX V-6 W/LEA JHMEJ657-V
Transmission Automatic Manual/Standard Automatic Manual/Standard
Body Coupe Coupe Sedan Sedan
Doors 2-door 2-door 4-door 4-door
Vehicles built 643 505 370 354
Same on every 1997 Civic
  • Engine 1.6L 4-cyl
  • Power 127 hp
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • For sale right now 1
Cost to run

29/35 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,500/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 1997 Civic

Safety, in plain English

What 1HGEJ612-V means

1HG EJ612 · V
1HG
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
EJ612
together encode the Civic line — Coupe, 1.6L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
V
in position 10 — model year 1997
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
15 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

Already looking at a specific Civic?

Paste its VIN — we’ll open that exact car’s page: its configuration, market position and every listing we’ve tracked.