1998 Honda Civic: trims, real prices & how to pick yours
47 builds left the factory as a 1998 Civic, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN.
- 26 main configurations
- 8,881 vehicles built
- 16 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
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HX 1HGEJ722-W1.6L 4-cyl, 113 hp, Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT). 100 built.
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HX 1HGEJ712-W1.6L 4-cyl, 113 hp, Manual/Standard. 166 built.
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Most common — 19% of 1998 Civics
What actually differs
| LX 2HGEJ667-W | EX 1HGEJ824-W | LX 1HGEJ667-W | EX 1HGEJ814-W | |
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| Power | 106 hp | 127 hp | 106 hp | 127 hp |
| Transmission | Automatic | Automatic | Automatic | Manual/Standard |
| Body | Sedan | Coupe | Sedan | Coupe |
| Doors | 4-door | 2-door | 4-door | 2-door |
| For sale right now | 4 | — | 1 | — |
| Vehicles built | 1,720 | 1,181 | 906 | 675 |
Same on every 1998 Civic
- Engine 1.6L 4-cyl
- Fuel Gasoline
- Typical price today $3,995
Safety, in plain English
What 2HGEJ657-W means
2HG
EJ657
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- the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in Canada
- EJ657
- together encode the Civic line — Sedan, 1.6L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
- W
- in position 10 — model year 1998
- 9, 11–17
- differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
21 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.
- SI 1HGEJ827-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SI 1HGEJ817-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX (With ABS) 1.6L 4cyl Sedan 2HGEJ668-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- GX 1.6L 4cyl Sedan 1HGEN164-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration EK910000-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX 1.6L 4cyl Sedan 2HGEJ660-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 2HGE1667-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 1HGJE662-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration JHMEK436-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- CX 1.6L 4cyl Hatchback 2HGEJ643-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 84817F45-4 Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- DX (With A/C AND ABS) 1.6L 4cyl Sedan JHMEJ665-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 1HGEJ616-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SI 1HGEJ812-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- DX 1.6L 4cyl Sedan 1HGEJ663-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- Base configuration 14GEJ814-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- LX (With ABS) 1.6L 4cyl Sedan JHMEJ668-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- CX 1.6L 4cyl Hatchback 2HGEJ633-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- DX 1.6L 4cyl Sedan 2HGEJ663-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- SI 1HGEJ822-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
- DX 1.6L 4cyl Sedan JHMEJ653-W Fewer than 20 known vehicles
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