2008 Honda Civic: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

49 builds left the factory as a 2008 Civic, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 31 main configurations sell for $800–$11,721 today.

  • 31 main configurations
  • 53,139 vehicles built
  • 259 for sale right now
  • $800–$11,721 typical price range

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.

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What actually differs

LX 2HGFA165-8 EX Hybrid · Hybrid LX 2HGFG126-8
Engine 1.8L 4-cyl 1.8L 4-cyl 1.3L 4-cyl 1.8L 4-cyl
Power 140 hp 140 hp 110 hp 140 hp
Transmission Automatic Automatic Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) Automatic
Body Sedan Sedan Sedan Coupe
Doors 4-door 4-door 4-door 2-door
Typical price today $6,675 $6,395 $6,900 $6,834
For sale right now 69 30 30 24
Vehicles built 11,870 6,958 6,043 5,197
Same on every 2008 Civic
  • Fuel Gasoline

What people actually pay

350 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
LX 2HGFA165-8
$6,675
EX 1HGFA168-8
$6,395
Hybrid · Hybrid
$6,900
LX 2HGFG126-8
$6,834
EX 2HGFG128-8
$5,499
$776 $3,600 $6,425 $9,249 $12,073
Price trend

Median down $995 over the last 12 months.

2008 Civic price history →
Will it hold value?

A Civic typically keeps about 68% of its price over 5 years — a 5-year-old one runs about $4,448 today.

Civic depreciation by year →
Cost to run

25/36 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,600/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2008 Civic

Safety, in plain English

What 1HGFA158-8 means

1HG FA158 · 8
1HG
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — assembled in the United States
FA158
together encode the Civic line — Sedan, 1.8L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
8
in position 10 — model year 2008
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
18 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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