Factory build sheet
2018 Honda Civic LX
Build 2HGFC4B5-J · 2L 4cyl · Coupe
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 2HGFC4B5 and position 10 reads J. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Civic whose VIN starts 2HGFC4B5 and carries J in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 1,549 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 1,549 known VINs
- 27 listed for sale now
Factory specification
As filed by Honda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.
Engine
- Displacement
- 2 L
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- K20C2
- Engine manufacturer
- Honda
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 158 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- 4x2
- Transmission
- Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Coupe
- NHTSA body type
- PASSENGER CAR
- Doors
- 2
- Seats
- 5
- Seat rows
- 2
- Manufacturer
- HONDA OF CANADA MFG., A DIVISION OF HONDA CANADA INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1B
- GVWR
- 3,001–4,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$15,998 median asking price · 41 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $9,585 Top 2% of listings $20,995
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 2HGFC4B5 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.
- 2016 LX 2L 4cyl Coupe · 1,810 vehicles code G $14,395
- 2017 LX 2L 4cyl Coupe · 1,634 vehicles code H $16,010
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2018 You are here code J $15,998
How this VIN pattern is read
A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.
| Positions | Characters | What they encode |
|---|---|---|
| 1–3 | 2HG | HONDA OF CANADA MFG., A DIVISION OF HONDA CANADA INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | FC4B5 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | J | Model year — 2018 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2018 Honda Civic as a whole rather than this build alone.
Overall
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Frontal crash
★★★★ ★ 4 / 5
Side crash
★★★★★ 5 / 5
Rollover
★★★★★ 5 / 5
4 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2018 Civic. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
1,549 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 2HGFC4B5-J shares the specification above.
- 1,549 Known VINs
- 27 Listed for sale now
- 41 Priced listings
- $15,998 Median asking
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Civic, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.
- 1988 CRX 1.5L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 24 vehicles
- 1988 CRX 1.6L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 21 vehicles
- 2018 EX-T 1.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 8,342 vehicles · $17,486 median
- 2018 EX-TL 1.5L 4-cyl · Sedan saloon 4,904 vehicles · $17,316 median
- 2018 LX 1.5L 4-cyl · Hatchback liftback notchback 206 vehicles · $17,900 median
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Where this data comes from
Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.
Prices are asking prices from 41 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 1,549 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.