2021 Honda Civic: trims, real prices & how to pick yours

27 builds left the factory as a 2021 Civic, each a different combination of engine, transmission and body identified by the first eight characters of its VIN. The 18 main configurations sell for $8,990–$32,989 today.

  • 18 main configurations
  • 103,682 vehicles built
  • 1,058 for sale right now
  • $8,990–$32,989 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.

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

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What actually differs

Sport 2HGFC2F8-M LX Sport SHHFK7H4-M EX
Engine 2L 4-cyl 2L 4-cyl 1.5L 4-cyl 1.5L 4-cyl
Power 158 hp 158 hp 180 hp 174 hp
Body Sedan Sedan Hatchback Hatchback
Doors 4-door 4-door 5-door 5-door
Typical price today $19,998 $18,600 $22,590 $21,570
For sale right now 216 165 237 133
Vehicles built 21,486 18,994 18,989 12,332
Same on every 2021 Civic
  • Transmission Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
  • Fuel Gasoline
  • Seats 5

What people actually pay

1,582 price observations · updated Aug 30, 2026
Sport 2HGFC2F8-M
$19,998
LX
$18,600
Sport SHHFK7H4-M
$22,590
EX SHHFK7H6-M
$21,570
Sport 19XFC2F8-M
$19,848
EX 2HGFC1F3-M
$21,995
$8,720 $15,035 $21,350 $27,664 $33,979
Price trend

Median up $303 over the last 12 months.

2021 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 $13,999 today.

Civic depreciation by year →
Cost to run

30/38 mpg city/highway. Roughly $1,410/yr on fuel at 15,000 miles.

EPA estimate for the 2021 Civic

Safety, in plain English

NHTSA overall crash rating

★★★★★ 5 / 5

4 recalls on file for this model year — check any specific VIN before you buy.

Driver assistance — every 2021 Civic
  • ✓ Warns you before a crash
  • ✓ Brakes for you in an emergency
  • ✓ Warns when you drift from your lane
  • ✓ Steers you back into the lane
  • ✓ Keeps distance on the highway
Decoded from NHTSA build records.

What SHHFK7G4-M means

SHH FK7G4 · M
SHH
the World Manufacturer Identifier Honda registered — the manufacturer and plant group
FK7G4
together encode the Civic line — Hatchback, 1.5L 4cyl — as Honda filed it, these five characters are read as one block, not letter by letter
M
in position 10 — model year 2021
9, 11–17
differ on every car: check digit, plant code and the serial number
Real VINs from this run SHHFK7G4 8MU228453
9 rare configurations — mostly fleet, export or irregular VIN patterns. Fewer than 20 known vehicles each.

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