Honda Civic vs. Ford Focus
Honda Civic
Ford Focus
Overall Reliability Rating
Overall Car Ratings & Details
5 | (26) | |
4 | (91) | |
3 | (19) | |
2 | (9) | |
1 | (2) |
5 | (6) | |
4 | (24) | |
3 | (12) | |
2 | (9) | |
1 | (2) |
Vehicle Comparison Rundown
The Ford Focus and the Honda Civic are both compact cars. They both come with front-wheel drive. The Focus is available as a four-door sedan and a five-door hatchback. The Civic is available as a four-door sedan, a two-door coupe and a five-door hatchback.
Standard engines in the Ford Focus and the Honda Civic are closely matched. The standard Focus engine has 160 horsepower, while the Civic delivers 158 horses. For a power upgrade, the Focus gives you up to 252 horsepower in the ST performance version, and also offers a battery electric drive system. The Civic has a maximum 180 horsepower in the Sport model.
If you are looking for state-of-the-art driver assistance technologies, the Honda Civic has you covered. The Civic offers lane-keeping assist, adaptive cruise control, forward-collision warning, lane-departure warning, collision-mitigation braking and road-departure mitigation as an option on every Civic with an automatic transmission, and as standard on top trims. The Focus offers much less: a lane-keeping system, and a blind spot information system with cross-traffic alert, and only as an option on the top trim level. The Civic clearly wins here.
The Focus has an advantage in offering a battery electric model, as well as a higher-performance version. But if you’re looking for the latest safety technologies on every model, plus the additional option of a two-door coupe, the Civic is a more complete and up-to-date vehicle than the Focus.