Things I HATE About My Civic Sport Hatchback 2.0 Manual (2024 / 23)

Before we bash this guy, watch his video, look at the other cars in his driveway (older Hondas). His comments are factual, benchmarked and legit.

Great video. I own a 2016 Civic touring sedan (10th gen) and have been researching the 11th gens somewhat looking into the future, and also leaning heavily towards a manual. I've owned several Hondas and I'm definitely a Honda guy as well. Just want to encourage you to keep doing these, I really appreciate how you are so informative and detailed. Your attention to small things that scream for better engineering such as the wiper issues, the gas tank door, and the console, etc... these are the secret things that only an owner as well spoken as yourself could reveal to the public. I also don't understand why there's no remote start on manuals as you explained. I think that a lot of these issues could've come down simply to cost, but we may never know. My gen 10 has some quirks as well and it's a CVT unfortunately, but out of all of the cars I've owned, it remains my favorite even with the quirks. Plus I don't mind tinkering here and there to improve this and that to my liking. The CVT actually performs quite well too, is very smooth and has had no issues in 7 years.🤞 Sorry so long here😂 Happy motoring! 🏁😎

This is a great review.. love how you mentioned even the smallest of things because it’s just simply stuff you don’t think about while your car shopping

Owned same car (different color) for about 5 weeks. I love your videos on this. And I didn't know the windshield blades could be moved manually. That's a big help!

Your videos are helping me so much - thank you!! 🙏

Don't apologize. Excellent critique sir! Honda certainly change what didn't needed to be changed.

this is very informative and honest. people should appreciate what you do.

That was the most thorough review I have ever seen. You are only one who has mentioned these issues. 👍👍👍👍

Cool tips about the wipers! Thank you.

As 23' hatchback manual owner I totally agree that the center console is steps backward in design, there is no way I can rest my elbow comfortably no matter how I tried it.

Thanks for the great video. I just purchased a ‘24 Sport with MT. Just over 500 miles on it at this point. I am just now learning about some of my dislikes. Your list is spot on, but none of them are deal breakers for me. One thing you didn’t mention that I have noticed is that the car will turn itself off. Twice I have stopped at the gas station with my kids in the car, and when I go back out the car has turned itself off. Probably because I had the keys in my pocket. It kind of defeats the purpose of having a key FOB. Right now it’s not a big deal, but in the middle of summer it won’t take long for the interior to start heating up. Additionally, I have heard an intermittent rattle. It’s only happened twice, but I hope to find the culprit soon. As a music lover I wish the speakers were slightly better. I will upgrade those soon. Picking up the mudguards and the rubber cargo mat from the dealership tomorrow. Please keep up with the great videos. Cheers!

I bought the 2024 sport touring a few months ago and reasons I chose it was because of the cool functional dual exhaust and fog lights!! I don't really mind at all on those minor issues you've stated. Although I do agree with you. Still, it's okay for me. But yeah, the color I have is mauve pearl which makes it even more unique and sporty. It's just a fun car to drive especially when you have a turbo engine no doubt. All I can say is, I cannot love a human baby more than I love my sport touring lol

Thank you for sharing your experience, it's a very beautiful car, sad to say that certain things are not the same anymore, thank you for sharing.

Great video and hit on most of my complaints with the ST model. Only things to add - First I'm going to +1 the wiper, horn, play/pause, and camera notification complaints. Steering wheel developed a quiet spring ping sound when turning at certain speeds, Paint is really thin and chips easy, No option to have the brake hold stay on after shutdown, Front seat has a weird seam on the bottom rear and lower (lumbar?) bolster that can cause discomfort depending on the person (this isn't helped by the lack of lumbar control), For the ST model, the auto wipers can be annoying in certain conditions, it would have been nice to have Auto Low and Intermittent w/ speed control instead of Auto High + Low and "sensitivity", All in all I still like the car and think at MSRP it is the best option for a new vehicle with its practicality, features and good implementation of buttons instead of touchscreens. Realistically Honda could fix all of these problems and make a near perfect commuter at a great price.

Finally!!!!!!! About time you uploaded. I missed you man

Awesome video, I'm currently shopping for a new car and apparently there isn't a lot of new affordable manual tranny cars so this was one of the cars I was looking at. So if I do end up getting this, I know which video to go back to. Others that I looked at are the GR86/BRZ

This is really informative !! Thank you I’m looking at a 24 sport with the 6 speed and kinda just looking at what I’m getting into

This is a real world usage review. Thank you so much for making it. I'm an old-fashion guy who is happy with a manual transmission and an AM/FM radio. I was excited about this model because it doesn't have a turbo. Now I'm thinking about maybe looking at a truck like the Frontier or a Mazda 3 with a manual. Why can't a car company just make a quality good old fashion car that handles well? I find all the tech so annoying.

EXACTLY RIGHT on the wiper fluid spray method. Every time I use it, It always feels like the fluid is being blocked by wipers which are supposed to spray onto the windscreens. It made me feel fear that my windscreen will be scratched by dusts each time. And thanks for the tricks on how to get them to stand up.

Absolutely can't wait to buy this car next year. Hopefully the dealerships are less scummy when I do. Just graduated nursing school and this would be a great commuter for the rest of my career. These are honestly very valid critiques. Great content!