Where each one leads
Honda Civic Type R
- On Canada's official test the most frugal 2026 Honda Civic Type R uses 9.7 l/100 km, the 2023 Porsche 718-cayman-gt4 11.6.
- Measured by the cars' own fuel meters, the petrol Honda Civic Type R uses 10.5 l/100 km on the road, the Porsche 718-cayman-gt4 14.2.
Porsche 718-cayman-gt4
Ahead on none of the like-for-like measures.
Only measures that do not depend on how many cars were sold: pass and failure rates against cars of the same age, ratings, fuel use and CO₂. How we compare
At a glance
| Honda Civic Type R | Porsche 718-cayman-gt4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Model years in the US safety record | 2017–2025 | — |
| New cars registered in Europe | — | 2,486 (2019–2022) |
| Generations on record | 7 | — |
EEA new-car registrations (CC BY 4.0) · DVLA licensed vehicles (OGL v3.0) · RDW (CC0) · Traficom (CC BY 4.0) · generations: Wikidata (CC0).
Reliability and problems
| Honda Civic Type R | Porsche 718-cayman-gt4 | |
|---|---|---|
| US owner complaints | 40 | — |
| Most complaints about | Steering | — |
| Model year with most complaints | 2021 (11) | — |
| US recall campaigns | 6 | — |
| Manufacturer service bulletins | 93 | 274 |
| NHTSA defect investigations | 1 | — |
Complaint, recall and bulletin counts grow with the number of cars sold and are not adjusted for it. UK MOT: DVSA anonymised MOT results (OGL v3.0); New York: DMV inspections; complaints, recalls, bulletins and investigations: NHTSA (public domain); odometer: RDW (CC0).
Fuel, emissions and price
| Honda Civic Type R | Porsche 718-cayman-gt4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Official combined fuel use, Canada | 9.7 l/100 km (2026) | 11.6 l/100 km (2023) |
| Real-world use in Europe, petrol | 10.5 l/100 km | 14.2 l/100 km |
| Official CO₂ of new cars in Europe | — | 244 g/km |
| Average power of new cars in Europe | — | 309 kW (414 hp) |
| Average mass in running order | — | 1,520 kg |
Canada: NRCan Fuel Consumption Ratings, most frugal version of the latest year (OGL Canada). Europe: EEA monitoring of new-car CO₂ and on-board fuel meters (OBFCM), CC BY 4.0. Price: RDW catalogue price (CC0). Finland: Traficom (CC BY 4.0).