2009 Honda Civic Hybrid for sale in Leesburg, Virginia

I bought this car new 3 years ago. For the first year it was lovely. As time has passed the mileage has plummeted to 28 mpg. the power and acceleration, once perky are now poor. When I takeit to the dealer for servicing they act like nothing is worng. Just get a regular civic if you want this car.

I purchased a 2009 Civic Hybrid new in 2009. It was an excellent vehicle for the first year. I took my vehicle in for service in 2010 and had the hybrid system software updated. From that point on the battery discharges fully after turning the vehicle off, every time. I park the car with a full battery and come back an hour later to start it. The battery will then go from full to empty within 2 min. During the summer the battery is almost useless. It takes forever to charge and discharges quickly. The result is very poor gas mileage due to not having any electric assistance at all and having to use only the tiny gas engine. Just to get the vehicle moving with only the gas engine takes pushing the gas pedal to the floor. Even then, the traffic around the car will blow by. Merging onto the highway also requires flooring the vehicle just to keep up with other cars. If more than two people are in the car it become so slow and sluggish that it really is dangerous. The seats are only comfortable for short trips, anything extended will require frequent stops to get some relief. There is almost no useable room for traveling. Two people will have to pack very conservatively for a weekend trip if they want to fit everything in the car. The car is good looking and has good features. It is mechanically reliable, however, the transmission would just rev from time to time with no forward movement of the car (felt like it was slipping). For the extra money, the hybrid Civic isn't worth it. A regular Civic will get nearly as good of mileage for a lot less. There won't be a battery issue either with a regular Civic. Having to wonder if the battery is charged enough to merge or pass is no fun. I averaged 44MPG on level ground in Florida before the hybrid system software update. Since then my average was 34 and to get that I had to be very careful with how I drove. If I drover normal I would get 26-29MPG. Also, to achieve decent mileage Honda uses a low rolling resistance tire. To replace these expect to pay a few hundred dollars more than what normal tires cost. Due to never knowing if the batteries were actually going to be charged and work I traded my car. Really, just save yourself a lot of time and worry and avoid the Honda Civic Hybrid.