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Honda City Review, For Sale, Colours, Models & Interior in Australia

Honda’s diminutive City first called Australia home in the mid-1980s as a two-seat van, while the fifth-generation City was launched here as a light passenger car in 2009 to sit beneath the Civic.

The sixth generation of the four-door, five-seat light sedan debuted in 2014, though it retained the same 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four-cylinder petrol engine. It grew a little in stature, and its boot rivalled larger medium sedans for size and volume.

Facelifted in 2017, the City can still be had from the City VTi with a five-speed manual gearbox at $12,760, though the CVT version reaching up to $22,330 for the City VTi-L is more popular with buyers.

Honda City Models Price and Specs

The price range for the Honda City varies based on the trim level you choose. Starting at $12,760 and going to $22,330 for the latest year the model was manufactured. The model range is available in the following body types starting from the engine/transmission specs shown below.

Year Body Type Specs Price from Price to
2021 Sedan 1.5L, ULP, 5 SP MAN $12,760 $22,330
2020 Sedan 1.5L, ULP, 5 SP MAN $11,660 $20,020
2019 Sedan 1.5L, ULP, 5 SP MAN $10,890 $21,450
2018 Sedan 1.5L, ULP, 5 SP MAN $10,010 $20,240
2017 Sedan 1.5L, ULP, 5 SP MAN $8,690 $19,360
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Honda City Colours

  • Rally Red
  • Cosmic Blue
  • Lunar Silver
  • Platinum White
  • Modern Steel
To confirm current colour availability, please check the manufacturer's website. Shown above are the colours for the Honda City 2019.

Honda City Q&As

Check out real-world situations relating to the Honda City here, particularly what our experts have to say about them.

  • Holden Astra 2017: Is it more reliable than a Honda City?

    You’re pretty safe with either car in terms of reliability, but resale would favour the Honda.

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  • Best first small car under $13k

    We recently reviewed the Honda City as used car buy. To summarise the City has 5-star safety, which means it has all of the safety features you want, it also has the features your daughter wants. Best of all owners are unanimous in their praise for the car. The price is on the high side, but being a drive-away deal you save on government charges, which makes it a pretty good buy.

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  • Noisy and harsh City CVT

    Don't blame Honda, as most Japanese carmakers now have constantly-variable transmissions as their solution to balancing performance with fuel economy and emissions. Yours sounds particularly bad, but they're not good — in my experience — in most conditions and are subject to all sorts of vagaries in city running and hilly conditions.

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  • Honda City 'pinging' under load

    You don't say what fuel you have been running it on, but if you've been using regular unleaded try a higher octane rating fuel, such as 95 PULP or even higher 98 and see if the pinging goes away. You can have your car serviced by any qualified mechanic without affecting the warranty, as long as it is done according to Honda's recommendation.

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Honda City Fuel Consumption

The Honda City is available in a number of variants and body types that are powered by ULP fuel type(s). It has an estimated fuel consumption starting from 5.9L/100km for Sedan /ULP for the latest year the model was manufactured.

Year Body Type Fuel Consumption* Engine Fuel Type Transmission
2021 Sedan 5.9L/100km 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN
2020 Sedan 5.9L/100km 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN
2019 Sedan 5.9L/100km 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN
2018 Sedan 5.8L/100km 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN
2017 Sedan 5.8L/100km 1.5L ULP 5 SP MAN
* Combined fuel consumption See All Honda City Pricing and Specs for 2021

Honda City Dimensions

The dimensions of the Honda City Sedan vary according to year of manufacture and spec level.

Year Body Type Height x Width x Length Ground Clearance
2021 Sedan 1477x1694x4455 mm 135 mm
2020 Sedan 1477x1694x4455 mm 135 mm
2019 Sedan 1477x1694x4455 mm 135 mm
2018 Sedan 1477x1694x4455 mm 135 mm
2017 Sedan 1477x1694x4455 mm 135 mm
The dimensions shown above are for the base model. See All Honda City Dimensions

Honda City Interior

Given they're mechanically related, it's no surprise the Honda City and Jazz have similar interiors. As these images show, the former has a layered dashboard with an off-centre touchscreen multimedia system. Being a budget-friendly option, it doesn't have the nicest trim and any trace of leather is artificial.

Shown above are interior details for the Honda City 2018.

Honda City Wheel Size

The Honda City has a number of different wheel and tyre options. When it comes to tyres, these range from 175x65 R15 for Sedan in 2021.

Year Body Type Front Tyre Size Front Rim Rear Tyre Size Rear Rim
2021 Sedan 175x65 R15 175x65 R15
2020 Sedan 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches
2019 Sedan 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches
2018 Sedan 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches
2017 Sedan 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches 175x65 R15 15x5.5 inches
The dimensions shown above are for the base model. See All Honda City Wheel Sizes

Honda City Seats

The following Honda City is available with five seats. The VTi variant comes with Black fabric seat trim, with Black leather appointed seat trim reserved for the VTi-L variant.

Honda City Seats
Shown above are seat details for the Honda City 2019.