| Honda Category | Features | Civic Type R |
| HONDA SENSING® DRIVER-ASSISTIVE FEATURES | Collision Mitigation Braking System™ (CMBS®) | • |
| Road Departure Mitigation (RDM) system | • | |
| Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) | • | |
| Lane Keeping Assist System (LKAS) | • | |
| Forward Collision Warning (FCW) | • | |
| Lane Departure Warning (LDW) | • | |
| Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) system | • | |
| Parking Sensors | Front, Rear | |
| Blind Spot Information (BSI) system | • | |
| Cross Traffic Monitor (CTM) | • | |
| Auto High Beam Headlights | • | |
| SAFETY & DRIVER ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY | Multi-angle rearview camera with dynamic guidelines | • |
| Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA®) with Traction Control | • | |
| Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) | • | |
| Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD) | • | |
| Brake Assist | • | |
| Advanced Compatibility Engineering™ (ACE™) body structure | • | |
| Driver's and Front Passenger's Advanced Front Airbags (SRS) | • | |
| Driver's and passenger's side knee airbag | • | |
| Rear outboard passenger's side airbags | • | |
| Side curtain airbags with rollover sensor | • | |
| Seat belt reminder for all seating positions | • | |
| 3-Point Seat Belts at all Seating Positions | • | |
| Lower Anchors and Tethers for Children (LATCH) | Lower Anchors (2nd-Row Outboard) | |
| Childproof rear door locks | • | |
| ENGINEERING | Drivetrain | FWD |
| Engine type | In-Line 4-Cylinder with Turbocharger | |
| Displacement (cc) | 1996 | |
| Horsepower (@ rpm) | 315 @ 6500 | |
| Torque (lb.-ft. @ rpm) | 310 @ 2600-4000 | |
| Redline (rpm) | 7000 | |
| Bore and Stroke (mm) | 86 mm x 85.9mm | |
| Compression Ratio | 9.8:1 | |
| Valve Train | 16-Valve DOHC VTEC | |
| Fuel injection | Direct Injection | |
| Electronic Parking Brake with Automatic Brake Hold | • | |
| Hill Start Assist | • | |
| Emissions Rating | Tier 3 Bin 50 | |
| Immobilizer Theft-Deterrent System | • | |
| Drive Modes | Comfort/Sport/+R/Individual | |
| Drive-by-Wire Throttle System™ | • | |
| Helical Limited-Slip Differential (LSD) | • | |
| Active Exhaust Valve | • | |
| 6-speed manual transmission (MT) | with Rev-Match Control | |
| AUDIO & CONNECTIVITY | Speakers | 12 including subwoofer |
| BOSE® Premium Sound System | • | |
| 9" touch-screen centre display | • | |
| 10.2" meter display | • | |
| Speed-Sensitive Volume Control (SVC) | • | |
| USB device connectors | 2 USB-A 2.5A (Front) | |
| Apple CarPlay®/ Android Auto™ | Wired/Wireless | |
| 12V outlet | Front Console | |
| HD Radio™ | • | |
| Wi-Fi hotspot capability | • | |
| Wireless phone charger (Qi-compatible) | • | |
| SiriusXM® | • | |
| HondaLink® connected services | Basic | |
| Bluetooth® Streaming Audio | • | |
| Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System™ and bilingual Voice Recognition | • | |
| COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE | Power windows with auto-up/down | Front |
| Climate Control | Dual-zone | |
| Rev indicator | • | |
| Push button start | • | |
| Proximity key entry system | • | |
| Smart Entry with Walk Away Auto Lock™ | • | |
| Security system | • | |
| Steering wheel with mounted controls | Leather-wrapped | |
| Tilt and telescopic steering column | • | |
| Acoustic Laminate Glass | Windshield | |
| Illuminated front vanity mirrors | • | |
| Ambient lighting | Red | |
| Auto-dimming rearview mirror | • | |
| Cargo area light | • | |
| Sport pedals | • | |
| Aluminium shift knob with suede shift boot | • | |
| Cargo cover | • | |
| Rear window defroster | • | |
| Maintenance MinderTM system | • | |
| SEATING | Driver Seat | 6-way manual |
| Passenger Seat | 4-way manual | |
| Seat Material | Exclusively-Designed, High-Bolstered Sport Seats with Red/Black Suede-Effect Fabric and Double Red Stitching | |
| Max seating capacity | 4 | |
| 60/40 split-folding rear seat | • | |
| INTERIOR | Floor Mat | With Type R logo |
| Type R serial number plate | • | |
| EXTERIOR | LED Headlights with Auto-On/Off | • |
| LED daytime running lights | • | |
| LED taillights | • | |
| Side Mirror Colour | Black | |
| Heated & power-adjustable side mirrors | Integrated turn signal indicators | |
| Wipers | Variable intermittent (front) Intermittent (rear) |
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| Exhaust Finisher | Triple centre with chrome finisher | |
| Door handles | Body-coloured | |
| Spoiler type | Rear wing (Gloss Black) | |
| Aluminium hood with air intake | • | |
| Red Honda "H" Badges (front/rear) | • | |
| FUEL ECONOMY | Recommended fuel | Premium |
| Fuel tank capacity (L) | 47 | |
| Front-wheel drive (City/Hwy/Combined) | 10.8/8.3/9.7 | |
| BODY/SUSPENSION/CHASSIS | Multi-link independent rear suspension | • |
| Variable ratio electric power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering (EPS) | • | |
| Power-Assisted Ventilated Front/Solid Rear Disc Brakes | • | |
| Stabilizer bars – front/rear (mm) | 29/20.5 | |
| 19" aluminium-alloy wheels | Black | |
| Tires | Michelin® Pilot® Sport 4S Tires (265/30/ZR19 93Y) | |
| Tire Repair Kit | • | |
| Agile Handling Assist™ | • | |
| Adaptive Damper System | • | |
| Dual-axis front suspension | • | |
| Brembo® Front 4-Piston Braking System | • | |
| INTERIOR DIMENSIONS | Headroom – front/rear (mm) | 998/942 |
| Legroom - front/rear (mm) | 1074/950 | |
| Shoulder room – front/rear (mm) | 1448/1422 | |
| Hip room – front/rear (mm) | 1379/1243 | |
| Passenger volume (L) | 2803.7 | |
| Cargo Volume (L) | 695.6 | |
| EXTERIOR DIMENSIONS | Wheelbase (mm) | 2735 |
| Length (mm) | 4595.55 | |
| Height (mm) | 1406.59 | |
| Width (mm) | 1889.7 | |
| Track – front/rear (mm) | 1626.2/1614.3 | |
| Curb weight (kg) | 1447 | |
| Ground clearance – no-load/full-load (mm) | 122.7/110.6 | |
| Height (mm) | 1449 | |
| Width (mm) | 1862 | |
| Track – front/rear (mm) | 1600/1600 | |
| Curb weight (kg) | 1493 | |
| Ground clearance – no-load/full-load (mm) | 134 (no-load) |