2008 Honda Civic 2.0 i-VTEC Type R GT

Overview

• Make: Honda
• Model: Civic
• Trim: Type R GT
• Version: 2.0 i-VTEC Type R GT Manual FWD Euro 4 3dr (197 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 66,000 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 2.0 litres, 197 bhp
• Gearbox: Manual
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Black
• CO2: 215 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2008 Honda Civic Type R GT is advertised with 66,000 miles on the clock. The dealer is asking £7,650, which is £65 above the AskCar estimate of £7,585. To work out the AskCar estimate, we analyse UK dealer adverts for 1,773 Honda Civic cars across different ages and specifications. We have tracked this advert for 161 days. The advertised mileage is lower than the latest MOT reading of 72,526 miles. Ask the dealer to explain. The latest recorded MOT expiry date is 27 July 2026, which has passed. Confirm its status with the dealer. The seller is LM Select, based in Chesterfield. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 5 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £65 (under 1%) over the AskCar estimate of £7,585.

The AskCar estimate is our expected asking price for this car. It uses UK dealer asking prices, accounting for make, model, trim, version, age, mileage, fuel, gearbox, body type, driven wheels, engine size and power. It is an advertised price, not a confirmed sale price.

It draws on 1,773 priced Honda Civic adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 5 November 2026.

A 2008 Honda Civic with the 2.0 petrol engine is typically advertised at £7,000: the median of the 11 for sale on AskCar, as of 5 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2008 Honda Civic has been on sale for at least 161 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 28 May 2026 at £7,650. Its asking price has not changed.

Mileage and MOT

MOT, from the government's MOT records (DVSA, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency), as of 5 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 27 July 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 16 July 2025 (headlamp lens seriously defective nearside and offside deteriorated, no beam pattern; offside front anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt upper dust cover split open) and passed later the same day.

Advisories at the latest test: exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases mid section exhaust box blowing; exhaust mounting defective mid section exhaust bracket missing at rear(corroded off); exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases exhaust back box corroded through; and 3 more.

Mileage at that test: 72,526 miles. The advert says 66,000 miles, fewer than the MOT record, so ask the dealer which is right.

Advertised mileage is about 24,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Honda Civic on AskCar.

Similar cars

5 other 2008 Honda Civic Type R GT 2.0 petrol manual hatchbacks are for sale at UK dealers, from £3,758 to £9,995, as of 5 November 2026.

The 3 closest to this car in mileage:

• 2008 Honda Civic Type R GT, 2.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 66,000 miles. Price: £9,995, £2,345 more than this car. Dealer: Rev It Up UK in Denbigh. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/honda-civic-2008-bff0587e3c03
• 2008 Honda Civic Type R GT, 2.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 78,166 miles. Price: £6,990, £660 less than this car. Dealer: Formula One Car Supermarket in Falkirk. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/honda-civic-2008-1bf1c38ee555
• 2008 Honda Civic Type R GT, 2.0 petrol hatchback, red. Mileage: 44,900 miles. Price: £8,975, £1,325 more than this car. Dealer: Midlands Motors in Birmingham. AskCar page: https://askcar.co.uk/car/honda-civic-2008-76459e89e00b