2008 Honda Civic 1.8 i-VTEC Type S GT

Overview

• Make: Honda
• Model: Civic
• Trim: Type S GT
• Version: 1.8 i-VTEC Type S GT Auto FWD Euro 4 3dr i-Shift (138 bhp)
• Year: 2008
• Mileage: 59,109 miles
• Fuel: Petrol
• Body: Hatchback, 3 doors, 5 seats
• Engine: 1.8 litres, 138 bhp
• Gearbox: Automatic
• Drive: Front-wheel drive
• Colour: Silver
• CO2: 152 g/km
• Emissions standard: Euro 4, ULEZ compliant

About this car

This 2008 Honda Civic Type S GT has covered 59,109 miles, around 31,000 fewer miles than is typical for its age. Priced at £4,500, it is advertised £293 above the AskCar estimate of £4,207. The AskCar estimate uses UK dealer asking prices, including 1,791 Honda Civic adverts, and accounts for the car’s age, mileage and specification. It first appeared in our advert records 119 days ago. Our latest MOT record expired on 7 August 2026. Check the current position with the dealer. Its advertised mileage matches the government's MOT record. It is advertised by Essex Select Cars in Colchester. How to contact the dealer and its opening hours are on this AskCar page.

Stock data as of 6 November 2026.

How we estimate prices and check cars

Price

Fair price: £293 (6%) over the AskCar estimate of £4,207.

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 1,791 priced Honda Civic adverts across different ages and specifications, as of 6 November 2026.

A 2008 Honda Civic with the 1.8 petrol engine is typically advertised at £2,500: the median of the 25 for sale on AskCar, as of 6 November 2026.

Time on sale

This 2008 Honda Civic has been on sale for at least 119 days.

Price history

AskCar first saw this advert on 10 July 2026 at £4,500. 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 6 November 2026: the latest record we hold ran out on 7 August 2026; ask the dealer for the current MOT.

It failed its MOT on 8 July 2025 (offside front shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak; offside rear registration plate lamp inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources; nearside front windscreen washer not working; and 4 more) and passed 9 days later, on 17 July 2025.

Advisories at the latest test: rear sub-frame corroded but not seriously weakened; nearside rear coil spring corroded; offside rear coil spring corroded; and 2 more.

Mileage at that test: 58,514 miles, which matches the advertised 59,109 miles.

Advertised mileage is about 31,000 miles lower than the median mileage of a 2008 Honda Civic on AskCar.