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What it costs to fuel a 2026 Honda Civic in Virginia

Civic 4Dr · 34 mpgPrices updated weekly from EIA data

Short answer

$108a month

Driving 1,000 miles a month at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That's 10.8¢ a mile and $1,293 a year.

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average).

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Gas · 34 mpgEstimated fuel cost
$108/ month
34 mpg (EPA combined) × $3.66/gal regularEstimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average)
Per year
$1,293
Per mile
10.8¢
Over 5 years
$6,464
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Every 2026 Civic version in Virginia

VersionDriveEPA ratingPer month
Civic 4DrFWD49 mpg$75
Civic 5DrFWD48 mpg$76
Civic 4DrFWD36 mpg$102
Civic 4Dr(used in headline figures)FWD34 mpg$108
Civic 5DrFWD34 mpg$108
Civic 4DrFWD31 mpgpremium$147
Civic 5DrFWD24 mpgpremium$190

Civic vs. Tesla Model Y in Virginia

Honda Civic34 mpg
$108/mo
Tesla Model Y25.7 kWh/100 mi
$43/mo

The Model Y costs about $778 a year less to run here.Counting Virginia's $135.63 EV fee and highway use fee for the Civic (about $41), the saving is about $683.

See the break-even

Virginia's gas tax: 42.4¢ a gallon, plus 18.4¢ federal

Of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular in Virginia, 60.8¢ is tax: 17% of the price.

At 1,000 miles a month, the Civic (34 mpg) pays about $18 a month in fuel tax, $215 a year. Virginia's state gas tax is the 9th highest of the 50 states and DC.

Virginia also charges cars rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee, because they buy less gas: about $41 a year for the Civic, by the state's formula. With the fuel tax, that is about $256 a year. Drivers can pay by the mile through Virginia's Mileage Choice program instead.

Electric cars pay no gas tax, so Virginia charges them an extra registration fee instead: $135.63 a year.

Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised); county and city taxes not included. Pump price is an estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). Highway use fee: Virginia state government. EV fee: Virginia state government. Fees checked October 2026.

Lower Atlantic gas prices are down 32¢ in a month

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Over the past year it ranged from $2.62 (week of January 12, 2026) to $4.20 (week of September 28, 2026). At 1,000 miles a month, the Civic costs about $9 a month less to fuel than four weeks ago.

Weekly price of regular, Lower Atlantic average (dollars per gallon)
$2.50$3.00$3.50$4.00$4.50Jan 2026AprJulOct$3.61
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EIA weekly retail gasoline and diesel prices.

Virginia is the 11th cheapest state to fuel a Civic

11th cheapest of the 50 states and DC, at 1,000 miles a month. See every state

Cheapest states
  1. 1Texas$100
  2. 2New Mexico$101
  3. 3Louisiana$102
  4. 4Mississippi$103
  5. 5Arkansas$103
Around Virginia
  1. 9West Virginia$106
  2. 10North Carolina$107
  3. 11Virginia$108
  4. 12Oklahoma$109
  5. 13Florida$110

Questions people ask

How much does it cost to fuel a Honda Civic in Virginia?

About $108 a month for 1,000 miles, or $1,293 a year, for the 2026 Civic 4Dr (34 mpg) at $3.66 a gallon for regular. That works out to 10.8¢ a mile.

Which Civic version is cheapest to fuel?

The Civic 4Dr (49 mpg), at about $75 a month in Virginia. The 2026 Civic comes in 7 EPA-rated versions.

Where does the Virginia gas price come from?

Estimate: Lower Atlantic regional average, adjusted for Virginia's fuel tax (5.4¢/gal higher than the region's average). It updates every week when EIA publishes its survey.

How much of the gas price in Virginia is tax?

60.8¢ a gallon: 42.4¢ Virginia state tax and 18.4¢ federal tax. That is 17% of the estimated $3.66 a gallon for regular.

Are gas prices going up in Virginia?

EIA doesn't survey Virginia on its own, so the price on this page moves with the Lower Atlantic average: $3.61 a gallon for regular in the week of November 9, 2026, 32¢ less than four weeks earlier and 83¢ more than a year ago. Source: EIA's weekly retail price survey.

Does Virginia charge an extra fee for hybrids?

Not for hybrids as such, but Virginia charges any car rated 25 mpg or more a highway use fee that rises with fuel economy: about $41 a year for the Civic (34 mpg), by the state's formula.

Efficiency: U.S. EPA ratings for the 2026 model year. Gas prices: EIA weekly survey, week of November 9, 2026. Electricity: EIA average home rates, September 2025 to August 2026. Fuel taxes: EIA, July 2026 (revised). How we calculate