Honda Civic
Manual transmission fluid capacity & service interval
Honda Civic manual transmission fluid capacity is 2,6 liters. The service interval is 48000 km. The data covers 5 configurations.
The configuration chart below lists fill volumes and service intervals for each engine and trim variant.
| Type | Specifications |
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| Civic 1200 (47 kW) (1977-1979) |
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| Civic 1200 (40 kW) (1976-1977) |
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| Civic 1200 (44 kW) (1976-1977) |
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| Civic 1200 (44 kW) (1973-1975) |
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| Civic 1200 (40 kW) (1972-1975) |
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Additional Notes
- The Honda Civic manual transaxle fluid capacity holds at 2.6 liters across all 1200 variants from 1972-1979, regardless of power output differences between the 40 kW, 44 kW, and 47 kW engine configurations.
- A 2.6-liter transaxle fill volume reflects a combined transmission and differential housing, which is a characteristic layout of front-wheel-drive transaxle designs where both functions share a single fluid reservoir.
- The 1972-1975 Civic 1200 (40 kW) and 1973-1975 Civic 1200 (44 kW) rows carry no fluid change interval in their specifications, meaning only a capacity figure of 2.6 liters is listed for those configurations.
- Starting with the 1976-1977 model years, a 48,000 km change interval appears in the specifications for both the 40 kW and 44 kW Civic 1200 variants, a detail absent from the earlier production years of the same engine outputs.
- The 47 kW Civic 1200, covering 1977-1979, carries the same 48,000 km service interval and 2.6-liter capacity as the updated 1976-1977 specifications for the lower-output variants, placing all three power outputs on an identical service schedule by the later production period.
- A 48,000 km manual transaxle fluid change interval under normal use conditions represents a relatively extended drain period, reflecting standard maintenance expectations for passenger vehicles of that era rather than a shortened severe-duty schedule.