HONDA

Honda cars

The Japanese carmaker, Honda, has officially started operating since 1948, when its registration was held in September. The creator is Soichiro Honda – entrepreneur and inventor.

Among the world’s automakers, Honda is in the top ten. Gradual development allowed to open a separate division of Acura, which produces prestigious passenger cars.

The lineup

Under the Honda brand produced many popular cars that have a beautiful design and build quality.

Motorists from around the world prefer the following Honda models: Civic, Legend, Crosstour, Fit Shuttle, CR-Z, Accord, CR-V, Pilot, Freed, Inspire, HR-V and others.

The Honda CR-V crossover is world famous. In the first quarter of 2018 alone, its sales amounted to more than 528 thousand copies. Compared to 2017, the figure has changed a little bit less, but this did not cause a loss of rating.

Among sedans stands out model Civic. More than 630,000 motorists bought it for its unique design and Japanese build quality. According to statistics, Honda Civic sales increased by 3.1% compared with the previous year.

Honda VIN

Finding a vehicle identification number can cause problems for many drivers. To quickly find out the VIN, you need to see the following places:

• lower part of the windshield, driver’s side;
• the left side of the engine compartment, behind the battery;
• front door pillar;
• upper bulkhead;
• right or left wheel arch.

Depending on the specific model, the location of the Honda VIN may vary.

VIN Code Spec for Honda

Compliance with all standards regarding the design of a personal cipher is performed only for auto models intended for the North American market.

Symbols carry different information about the car, depending on the period of manufacture.

WMI (first three characters) as part of the VIN numbers for Honda cars as well as other vehicles, according to the international standard – indicates the country of production of the car.

Possible WMI Honda options:

19X, 1HF, 1HG – Production Country: USA
2HG, 2HJ, 2HK – Production Country: Canada
3CZ, 3H1, 3HG – Production Country: Mexico
478, 5FN, 5FP, 5J6, 5J7, 5KB – Production country: USA
93H, 9C2 – Production Country: Brazil
JH1, JH2, JH3, JH5, JHF, JHG, JHL, JHM, JHN, JHZ – Production country: Japan
LUC – Country of Origin: China
MB4 – Country of Origin: India
MHR – Production Country: Indonesia
MRH – Country of origin: Thailand
NFB – Country of Origin: Pakistan
NLA – Country of origin: Turkey
PAD – Country of Origin: Philippines
PKT – Country of Origin: Taiwan
PMH – Country of Origin: Malaysia
RLH – Country of Origin: Vietnam
SAH, SHH, SHS – Production Country: United Kingdom
VTM – Country of origin: Spain
YC1 – Country of Origin: Belgium
ZDC – Country of origin: Italy

Cars 1983-1986 years

The number 11 indicates the assembly plant:
A = Marysville (US);
C = Saitama (Japan);
H = Alliston (Canada);
L = S. Liberty (United States);
S = Suzuka (Japan);
T = Tochigi (Japan).

10 American car symbol reflects the model year: D = 1983; S = 1984; F = 1985; G = 1986.

Cars 1987-1998 years

The difference lies in the designation of the model year, which is on the 10th symbol (only cars for the American market): H = 1987; J = 1988; K = 1989.

Cars after 1998

VIN symbols, which are located at 4-6 places, are responsible for the body series and engine type. To view the place of assembly, you need to pay attention to 11 characters.

The VIN code of a Japanese factory always starts with the characters JH. The first three values ​​indicate the country of production.

Checking cars Honda for VIN

To save money and time, before buying a car with mileage, a VIN must be punched. Based on the information received, the future owner of the vehicle learns its complete history, which allows you to discard in advance any options that are in poor technical condition or with an unfavorable past.