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Honda VIN Decoder

Paste a 17-character Honda VIN to decode the year, model, trim, engine, and where it was built — instantly, from NHTSA data. Free, no sign-up.

How to read a Honda VIN

Honda builds most of its U.S.-market cars in North America, so a Honda VIN usually starts with a 1, 2 or 3 (U.S., Canada, Mexico) rather than a J for Japan. The first three characters — the World Manufacturer Identifier (WMI) — are the fastest tell. These are the Hondaprefixes you'll see most often:

1HG
Honda passenger cars built in the U.S. (Marysville, Ohio)
2HG
Honda cars built in Canada (Alliston, Ontario)
3HG
Honda built in Mexico
5FN
Honda SUVs/minivans built in the U.S. (Lincoln, Alabama) — Pilot, Odyssey
JHM
Honda passenger cars built in Japan

These are the common prefixes, not an exhaustive list — manufacturers add and retire WMIs over time. The decoder above always reads the authoritative record from NHTSA. For the full breakdown of all 17 VIN positions and the model-year chart, see the main VIN decoder guide.

Common Honda models this decoder covers

Honda CivicHonda AccordHonda CR-VHonda PilotHonda Odyssey

Honda VIN decoder FAQ

How do I decode a Honda VIN?▾
Paste the full 17-character Honda VIN into the decoder above and it returns the year, model, trim, engine, transmission and body style from NHTSA's database. Every Honda built since 1981 has a 17-character VIN you can decode this way.
What does a Honda VIN start with?▾
Honda VINs commonly begin with 1HG, 2HG, 3HG, 5FN, JHM. The first three characters are the World Manufacturer Identifier: the first tells you the country of assembly and the next two identify Honda and the vehicle class.
Where are Honda vehicles built?▾
Honda builds most of its U.S.-market cars in North America, so a Honda VIN usually starts with a 1, 2 or 3 (U.S., Canada, Mexico) rather than a J for Japan. You can read the exact plant country from the first VIN character and confirm the specifics in the decoded result above.
Is this Honda VIN decoder free?▾
Yes — decoding a Honda VIN here is free, needs no sign-up, and pulls directly from the U.S. government's NHTSA vPIC database.

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