Honda Car Forum

Hi pals. I am going to by Honda soon, but I was told some Honda's are made in the US, not imported from Japan. How can I determine if the car is originally produced in Japan ?















Thanks.

Google it.

honda accords are made in marysville ohio and honda civics are made in east liberty ohio

It's made in US. you have to go to Japan to buy a car imported from Japan. It cost money to import, they make it here to save money.

if the car is made in Japan then the first letter of the vehicle identification number will be a "J" for Japan. you can find the vehicle identification number at the base of the driver's side windshield post (look into the post through the windshield) or on the label inside the driver's door.































a vehicle identification number with the number 1 at the beginning is a United States manufactured vehicle; the number 2 is a Canadian manufactured vehicle. the number 5 is made in the UK.































The hybrids are Japan builds. the S2000 is a Japan only build. Accords are mostly US as are the Pilots and the Ridgelines. The Civics are US and Canadian. The CRV is Japan and UK. Not sure about Odyssey and Elements.































hope that helps

Production of Honda's vehicles & other stuff takes place all over the world. When I sold Honda cars & trucks there were some models that were 90%+ made in Japan, others that were

The VIN Number will tell you. Also if you read the inside of the driver's door sill, it will tell you where that particular Honda is made. If you use the VIN, the first number will tell you.















The first letter or number of the VIN will tell you















Number 1= US















Number 2= Canada















Number 3= Mexico















Letter J= Japan

The DATA PLATE on the the drivers door frame will say if it is a US model.

Most Honda's are either made here and/or assembled in Canada like my Civic. If the car was actually made in Japan, the Vin# would start with the letter J like my Acura does.