Who is Honda?
Honda is a Japanese company founded in Hamamatsu in 1948 by Soichiro Honda and Takeo Fujisawa. It is known for motorcycles as well as cars, and its engineering identity spans everyday transport, sportier models and motorsport. The Civic, introduced in the 1970s, reflects the company’s long-running aim to build cars for a wide range of drivers.
Which Honda models are listed?
The range runs from small cars such as the Jazz to family hatchbacks and saloons, including the Civic and Accord, and SUVs such as the HR-V, CR-V, ZR-V and Pilot. Honda’s wider line-up also includes people carriers, pickups and sports cars: the Odyssey, Ridgeline, S2000 and NSX show how varied the nameplate history is.
Civic and Accord are among Honda’s longest-running lines in this listing, both spanning 1984–2026. The CR-V, present from 1997 to 2027, became one of its central SUV names, while the smaller HR-V spans 2000–2027. The Prelude also runs from 1984 to 2027. Other names have shorter recorded runs, including the City, Crosstour, CR-Z and Honda’s compact electric e.
How has the range developed?
Honda’s model history moves between established everyday cars and new formats. The Civic and Accord persisted across decades, while the line-up expanded into SUVs and family vehicles such as the CR-V, HR-V, Odyssey and Pilot. It also explored distinct niches with the two-seat CR-X and del Sol, the compact CR-Z coupe, and the NSX sports car.
Electrification appears in several forms across the model names. The Insight and CR-Z brought hybrid variants into the range; later, the Clarity name covered electrified cars, while the e and e:Ny1 are battery-electric models. Honda’s e:HEV hybrid system is used in current-generation European models such as Jazz and Civic, and the CR-V has also gained hybrid versions. These examples show a shift from early hybrid experiments to electrified options within familiar model lines.
Where are Honda figures available?
TheCarCodex lists Honda figures across European Union registrations, the United Kingdom, France, the United States and Canada. In EU registrations from 2010–2025, Civic, Jazz and CR-V lead the listed models, followed by HR-V. Accord, Insight, CR-Z and the electric e also appear in the European totals for their respective recorded periods.
Official consumption and emissions figures are shaped by each market’s test procedure. European figures use WLTP or, for older vehicles, NEDC; the United States uses EPA testing, while Canada uses the 5-cycle method. Results from different systems are useful in their own context, but they are not direct like-for-like measurements.
Questions and answers
What country is Honda from?
Honda is a Japanese company founded in Hamamatsu in 1948.
Which Honda models have the longest runs here?
Prelude spans 1984–2027, while Accord and Civic each span 1984–2026. Odyssey runs from 1995–2027 and Passport from 1994–2026.
Which Honda models have hybrid or electric versions?
Hybrid names include Insight and CR-Z, and hybrid versions have also appeared in Civic, Jazz and CR-V lines. The e and e:Ny1 are battery-electric models.
Why do Honda fuel economy figures vary by country?
The regions use different official test procedures: WLTP or NEDC in Europe, EPA in the United States and the 5-cycle method in Canada.