Honda cars from Japan

Honda's Japanese range gives importers compact, efficient cars: the Fit (sold elsewhere as the Jazz), the Vezel crossover (sold elsewhere as the HR-V), the Freed and Stepwgn people carriers and the Odyssey. Enthusiasts come for the Civic Type R and the NSX, and kei buyers for the N-BOX and the Acty truck and van.

Many recent Hondas use the e:HEV hybrid system, so ask for the auction sheet's notes on the hybrid battery. The Acty truck ended production in 2021, which keeps clean examples in demand with US and Australian buyers of older kei trucks.

Japan's shaken roadworthiness inspection (first at three years, then every two) and the country's low average annual mileage mean many cars reach auction with a documented history and modest kilometres for their age.

The first hybrid Fit and Vezel models with the i-DCD dual-clutch gearbox (around 2013–2015) were recalled several times for gearbox software, so check that the recall work has been done. Later e:HEV models use a different hybrid system. Honda's Japanese model names often differ from export names, which helps when you look for parts locally: the Fit is the Jazz and the Vezel is the HR-V.

In our catalog a Fit costs about $2,000–$5,000 FOB, a Freed or Odyssey $5,000–$10,000, a Vezel $2,000–$25,000 depending on generation and a Civic Type R $25,000–$45,000. Collector NSX prices are far higher. The N-BOX kei car costs about $5,000–$10,000, and 1990s Acty trucks and vans about $1,500–$5,000. Clean export examples typically carry auction grades of 3.5 to 4.5. Our country guides list the Fit among the most popular Japanese imports in many right-hand-drive markets, including Kenya, Zambia, Jamaica and New Zealand, and the Vezel in Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Mauritius, Maldives, Malaysia and Ireland. The Freed, Stepwgn and Odyssey are Japanese-market people carriers, so Japan is the main source of right-hand-drive examples.

We track 11 Honda models from model years 1990 to 2026. Recent Japanese auction prices run from about $1,500 to $500,000 FOB, depending on model, grade and mileage (estimates, as of 2026-07-06).