Honda Model History

Japan · founded 1948

Japanese maker famed for efficient engines, VTEC performance, and bulletproof reliability across cars, trucks, and motorcycles.

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Models

Civic

Honda's compact icon — in US sale since 1973, eleven generations deep, with celebrated Si and Type R variants.

Compact car · 1973–present
54 model years
Accord

Honda's perennial best-selling mid-size car — the first Japanese car built in the US (Ohio, 1982).

Mid-size car · 1976–present
Prelude

Honda's sporty front-drive coupe (1979–2001), a tech showcase — and revived as a hybrid coupe.

Sports car · 1979–2001
S2000

Honda's high-revving, front-engine rear-drive roadster — celebrated for its 9,000-rpm F-series engine.

Sports car · 1999–2009
CRX

A light, two-seat Civic-based coupe (1984–1991) — frugal HF and sporty Si versions made it a cult car.

Sport compact · 1984–1991
del Sol (CRX del Sol)

A small targa-topped Civic-based two-seater, successor to the CRX.

Sport compact · 1993–1997
Insight

Honda's hybrid pioneer — the first hybrid sold in the US (2000), later a hatchback and then a sedan.

Hybrid car · 2000–2022
CR-Z

A sport hybrid coupe (US 2011–2016) styled as a spiritual successor to the CRX.

Sport compact · 2011–2016
Crosstour

An Accord-based five-door crossover-wagon (2010–2015), at first badged Accord Crosstour.

Mid-size crossover · 2010–2015
Clarity

Honda's alternative-fuel sedan line — fuel-cell, plug-in-hybrid, and battery-electric versions (2017–2021).

Mid-size car · 2017–2021
Fit

Honda's space-efficient subcompact hatchback (US 2007–2020), praised for its versatile 'Magic Seat'.

Subcompact car · 2007–2020
CR-V

Honda's compact crossover — one of the best-selling SUVs in the US, now with hybrid and PHEV.

Compact SUV · 1997–present
HR-V

Honda's subcompact crossover — first Fit-based (2016), now larger and Civic-based (2023).

Subcompact SUV · 2016–present
Element

A boxy, utilitarian compact SUV (US 2003–2011) with clamshell doors and washable interiors.

Compact SUV · 2003–2011
Passport

Honda's mid-size SUV — first a rebadged Isuzu (1994–2002), revived as a two-row crossover (2019).

Mid-size SUV · 1994–present
Pilot

Honda's three-row, unibody family SUV — its largest, since 2003.

Mid-size SUV · 2003–present
Prologue

Honda's first mass-market US electric SUV, built on GM's Ultium platform (2024).

Electric SUV · 2024–present
Ridgeline

Honda's unibody mid-size pickup — car-like to drive, with a clever in-bed trunk and dual-action tailgate.

Mid-size pickup truck · 2006–present
Odyssey

Honda's minivan and a US class benchmark, famed for its flexible 'Magic Slide' seating.

Minivan · 1995–present

Other makes

Honda Model History

Models

Civic

Accord

Prelude

S2000

CRX

del Sol (CRX del Sol)

Insight

CR-Z

Crosstour

Clarity

Fit

CR-V

HR-V

Element

Passport

Pilot

Prologue

Ridgeline

Odyssey