Make overview

Honda Motor Company, Ltd. is a Japanese public multinational business primarily known as a producer of vehicles, motorcycles, and power equipment.

Honda has been the world's biggest motorcycle maker as 1959, with over 400 million units sold by the end of 2019. It was also the world's biggest producer of internal combustion engines measured by volume, with over 14 million internal combustion engines each year. In 2001 Honda became the second-largest Japanese carmaker and the eighth biggest car producer in the world in 2015.

Honda was the original Japanese maker to launch a dedicated luxury brand, Acura, in 1986. Apart from its core car and motorcycle businesses, Honda also produces garden equipment, marine engines, personal watercraft, and other products.

In 2013, Honda spent about 5.7% (US$6.8 billion) of its revenues in research and development. Also in 2013, Honda became the first Japanese maker to be a net exporter from the U.S.

Honda known problems

Some of the common problems or complaints owners have about the Honda are: