Enter the 17-character VIN of your Honda HR-V to see the factory basics. Free, with no registration.
Look on the dashboard, the driver's door frame or in the registration document.
Type all 17 characters. The letters I, O and Q are never used in a VIN.
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Decode the VIN of the car Honda HR-V for free: the 17 characters reveal the manufacturer, the model year and the country in which the vehicle was made. Here is what we have on the car Honda HR-V: years 1998 - present, body styles SUV, power 182 hp and 5 versions in total. From the 17 characters the decoder reads who built the vehicle, in which model year and in which country. The plant can be derived too when the manufacturer encodes it.
Do not expect the free decoder to show accident damage, odometer history, theft status or past owners; the 17 characters simply do not carry them. For those you need a paid vehicle history report. Take the VIN from the dashboard or door frame of the model Honda HR-V and hold it next to the document. Go through it slowly, one character at a time, rather than glancing at the first few.
1998 - present
Production years
105 - 182 hp
Power
1
Body styles
5
Versions
Versions and generations in our data. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
| Version | Years | Body | Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda HR-V (Gh) | 1998 - 2005 | SUV | 105 - 124 hp |
| Honda HR-V II | 2015 - 2018 | SUV | 120 - 141 hp |
| Honda HR-V II (facelift 2018) | 2018 - 2022 | SUV | 120 - 182 hp |
| Honda HR-V III | 2021 - 2024 | SUV | 107 - 158 hp |
| Honda HR-V III (facelift 2024) | 2024 - present | SUV | 107 hp |
The 10th character of the VIN is the model year. For the Honda HR-V, with model years 1998 - present in our data, these are the characters to expect. The letters repeat every 30 years, so always confirm the year against the car itself.
On the driver's side, visible through the windshield.
On a sticker on the door frame or the edge of the door.
Printed in the vehicle registration or title.
Stamped on the firewall or the frame on many models.
A VIN is built from six parts, and each one says something about the vehicle. Our guides explain how to read it and what it can and cannot tell you.
Enter the 17-character VIN and see the factory basics in seconds.
Our data lists model years 1998 - present across 5 versions of the Honda HR-V. The VIN of a particular car shows its model year in the 10th character.
It is the 10th character. For the Honda HR-V the characters to expect are 3 (2003), 4 (2004), 5 (2005), 6 (2006), 7 (2007), 8 (2008), 9 (2009), A (2010), B (2011), C (2012), D (2013), E (2014), F (2015), G (2016), H (2017), J (2018), K (2019), L (2020), M (2021), N (2022), P (2023), R (2024), S (2025), T (2026).
5 versions, in 1 body style, with power up to 182 hp. Use the VIN to confirm which one you have.
It is shown on the dashboard under the windshield, on a plate or sticker at the driver door frame and in the registration papers of the vehicle.
No, mileage is not encoded in a VIN. The decoder cannot show it, nor can it show theft entries or owners. Those details require a paid vehicle history report.
Yes, the decoding itself costs nothing and works without signing up. Only the separate vehicle history reports are paid.