DBA-GM9
Honda Grace GM9 specs
GM9 is the model code of the Honda Grace. Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2016–2020 under the model type DBA-GM9. A genuine car’s chassis number starts GM9-.
GM9 at a glance
- Make
- Honda
- Model
- Grace
- Model code
- GM9
- Model types
- DBA-GM9
- In MLIT’s lists
- 2016–2020
- Engines
- L15B 1,496 cc petrol
- Gearboxes
- CVT automatic
- Drive
- four-wheel drive
- Kerb weight
- 1,170 kg
- Official fuel economy
- 19.4–19.6 km/L (55 mpg)
Fuel economy is from Japan’s official tests and is usually better than you’ll see on UK roads. MLIT doesn’t list power or torque.
DBA-GM9
Listed 2016–2020. The DBA prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol passenger car certified to Japan’s 2005 emissions rules, 75% below their limits. Check DBA-GM9 against ULEZ and clean air zones.
| Engine | Gearbox | Drive | Weight | Seats | Fuel economy | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| L15B1,496 cc petrol | CVT automatic | four-wheel drive | 1,170 kg | 5 | 19.4–19.6 km/L55 mpg, Japanese JC08 test | 2016–2020 |
Each row is one version as MLIT lists it. A version can appear twice when MLIT gave figures on two tests that year. Low-emission stars and trim names aren’t shown. MLIT gives fuel economy in km/L; the mpg figures are our conversion to UK gallons. Japanese tests are gentler than real UK driving, so expect less.
GM9 build year by chassis number
Japan’s carmakers list the chassis numbers each code was built with every year from 2015. Find the serial below, or use the build year finder.
| Built | Chassis numbers |
|---|---|
| 2015 | GM9-1000001 to 1000198GM9-5000001 to 5000003 |
| 2016 | GM9-1000199 to 1000360GM9-1100001 to 1100004GM9-5000004 to 5000004 |
| 2017 | GM9-1000361 to 1000406GM9-1100005 to 1100112GM9-5100001 to 5100001 |
| 2018 | GM9-1100113 to 1100256GM9-5100002 to 5100005 |
| 2019 | GM9-1100257 to 1100364GM9-5100006 to 5100006 |
| 2020 | GM9-1100365 to 1100400 |
From the JAMA chassis number lists: 車台番号一覧表. We keep only the chassis code, serial ranges and year. JAMA calls them reference information, not a certificate.
Check a GM9 before you buy
Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start GM9-, and the engine and gearbox should match one of the versions above. Our free check reads the UK MOT history and compares it with the chassis code.
Other Honda Grace model codes
Questions
What engine does the GM9 have?
MLIT lists the Honda Grace GM9 with L15B 1,496 cc petrol.
What fuel economy does the GM9 get?
Officially between 19.4 and 19.6 km/L (about 55–55 mpg), depending on the version, on Japan’s own tests. Real-world figures are usually lower, especially against the older 10-15 mode test.
How heavy is the GM9?
1,170 kg kerb weight.
Is DBA-GM9 the same as GM9?
Yes. DBA-GM9 is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and GM9 is the model code. The chassis number starts with GM9-.
About these figures
The model types, engine codes, capacities, gearboxes, drive, weights, seats and km/L figures are copied from MLIT’s yearly lists of cars on sale in Japan each March, so “listed” years are list years, not exact production dates. The English model names, mpg conversions, emissions code explanations and chassis number matching are ours. Lists before 2013 were printed as PDFs that we read by machine; where an older list gives an engine code that doesn’t match its capacity, we’ve used the figure the same model type has in other years. Check anything that matters against the car’s own papers. Spotted a mistake? Email [email protected]. All Honda model codes.
Source: Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), Japan, fuel economy lists 2004–2026, used under the Public Data License 1.0. Edited and translated by JDM History.