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5BA-GS5

Honda Fit GS5 specs

GS5 is the model code of the Honda Fit. Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2023–2026 under the model type 5BA-GS5. A genuine car’s chassis number starts GS5-.

GS5 at a glance

Make
Honda
Model
Fit
Model code
GS5
Model types
5BA-GS5
In MLIT’s lists
2023–2026
Engines
L15Z 1,496 cc petrol
Gearboxes
CVT automatic
Drive
front-wheel drive
Kerb weight
1,110 kg
Official fuel economy
17.6 km/L (50 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.

5BA-GS5

Listed 2023–2026. The 5BA prefix (our explanation, not MLIT’s) means petrol passenger car certified to Japan’s 2018 emissions rules, 50% below their limits. Check 5BA-GS5 against ULEZ and clean air zones.

EngineGearboxDriveWeightSeatsFuel economyListed
L15Z1,496 cc petrolCVT automaticfront-wheel drive1,110 kg517.6 km/L50 mpg, WLTC test2023–2026

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.

GS5 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.

GS5 · 5BA-GS5 · Honda
BuiltChassis numbers
2022GS5-1000001 to 1000364
2023GS5-1000365 to 1001145
2024GS5-1001146 to 1001808
2025GS5-1001809 to 1002248

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 GS5 before you buy

Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start GS5-, 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 Fit model codes

Questions

What engine does the GS5 have?

MLIT lists the Honda Fit GS5 with L15Z 1,496 cc petrol.

What fuel economy does the GS5 get?

Officially 17.6 km/L (about 50 mpg), on Japan’s own tests. Real-world figures are usually lower, especially against the older 10-15 mode test.

How heavy is the GS5?

1,110 kg kerb weight.

Is 5BA-GS5 the same as GS5?

Yes. 5BA-GS5 is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and GS5 is the model code. The chassis number starts with GS5-.

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.