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5BA-GT4

Honda Freed GT4 specs

GT4 is the model code of the Honda Freed. Japan’s transport ministry lists it in its fuel economy lists from 2026 under the model type 5BA-GT4. A genuine car’s chassis number starts GT4-.

GT4 at a glance

Make
Honda
Model
Freed
Model code
GT4
Model types
5BA-GT4
In MLIT’s lists
2026
Engines
L15D 1,496 cc petrol
Gearboxes
CVT automatic
Drive
four-wheel drive
Kerb weight
1,470 kg
Official fuel economy
14.4 km/L (41 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-GT4

Listed 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-GT4 against ULEZ and clean air zones.

EngineGearboxDriveWeightSeatsFuel economyListed
L15D1,496 cc petrolCVT automaticfour-wheel drive1,470 kg5–614.4 km/L41 mpg, WLTC test2026

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.

GT4 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.

GT4 · 5BA-GT4 · Honda
BuiltChassis numbers
2024GT4-1000001 to 1000744
2025GT4-1000745 to 1001114GT4-1100001 to 1100399

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 GT4 before you buy

Make sure the car is what the advert says: the chassis number on the V5C should start GT4-, 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 Freed model codes

Questions

What engine does the GT4 have?

MLIT lists the Honda Freed GT4 with L15D 1,496 cc petrol.

What fuel economy does the GT4 get?

Officially 14.4 km/L (about 41 mpg), on Japan’s own tests. Real-world figures are usually lower, especially against the older 10-15 mode test.

How heavy is the GT4?

1,470 kg kerb weight.

Is 5BA-GT4 the same as GT4?

Yes. 5BA-GT4 is the full model type: the letters before the hyphen are Japan’s emissions code, which changed as the rules were tightened, and GT4 is the model code. The chassis number starts with GT4-.

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.