Honda Life 1st gen (1971 to 1974): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks
The Honda Life 1st gen was built from 1971 to 1974 as a hatchback, with a manual gearbox, front wheel drive and petrol power. Chassis code: SA.
Key facts
- Years
- 1971 to 1974
- Chassis codes
- SA
- Body types
- Hatchback
- Gearboxes
- Manual
- Drive
- FWD (front wheel drive)
- Fuel
- Petrol
On NZ roads
1registered, built 1971 to 1974
100%NZ new (1)
0%imported used (0)
- Top regions for the Honda Life
- Ashburton District (1), Auckland (1), Christchurch City (1)
Source: NZTA Waka Kotahi Motor Vehicle Register open data (opens in a new tab), CC BY 4.0. Vehicles on the register now, counted by build year.
Known weak points
Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Honda Life 1st gen yet. The live buyer brief in Redline search reads the NZ register, US recall data and Redline sales for this generation and drafts the checks to make, clearly labelled.
US recalls
Looking up US recall data.
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