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Honda Life 5th gen (2008 to 2014): specs, NZ numbers and buying checks

The Honda Life 5th gen was built from 2008 to 2014 as a hatchback, with an automatic gearbox, front wheel drive or all wheel drive and petrol power. Chassis codes: JC1 and JC2.

Key facts

Years
2008 to 2014
Chassis codes
JC1, JC2
Body types
Hatchback
Gearboxes
Automatic
Drive
FWD (front wheel drive), AWD (all wheel drive)
Fuel
Petrol

On NZ roads

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Known weak points

Redline has not curated a buying guide for the Honda Life 5th 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.

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US recalls

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