Is the Honda Airwave reliable?

In our read, the Honda Airwave scores 85 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.

Where do these Honda Airwave figures come from?

They're worked out from current used-Honda Airwave listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.

Honda Airwave

Name: Honda Airwave
Brand: Honda

Buying advice + depreciation curve + variant breakdown for every generation on sale.

Model strength

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Focus

Weighs every axis evenly. Changes the weighting, not the numbers.

▲ 2 axes vary by variant (price, running cost) — see variant pages.

Positioning vs segment

Where does Honda Airwave sit?

1 scoreable mass-market wagon · 3 more in segment lack enough listings to score

Tap any dot on the chart to see its scores.

Brand reliability: Consumer-survey composite — JD Power · WhatCar · Consumer Reports. Same score for every variant of a given make.
Resale strength: 100 − 3× annualised tangible-decay (COE-stripped). Fitted from each variant's asking-price-by-age regression then averaged at model level.
Peer set: Every same-segment model with ≥5 active PARF listings whose variants fit a depreciation curve. Practicality isn't plotted — it's a body-shape constant within the segment, so it would be the same for every dot.
Quadrants: The crosshair marks the segment median on each axis. Top-right (Safe Bets) is strong on both; top-left (Hidden Gems) holds value above what the brand reputation suggests; bottom-right (Bargain Buys) is well-built but depreciates fast — buy cheap; bottom-left (High Risk) is soft on both.

Generation

Airwave GJ (2005-2010) · Reg 2007–2008

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Verdict

Honda Airwave — JDM compact wagon.

Asking: S$22k–29k
Median: S$23k
Decay: —

What's good

Private-history with full Honda service — boring durable Honda.
L15A with documented service — bulletproof Honda.

What to watch

An ex-private-hire Airwave at high mileage — a hard previous life — dominant negative.
Aged CVT with no HCF-2 fluid service — the Honda CVT killer — Honda CVT killer.

Trims in this generation

Pick a trim to see its score, deal target, and pre-purchase checklist.

ICE

3 trims

Common questions about the Honda Airwave

Is the Honda Airwave reliable?: In our read, the Honda Airwave scores 85 out of 100 on brand reliability. That still varies by generation and how the individual car was looked after, so always check the service history before you commit.
Where do these Honda Airwave figures come from?: They're worked out from current used-Honda Airwave listings in Singapore — asking prices, mileage and registration years — not past transaction prices. We refresh them regularly, and we flag thin data rather than guess.