TOKYO, Japan, September 8, 2026 – Honda has become the world’s first company to receive the highest possible 5-star rating in the products/services rating of the FIA^*1Road Safety Index, set forth by the FIA, the global governing body for motor sport and the federation for mobility organizations worldwide, to enable businesses and organizations to assess, manage, improve and report their road safety footprint.

This milestone moment was recognized at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy, during the FIA Formula One Italian Grand Prix in September.

The FIA Road Safety Index is a tool designed to enable businesses and organizations to visualize and measure the impact of their operations on road safety.

The Index provides a comprehensive assessment and evaluation of the road safety initiatives of each organization, while embedding a culture of safety throughout their operations. 

Through the FIA Road Safety Index, the FIA continues to mobilize public and private sector organizations worldwide to measure and improve their road safety performance across their operations and help make roads safer for everyone, everywhere.

The FIA Road Safety Index system contains two ratings^*2: 1) the “supply chain rating”, which covers a broad range of corporate activities from procurement of raw materials, to development and production of products, and customer delivery of the products 2) the “products/services rating”, which evaluates the safety aspects of products/services. Honda received the highest 5-star rating in the products/services rating.

In February 2025, Honda had become the first company in the automotive industry to receive the 3-star rating, which was the Index’s highest possible rating at the time based on their operations in Japan.

The FIA has now expanded the FIA Road Safety Index from 3 to 5 stars, strengthening its methodology to drive higher standards of road safety management and performance across organizations worldwide. Building on the existing 3-star framework, which covers “Commitment” and “Footprint”, the new 4- and 5-star levels add a higher level of assessment, with three additional modules: Planning, Monitoring of Safety Performance, and Safety Culture Management & Supply Chain or Products/Services Coverage.

To accommodate the Index development, Honda expanded the scope of the assessment to 17 countries^*3, which account for more than 90% of its global sales volume for both motorcycles and automobiles, and underwent a comprehensive assessment by the FIA. As a result, the overall Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) process Honda has established for its safety initiatives, including the newly-added assessment areas, was highly regarded.

In particular, the following Honda initiatives were highly recognized:

• Commitment to pursuing safety initiatives based on a mid- to long-term strategy, with the involvement of top management
• Estimation and tracking of the number of traffic collision fatalities and injuries (footprint) on a global basis
• Monitoring of progress toward its safety goals, conducted by its global safety council as a part of Honda sustainability governance
• Global application of advanced safety technologies and organization-wide efforts to foster a safety culture
• Proactive disclosure of information related to traffic safety

Striving to realize a collision-free society for everyone sharing the road, Honda has been committed to pursuing safety initiatives under the Honda global safety slogan of “Safety for Everyone.” As milestones of its challenge, Honda is striving to reduce the number of traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles worldwide by 50% by 2030^*4, then to achieve zero traffic collision fatalities by 2050.

Going forward, Honda will make further progress in verifying the effectiveness of its safety technologies based on real-world traffic collision data and contribute to solving societal issues centered around road safety.

*1 Fédération Internationale de lʼAutomobile

*2 Based on the Products and Services Manual amended in February 2025. 

*3 Japan, the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Türkiye, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Pakistan, the Philippines, and Brazil.

*4 Reduce traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles per 10,000 units sold by 50% by 2030 compared to 2020.

“Road safety remains one of the world’s most urgent challenges, and no single organization or sector can address it alone. Progress depends on action at scale across the public and private sectors, uniting all stakeholders around our shared goal of saving lives on the road.

The FIA has an important role to play in accelerating that change for road users worldwide. Alongside our work with companies, we encourage governments to consider how the FIA Road Safety Index methodology can support regulatory compliance frameworks and strengthen road safety standards globally.

We aim to build a shared culture in which road safety is recognized as a fundamental responsibility. I congratulate Honda on leading the way and becoming the first organization to receive five stars.”

“The expansion of the FIA Road Safety Index to five stars marks an important step in our ambition to make road safety a measurable and accountable part of corporate decision-making. Organizations worldwide have a significant influence on road safety through their operations, employees, products, services and supply chains. With this expanded methodology, they can not only understand that impact more broadly, but set targets, measure progress, showcase in-depth commitment and continuously improve their performance. 

Honda becoming the first organization to achieve the new five-star rating demonstrates the level of ambition we want the Index to inspire. We hope this milestone will encourage many more organizations across the public and private sectors to measure their road safety footprint and take concrete action to save lives.”

“We are deeply honored that Honda safety initiatives have received the 5-Star rating, the highest recognition in the FIA Road Safety Index.

At Honda, our goal goes beyond delivering safer products. We look to the safety of each and every customer who uses our products, and everyone sharing the road around them. Through the advancement of our safety technologies, activities to promote safe driving and riding practices, and a clearer understanding of how traffic collisions occur so that we can keep improving, we work to reduce the number of traffic collisions themselves.

The FIA Road Safety Index brings visibility to corporate road safety efforts, and has given us a clearer view of where we stand today and of what we need to address next. We see this recognition as an important milestone on the way to our challenging goal of achieving zero traffic collision fatalities involving Honda motorcycles and automobiles globally by 2050, and we will continue to take on that challenge. We also hope that the FIA Road Safety Index will encourage broader commitment to road safety among companies and organizations worldwide beyond individual companies and industries, helping to drive road safety forward across society.” 

The Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA) is the governing body for world motor sport and the federation for mobility organizations globally. It is a non-profit organization committed to driving innovation and championing safety, sustainability and equality across motor sport and mobility.  

Founded in 1904, with offices in Paris, London and Geneva, the FIA brings together 246 Member Organisations across five continents, representing millions of road users, motor sport professionals and volunteers. It develops and enforces regulations for motor sport, including six FIA World Championships, to ensure worldwide competitions are safe and fair for all.