Factory build sheet

2001 Honda Civic HX

Build 1HGEM217-1 · 1.7L 4cyl · Coupe

VIN positions 1 through 8 read 1HGEM217 and position 10 reads 1. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.

Every Civic whose VIN starts 1HGEM217 and carries 1 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 71 of them.

  • Decoded Jul 7, 2026
  • 71 known VINs

Factory specification

As filed by Honda with NHTSA for this build. Fields the filing does not record are left out entirely — a missing row means no recorded value, not a missing feature.

Engine

Displacement
1.7 L
Displacement (CI)
102
Cylinders
4
Configuration
In-Line
Engine model
D17A6
Valve train
Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Horsepower
117 hp
Fuel type
Gasoline

Drivetrain

Transmission
Manual/Standard
Forward speeds
5

Body & chassis

Body class
Coupe
NHTSA body type
PASSENGER CAR
Doors
2
Manufacturer
AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.

Weight rating

GVWR class
Class 1B
GVWR
3,001–4,000 lb

Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.

The same build, other model years

Honda used the VIN pattern 1HGEM217 for 3 model years. Nothing but the year changes between these pages, so the price gap between them is depreciation on an identical car.

How this VIN pattern is read

A 17-character VIN carries two kinds of information: what was built, and which one it is. This page is the first kind — the nine highlighted positions.

Positions Characters What they encode
1–3 1HG AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier
4–8 EM217 Model, body style, engine and restraint system
9 × Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build
10 1 Model year — 2001
11 × Assembly plant
12–17 ×××××× Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle

71 vehicles carry this build

Every VIN we have decoded to 1HGEM217-1 shares the specification above.

  • 71 Known VINs

Neighboring configurations

Other factory configurations of the Civic, each with its own build sheet. The set is fixed by the VIN patterns themselves, so it does not shuffle as prices or inventory move.

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Where this data comes from

Specification fields are decoded from the manufacturer's filings in the NHTSA vPIC database, keyed on VIN positions 1–8 and 10. We publish the filed values as they stand and leave out anything the filing does not record.

Vehicle counts come from the 71 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.