Factory build sheet
2007 Honda Element EX
Build 5J6YH287-7 · 2.4L 4cyl · Four-wheel drive · Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)
VIN positions 1 through 8 read 5J6YH287 and position 10 reads 7. Those nine characters define this build. Position 9 and positions 11 through 17 differ on every car.
Every Element whose VIN starts 5J6YH287 and carries 7 in position 10 left the plant with the same engine, transmission, drivetrain and equipment listed below. We know of 2,116 of them.
- Decoded Jul 7, 2026
- 2,116 known VINs
- 17 listed for sale now
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
- 2.4 L
- Displacement (CI)
- 144
- Cylinders
- 4
- Configuration
- In-Line
- Engine model
- K24A8
- Valve train
- Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
- Horsepower
- 166 hp
- Fuel type
- Gasoline
Drivetrain
- Drive type
- Four-wheel drive
- Transmission
- Automatic
- Forward speeds
- 5
- Brake system
- Hydraulic
Body & chassis
- Body class
- Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi-Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
- NHTSA body type
- MULTIPURPOSE PASSENGER VEHICLE (MPV)
- Doors
- 5
- Manufacturer
- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Weight rating
- GVWR class
- Class 1C
- GVWR
- 4,001–5,000 lb
Gross vehicle weight rating is the loaded ceiling set by the manufacturer, not the car's own weight.
What this build asks today
Asking prices of live dealer listings decoded to this exact configuration — narrower than the trim-level figure, because every car counted here shares the same engine, transmission and drivetrain.
$8,488 median asking price · 30 listings · as of Aug 30, 2026
Low 2% of listings $1,500 Top 2% of listings $16,200
The same build, other model years
Honda used the VIN pattern 5J6YH287 for 4 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 | 5J6 | AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. · World manufacturer identifier |
| 4–8 | YH287 | Model, body style, engine and restraint system |
| 9 | × | Check digit — computed per vehicle, not part of the build |
| 10 | 7 | Model year — 2007 |
| 11 | × | Assembly plant |
| 12–17 | ×××××× | Production sequence number, unique to each vehicle |
NHTSA safety ratings
Crash-test results are published per model year and body style, so they cover the 2007 Honda Element as a whole rather than this build alone.
Rollover
★★★ ★★ 3 / 5
12 recall campaigns are recorded for the 2007 Element. Recalls are issued per VIN range — check the VIN of the car you are looking at, not the model.
2,116 vehicles carry this build
Every VIN we have decoded to 5J6YH287-7 shares the specification above.
- 2,116 Known VINs
- 17 Listed for sale now
- 30 Priced listings
- $8,488 Median asking
Vehicles of this build
A fixed sample of 1 vehicles carrying this configuration — each with its own history page. The sample refreshes quarterly, not nightly, so it stays put between visits.
Cars are filed by a fixed rule based on the VIN, so a car never moves between groups.
Neighboring configurations
Other factory configurations of the Element, 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.
- 2008 LX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 39 vehicles
- 2008 EX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 45 vehicles
- 2008 SC 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 50 vehicles
- 2008 EX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · FWD 1,095 vehicles · $7,598 median
- 2008 EX 2.4L 4-cyl · Sport utility vehicle suv mult · 4WD 178 vehicles
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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.
Prices are asking prices from 30 live dealer listings decoded to this build , last updated August 30, 2026 . They are what sellers ask, not what buyers paid.
Vehicle counts come from the 2,116 VINs of this build we have seen in dealer inventory. They are a sample of the road population, not a production figure.