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Honda Prelude '97

250 000 km · V generation

VIN

JHMBB91400C005288

Plate

UAAB2653EC

Year

1997

Region

Вінницька обл.

Owners

Last op (TSC)

2025-04-01

Color

Синій

Body

Купе

Fuel

Petrol

Listing price

7 500$

Vs market

below market

Mileage

250 000 km

Vs market

around average

VIN decode

Country

Japan

Plant

WMI

JHM

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Your car's position on the market

$4,600Cheaper than 17% of market listings$15,000

State registry

Registration history

Official records from open state registries: owners, re-registrations and the latest operations.

owners

transfers

plate changes

years in registry

Operation	Plate	Region	Date
Sold to a new owner	АВ2653ЕС	Вінницька обл.	2025-04-01
Sold to a new owner	АВ2653ЕС	Вінницька обл.	2019-04-11

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What is popular in this model

Distribution of parameters — a liquidity benchmark.

Trim

II generation

III generation

V generation

Gearbox

Manual

Automatic

Colour

Сірий

Білий

Зелений

Чорний

Червоний

Інші

Fuel

Petrol

Газ/Petrol

Drive

Передній

Задній

This car on the market

Honda Prelude 1997 on the market

prices and mileages of cars of nearby model years (±2)

Market price distribution

share of offers, nearby years

40%5k–6k

6k–7k

20%7k–9kmedian

9k–10k

10k–11k

11k–12k

20%12k–14k

20%14k–15k

Mileage distribution

share of offers, thousands of km, nearby years

0–50

50–100

20%100–150

150–200

200–250

20%250–300

40%300–350

20%350–400

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Model market

Honda Prelude market by year

Median price and typical mileage for every model year — how much the car loses and how much it drives.

median priceaverage mileagemax: 13 500 $ · 298 k km

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Valuation

Average value

Estimated from prices of this model over the last 6 months. The bounds show the average-value range.

$5,700Lower bound$7,500Average price$13,500Upper bound

Average price · last 6 months

+40.9%over 6 months

◦ estimated (no market data for that month)

Data updated: 19.07.2026

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Negotiation strategy

Where to start, what to aim for and where to stop — based on the estimated value guide for this exact car.

Start offer

$9,120

first counter-offer to the seller

Target (guide)

$9,600

a balanced deal for both sides

Floor

$5,425

below this only with a clear reason

The asking price is already below the guide — little room to bargain, decide faster.

Full registration history

All operations — not just the last 6

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Police search & theft

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Factory specifications

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Fair price for this car

Adjusted for mileage, year, generation, origin

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Bargaining strategy

Where to start and how to argue

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Mileage risk assessment

Whether the mileage is typical for this year

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Liquidity

How fast such cars sell

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Price forecast

Expected range with a confidence level

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Comparable cars

Specific offers with prices and differences

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Price / mileage chart

This car among the whole segment

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Price change history

Whether the seller cut the price and how often

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AI interpretation

Why it is above or below market, what to ask

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Recalls

Safety recalls · 5

Manufacturer safety recall campaigns for this model and year.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING06E060000

CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIA

Remedy: AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.

EXTERIOR LIGHTING06E026000

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE D

Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH02V120000

ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH05V025000

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES, THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH MAY NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO TURN THE IGNITION KEY TO THE "OFF" POSITION AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO PARK.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL PERFORM AN INSPECTION PROCEDURE THAT CONFIRMS INTERLOCK FUNCTION. VEHICLES WILL BE UPDATED WITH A REDESIGNED INTERLOCK LEVER FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON MARCH 7, 2005. OWNE

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT99V069000

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

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Honda Prelude 1997 — current listings

active listings of the same model and year on the market

Honda Prelude 1998

368k km · petrol

$15,000

Honda Prelude 1998

348k km · lpg / petrol · manual

$5,700

Honda Prelude 1998

128k km · petrol · automatic

$13,500

Honda Prelude 1997

250k km · petrol · manual

$7,500

Honda Prelude 1997

346k km · lpg / petrol · manual

$4,600

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Honda Prelude 1997 VIN check

This page is a short report on the Honda Prelude 1997: VIN JHMBB91400C005288, model year 1997, mileage 250k km, бензин engine, механическая gearbox and an asking price of $7,500. Such a check helps to quickly understand how well a specific car matches the market, whether the price looks suspiciously low and whether the mileage is typical for this year.

Insight: The car is over 15 years old — budget for maintenance and inspect the body and anti-corrosion treatment carefully.

Market position

Based on current data, 5 similar offers were found for the Honda Prelude 1997. Market prices range from $4,600 to $15,000 with a median of $7,500, and this offer is in line with the market. This is not always a problem, but such a difference deserves extra attention to the car's condition, documents, registration history and possible bargaining.

Insight: The price is in line with the market — a balanced offer. Wide price spread — the final value depends heavily on trim, condition and mileage.

History & registrations

The report includes state registry data: owners — 3, transfers — 2, plate changes — 0, years in the registry — 7. The latest recorded operation: Sold to a new owner on 2025-04-01. This data helps to assess the legal transparency of the car before buying.

Insight: A moderate number of owners (3) — typical for the car’s age. There were transfers but the plate stayed the same — the history was not broken up by plate changes.

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