Honda has become the world’s first company to receive the highest possible 5-star rating in the products/services rating of the FIA Road 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: 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, 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, 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.
