Defined Benefit (Pension) · DOL Form 5500 · 2022

American Honda Motor Company, Inc. Pension Plan

Data updated 2026-08-06

$3.6B
Total assets
10,177
Participants
100th
Percentile by assets
$351,114
Avg per participant
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Official DOL plan name: Honda Retirement Plan · Sponsored by American Honda Motor Company, Inc. · California · Manufacturing

$3.6B in assets, 10,177 participants

American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s Honda Retirement Plan reported $3.6B in total assets and 10,177 participants in its 2022 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 100th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • 100th percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
  • #20,494 in Manufacturing (20,629 peers)

Coverage in California

Honda Retirement Plan covers 10,177 participants in California, 16x the typical California plan (state average ~637 per filing). Assets: $3.6B.

$3.6B
total plan assets (2022 EOY)
10,177
covered participants
100th
percentile by assets (of 139,258 plans)
$351,114
avg assets per participant

The plan reported a net loss of $889M for the year, a single-year figure driven by markets and benefit payments, not a measure of plan health.

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Participants vs California filers

In California, the average filing covers about 637 participants across 14,392 plans. Honda Retirement Plan reports 10,177 participants - 16x that state average ($3.6B EOY assets).

California filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$4.5B
Net Assets (End of Year)$3.6B
Net Income-$889M
Employer EIN952041006
Plan Effective Date1962-07-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (American Honda Motor Company, Inc.)

$8B$8.5B$9B$9.5B$10B 202220232024 $8.32B $9.6B ▲ +15.4%
Total plan assets by year, all American Honda Motor Company, Inc. plans on file
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 2 37,616 $8.3B
2023 2 43,755 $8.9B
2024 2 38,011 $9.6B

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Honda Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

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Honda Retirement Plan vs. nearby Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California, assets vs. participants

Scale composition for Honda Retirement Plan

Honda Retirement Plan reports $3.6B in end-of-year assets across 10,177 participants (0.031% of the $11.6T held by all Form 5500 filers in the national rollup , and 0.011% of 89,805,449 covered participants) - about $351,114 per participant (2.6x the national average assets-per-participant) . Net income for plan year 2022 was -$889M.

This plan identity (EIN 952041006, plan #334) has 3 Form 5500 filings on file from 2022 to 2024 , with end-of-year assets moving from $3.6B to $3.3B (-7.6%) while covered participants moved from 10,177 to 8,401 . Single-year sparse filers cannot show that trail.

Plan year Participants EOY assets Filing
2022 10,177 $3.6B This page
2023 8,837 $3.4B Open filing
2024 · index core 8,401 $3.3B Open filing

The same sponsor also keeps 2 other index-core plans on PlainRetire:

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Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states closest to Honda Retirement Plan by total assets, not by location.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did Honda Retirement Plan assets move in 2022?
Honda Retirement Plan declined sharply - down 19.9% during 2022, from $4.5B to $3.6B. Reported net income was -$889M.
How have American Honda Motor Company, Inc. plan assets changed over time?
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets grew 15.4%, from $8.3B to $9.6B.
Where does Honda Retirement Plan rank by assets among Form 5500 filers?
Honda Retirement Plan ranks in the 100th percentile by end-of-year assets among 139,258 plans that reported assets for plan year 2022 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which Defined Benefit (Pension) plans are similar in size to Honda Retirement Plan?
Among Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Mufg Bank, Ltd. Retirement Plan in NY ($3.6B, 10,900 participants).

Filing takeaways

Ways to act on Honda Retirement Plan's numbers.

  • By total assets, Honda Retirement Plan ranks among the largest 1% of all filed plans. See the largest plans
  • Compare it side-by-side against 3 similar Defined Benefit (Pension) plans in California. Compare plans
  • American Honda Motor Company, Inc.'s sponsor-wide assets have grown 15.4% since 2022 across 3 plan years on file. More Manufacturing plans