Honda engines are designed and certified to run on regular unleaded gasoline.
Gasoline is allowed, by regulation, to contain a variety of additives. The same
regulation limits how much of some additives, such as alcohol, can be included in
the fuel and still allow it to be sold as gasoline. If you look in a Honda product
owner’s manual, you will see that a maximum of 10% ethanol is allowed (other oxygenates
are also listed). Honda engines are designed for good performance and efficient
operation using gasoline containing from 0 to 10% ethanol.
E85, a mixture of 85% ethanol and 15% gasoline, has been in the news recently. E85
is an alternative fuel; it is not gasoline. Honda engines are not certified or designed
to run on E85 or any other alternative fuel.
Always refer to the owner’s manual for your Honda to get a list of recommended
fuel and the current approved additives.
For more information, see our Fuel
Recommendations page.