No.1-7628 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE MONTH OF OCTOBER 2022 HONDA GIKEN KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD. 1-1, Minami-Aoyama 2-chome, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-8556, Japan Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of Form 20-F or Form 40-F: Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ☐ Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): ☐ Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Date: October 4, 2022 October 4, 2022 Notice Concerning Status of Acquisition of the Company’s Own Shares (Acquisition of the Company’s own shares pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company in accordance with Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law) Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) announces status of acquisition of its own shares pursuant to Article 459, Paragraph 1 of the Company Law and Article 36 of the Company’s Articles of Incorporation, which was announced on August 10, 2022, as follows. Particulars Shares of common stock 4,158,500 shares 15,000,249,800 yen Started on September 1, 2022 and ended on September 30, 2022 (based on a contract date) Reference: Details of the resolution at the meeting of the Board of Directors held on August 10, 2022 Up to 32,000,000 shares (1.9 % of the total number of issued shares (excluding treasury stock)) Up to 100 billion yen Starting on August 12, 2022 and ending on March 31, 2023 Progress as of September 30, 2022 More