US import
Japanese cars reaching 25 years in 2022
Generations in our records whose first or last cars turn 25 in 2022, by month.
Feb
- Forester 1st generation (SF)
First cars · on sale from February 1997
Apr
- VehiCROSS 1st generation (E-UGS25DW)
First cars · on sale from April 1997
Aug
- Aristo 2nd generation (JZS161/JZS160)
First cars · on sale from August 1997
- Civic Type R (EK9)
First cars · on sale from August 1997
Sep
- Hilux 6th generation
First cars · on sale from September 1997
Dec
- Prius 1st generation (NHW10/NHW11)
First cars · on sale from December 1997
Month not recorded
- Mark II 5th generation (X70)
Last cars · sales ended 1997
- Hilux 5th generation
Last cars · sales ended 1997
- Land Cruiser 80 Series
Last cars · sales ended 1997
- Aristo 1st generation (JZS147)
Last cars · sales ended 1997
A vehicle 25 or more years old can be imported into the US without meeting current safety standards, counted from its month of manufacture (NHTSA). The dates here come from when each version went on sale or ended, so check the build plate of the car itself.