The Short Version
- The Freed changed bolt pattern in 2016. First generation 4×100 / 56 mm; second generation 5×114.3 / 64 mm.
- The change tracks the generation, not the grade. No chassis code carries both.
- The Fit Shuttle is 4×100 / 56 mm throughout, including the hybrid.
- Nothing from a first-generation Freed fits a second-generation one.
Honda Moved the Freed Up a Class
This is the finding, and it is unusually clean — a genuine bolt-pattern change at a model change, with no ambiguity about where the boundary sits.
| Model | Chassis | Period | Wheel | PCD / Holes / Bore |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freed gen 1 | DBA-GB3 (2WD), GB4 (4WD) | 2008–2016 | 5.5J×14 or 15, +49 / +50 | 100 / 4 / 56 |
| Freed Hybrid gen 1 | DAA-GP3 | 2011–2016 | — | 100 / 4 / 56 |
| Freed gen 2 | GB5 (2WD), GB6 (4WD) | 2016– | 5.5J×15 +49 or 6J×15 +50 | 114.3 / 5 / 64 |
| Freed Hybrid gen 2 | GB7 (2WD), GB8 (4WD) | 2016– | — | 114.3 / 5 / 64 |
| Freed Plus, Freed Plus Hybrid | GB5, GB6 | — | — | 114.3 / 5 / 64 |
| Fit Shuttle | DBA-GG7, GG8 | 2011–2015 | — | 100 / 4 / 56 |
| Fit Shuttle Hybrid | DAA-GP2 | — | — | 100 / 4 / 56 |
So in 2016 the Freed moved from Honda’s small-car hub — the one used by the Civic, the Fit and the kei range — to its large-car hub, shared with the Stream, the Stepwgn and the Odyssey.
Both the pattern and the bore change. There is no partial compatibility — four studs against five, 56 mm against 64.
Why It Matters More Than Usual
The two generations look similar, they are both called Freed, and they overlap heavily in the used market. A seller with a set of Freed wheels and no chassis code is genuinely unable to tell you which car they fit.
The tell is the stud count. Four studs is 2008–2016. Five studs is 2016 onward. It takes a second and it settles the question completely.
This is a cleaner situation than most of what we document — the nine cars where one chassis code carries both patterns are far worse, because there the code does not help either. Here it does: GB3 and GB4 are four-lug; GB5 through GB8 are five.
The Fit Shuttle Stayed Small
The Fit Shuttle — the estate version of the Fit, sold 2011 to 2015 — is 4×100 / 56 mm throughout, hybrid included. It never made the jump.
So a first-generation Freed and a Fit Shuttle share wheels. A second-generation Freed shares wheels with a Stepwgn instead.
Sizing
Offsets sit at +49 to +50 on both generations, which is high — these are tall, narrow-tracked MPVs and the arches are close.
For a second-generation Freed, the 5×114.3 / 64 mm hub opens the whole large-Honda pool and the general 5×114.3 market. Watch the bore: Nissan uses 66 and Mitsubishi 67, and either will sit loose on 64.
For a first-generation Freed or a Fit Shuttle, you are in 4×100 / 56 mm territory — abundant, but check the bore, because Toyota’s 54.1 will not pass over a Honda hub and Nissan’s 59.1 or 60 sits loose on it.
Importing
The Freed launched in 2008, so first-generation cars become eligible for US import from 2033. The Fit Shuttle follows from 2036.
Neither was sold in North America. The Freed is a genuinely clever package — a six or seven-seat sliding-door MPV under 4.3 metres long — and it is the kind of thing that has no American equivalent at all.
What We Could Not Verify
- Tyre sizes by grade, which the aggregate pages mostly leave blank.
- Whether any Freed grade was offered with a factory option wheel differing from the standard fitment.