Honda · Car key replacement

Honda car keys, made at your vehicle in Los Angeles

One of the highest-volume makes in Los Angeles, and one we carry every common blade and chip for.

Laser-cut / high-security keys

Three things set a Honda key price. Have them ready and the call takes a minute.

The model year
The model
Key, or push-button start?
Where the car is parked

Know before you call

Honda key types, by generation

The single fastest way to get an accurate price is to know which of these your vehicle uses. Two minutes here saves a phone call of guessing.

Mechanical up to ~1997 No chip. Simple and cheap.
Transponder ~1998–2005 Standard chip key, well within our stock.
Laser-cut high security mid-2000s onward Honda moved much of the range to sidewinder blades. This is why Honda appears on our high-security line despite being a mainstream make.
Smart Entry push-to-start ~2013 onward Proximity fob across most of the current range.

The Honda thing worth knowing

Honda is the make people are most often surprised by. Customers expect an economy-car price and get quoted the high-security number, because the blade genuinely requires the more expensive cutting equipment. It isn't a markup — it's the key.

Honda models we key most often

  • Honda Civic
  • Honda Accord
  • Honda CR-V
  • Honda Pilot
  • Honda Odyssey
  • Honda Fit
  • Honda HR-V
  • Honda Ridgeline
  • Honda Passport

Not listed? We key the rest of the Honda range too — call and tell us the year.

What we do for Honda owners

Keys cut and programmed from scratch when every key is lost. Spare keys and fobs made while you wait, which is always cheaper than the emergency version of the same job. Broken blades extracted from doors, ignitions and trunks. Worn ignition cylinders repaired or replaced. Remote and fob programming when you already own the hardware.

All of it mobile, at your vehicle, anywhere within 20 miles of Los Angeles — because a car with no key cannot be driven to us anyway.

Cheapest advice in this trade: if you have exactly one working Honda key left, have a spare cut now rather than after you lose it. A spare made calmly on a Tuesday is a fraction of the price of an all-keys-lost job at midnight.

Honda keys — straight answers

How much is a replacement Honda key in Los Angeles?

Honda uses laser-cut ("sidewinder") blades across much of its range, which need a different and more expensive cutting machine. That is the honest reason these cost more than an ordinary transponder key — not the badge on the hood. Call with the year, the model, and whether you turn a key or push a button to start it — those three things are what set the price, and we will give you a firm total on the phone before anyone drives out.

I have lost every Honda key I own. Can you still help?

Yes — that is an all-keys-lost job and it is routine. We originate a new key from the vehicle itself rather than copying an existing one. It takes longer than cutting a spare, so we quote it as its own job on the phone rather than burying the difference.

Is a locksmith cheaper than a Honda dealer?

Usually yes, and the larger difference is time — a dealer typically wants the vehicle brought to them and quotes days, while we come to the car and finish on site. For Honda we originate keys in-house, so a dealer trip is not needed.

My Honda key has started sticking in the ignition. Is that the key?

Often it is not — it is the ignition cylinder wearing out, and a new key will not fix it. If the key needs a jiggle, a particular angle or two hands to turn, get it looked at before it strands you. A rebuild costs the same whether you do it now or after it fails; doing it after also costs you a tow.

What do you need from me?

Proof the vehicle is yours — registration, title or insurance in your name, plus matching photo ID. Every legitimate locksmith asks. If one does not, that tells you something worth knowing.

Right now, at any hour

Need a Honda key today?

Tell us the year, the model, and whether you turn a key or push a button. You get a firm price and a real arrival window on the phone.

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