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UNITEDSTATESSECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSIONWashington, D.C.20549

FORM 10-K

 ANNUALREPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OFSECURITIES EXCHANGE ACTOF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]For the fiscal year endedMarch  31,2006

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THESECURITIESEXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]For the transitionperiod from to

Commission file number333-104875-05

Honda Auto Receivables2005-2 Owner Trust

(Exact name of registrantas specified in itscharter)

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| Delaware                                     |  |  | 20-6478742                        |
| (Stateor other jurisdiction ofincorporation) |  |  | (I.R.SEmployer IdentificationNo.) |
| 20800Madrona Avenue Torrance,CA              |  |  | 90503                             |
| (Addressof principal executiveoffices)       |  |  | (ZipCode)                         |
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Registrant'stelephone number, including area code: (310)972-2511

Securities registered pursuantto Section 12(b) of theAct:

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| Titleof Each Class |  |  | Name of Each Exchange on WhichRegistered |
| None               |  |  | None                                     |
|                    |

Securitiesregistered pursuant to Section 12(g) of theAct:

None

Indicate by checkmark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined inRule 405 of the Securities Act. Yes     No

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is notrequired to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of theAct. Yes     No 

Indicate by checkmark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to befiled by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that theregistrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subjectto such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes     No

Indicate by check mark if disclosure ofdelinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is notcontained herein, and will not be contained, to the best ofregistrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or informationstatements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K orany amendment to this Form10-K.    

Indicate by check mark whether theregistrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or anon-accelerated filer. See definition of ‘‘acceleratedfiler and large accelerated filer’’ in Rule 12b-2 of theExchange Act. (Check one):

Large Accelerated Filer                        Accelerated Filer                        Non-Accelerated Filer

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant isa shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act). Yes    No 

Registrant has no voting ornon-voting class of common equity outstanding and held by nonaffiliatesas of the date of this report.

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PART I

Item 1.Business

N/A

Item 1A. Risk Factors

N/A

Item1B. Unresolved Staff Comments

N/A

Item 2.Properties

    The Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2Owner Trust (the ‘‘Trust’’) is a statutorytrust formed pursuant to the trust agreement (the‘‘Agreement’’) among American HondaReceivables Corp., as Depositor (the‘‘Depositor’’), The Bank of New York, asOwner Trustee, and The Bank of New York (Delaware), as DelawareTrustee.

    The Trust has issued four classes ofnotes (‘‘Class A-1 Notes 3.182%’’;‘‘Class A-2 Notes 3.65%’’;‘‘Class A-3 Notes 3.93%’’ and‘‘Class A-4 Notes 4.15%’’;collectively, the ‘‘Notes’’) and a class ofcertificates (the ‘‘Certificates’’). TheNotes are backed by a pledge of the Trust's assets. Interest andprincipal collections from the Trust’s assets will be dividedamong the various classes of securities in specifiedproportions.

    The Trust's assets includefixed rate motor vehicles retail installment sales contracts secured bynew and used Honda and Acura motor vehicles (the‘‘Receivables’’).

The followingtables set forth the number and aggregate principal amount ofdelinquent receivables, the delinquency rates, and aggregate net lossesof the Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2 Owner Trust as of March31,  2006:

1. DelinquentContracts:

|                                 |  |  |  |  |           |  |  |  |                |
|---------------------------------|--|--|--|--|-----------|--|--|--|----------------|
|                            |  |  |  |  | Contracts |  |  |  | Amount($000's) |
| a. 30 – 59 DaysDelinquent |  |  |  |  | 1491      |  |  |  | 19319          |
| b. 60 –89 Days Delinquent |  |  |  |  | 308       |  |  |  | 4167           |
| c. 90Days or MoreDelinquent     |  |  |  |  | 51        |  |  |  | 722            |
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2.DelinquentRatio:

|                      |  |  |        |  |  |                |
|----------------------|--|--|--------|--|--|----------------|
|                 |  |  |   |  |  | Amount($000's) |
| a. DelinquentBalance |  |  |   |  |  | 24208          |
| b. Total PoolBalance |  |  |   |  |  | 679901         |
| c. DelinquencyRatio  |  |  |   |  |  | 3.56%          |
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3.Aggregate NetLosses:

|                         |  |  |                |
|-------------------------|--|--|----------------|
|                    |  |  | Amount($000's) |
| a. Cumulative NetLosses |  |  | 5073           |
| b. OriginalPortfolio    |  |  | 1033687        |
| c. Aggregate LossRatio  |  |  | 0.49%          |
|                         |

Item 3. LegalProceedings

N/A

Item 4. Submission of Matters to a Voteof Security Holders

No vote or consent of the holders of theNotes (the ‘‘Noteholders’’) was solicitedfor any purpose during the year ended March  31,2006.

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PART II

Item 5. Market ForRegistrant's Common Equity, Related Stockholder Matters andIssuer Purchases of Equity Securities

All Certificates issued byHonda Auto Receivables 2005-2 Owner Trust are held by American HondaReceivables Corp. All holders of record of the Notes issued by HondaAuto Receivables 2005-2 Owner Trust are registered through Cede &Co. as nominee for The Depository Trust Company(‘‘DTC’’). The records of DTC indicate thatas of March  31,  2006, there were: (i) thirteen (13) DTCparticipants holding a position in the Class A-2 Notes 3.65%;(ii) thirty-two (32) DTC participants holding a position in the ClassA-3 Notes 3.93%; and (iii) twenty-three (23) DTC participantsholding a position in the Class A-4 Notes 4.15%. The otherpreviously issued class is no longer outstanding.

Item 6.Selected Financial Data

N/A

Item 7. Management'sDiscussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results ofOperations

N/A

Item 7A. Quantitative and QualitativeDisclosures About Market Risk

N/A

Item 8. FinancialStatements and Supplementary Data

N/A

Item 9. Changes Inand Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and FinancialDisclosure

N/A

Item 9A. Controls andProcedures

N/A

Item 9B. OtherInformation

N/A

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PART III

Item 10. Directors andExecutive Officers of the Registrant

N/A

Item 11.Executive Compensation

N/A

Item 12. Security Ownership ofCertain Beneficial Owners and Management and Related StockholderMatters

N/A

Item 13. Certain Relationships and RelatedTransactions

N/A

Item 14. Principal Accountant Fees andServices

N/A

PART IV

Item 15. Exhibits andFinancial Statement Schedules

Exhibits required by Item 601 ofRegulationS-K:

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| ExhibitNo. 99(A)  |  |  | Independent Accountants’Report          |
| Exhibit No. 99(B) |  |  | Servicer’sAnnual Compliance Certificate |
| Exhibit No.99(C)  |  |  | Annual Statement toCertificateholders         |
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SIGNATURES

Pursuantto the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities ExchangeAct of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed onits behalf by the undersigned, thereunto dulyauthorized.

Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2 OwnerTrustBy: American Honda Finance Corporation, asServicer(Registrant)

By:    /s/ Paul C.Honda

Paul C. Honda, Assistant Vice President,        Assistant Secretary and ComplianceOfficer

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SERVICERCERTIFICATION

I, Paul C. Honda, certifythat:

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| 1.  | I have reviewed this annual report onForm 10-K, and all reports on Form 8-K containing distribution orservicing reports filed in respect of periods included in the yearcovered by this annual report, of Honda Auto Receivables 2005-2 OwnerTrust; |

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| 2.  | Based on my knowledge, the informationin these reports, taken as a whole, does not contain any untruestatement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessaryto make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under whichsuch statements were made, not misleading as of the last day of theperiod covered by this annual report; |

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| 3.  | Based onmy knowledge, the distribution or servicing information required to beprovided to the trustee by the servicer under the sale and servicingagreement, for inclusion in these reports is included in thesereports; |

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| 4.  | Based on my knowledge and upon theannual compliance statement included in the report and required to bedelivered to the trustee in accordance with the terms of the sale andservicing agreement, and except as disclosed in the reports, theservicer has fulfilled its obligations under the sale and servicingagreement; and |

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| 5.  | The reports disclose allsignificant deficiencies relating to the servicer's compliancewith the minimum servicing standards, based upon the report provided byan independent public accountant, after conducting a review incompliance with the Uniform Single Attestation Program for MortgageBankers or similar procedure, as set forth in the sale and servicingagreement, that is included in these reports. |

Date:May  26,2006

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| /s/Paul C. Honda                                                                                                                                                             |
| Paul C. HondaAssistant VicePresident, Assistant Secretary and Compliance Officer of American HondaFinance Corporation,as servicer ofHonda Auto Receivables2005-2 Owner Trust |
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