2001 Honda Accord: MOT pass rate and reliability
60.1% of 2001 Honda Accords pass the MOT first time, measured across 544 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,437 miles.
How the 2001 compares
- Against all Honda Accords (68.6%, 26,329 tests): -8.5 points
- Against all 2001 cars (66.2%): -6.1 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Honda Accord model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2001 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Honda Accord:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.2% | 460 | 103,406 |
| 2000 | 61.2% | 711 | 102,337 |
| 2001 | 60.1% | 544 | 102,437 |
| 2002 | 61.7% | 559 | 102,818 |
| 2003 | 63.4% | 1,554 | 128,521 |
| 2004 | 64% | 2,427 | 133,829 |
| 2005 | 66.2% | 2,907 | 132,686 |
| 2006 | 65.9% | 2,781 | 137,889 |
| 2007 | 66.6% | 3,099 | 134,623 |
| 2008 | 70.2% | 2,857 | 132,359 |
| 2009 | 70.9% | 3,046 | 129,897 |
| 2010 | 75.9% | 1,254 | 125,603 |
| 2011 | 76.1% | 1,250 | 120,348 |
| 2012 | 75.9% | 1,167 | 112,393 |
| 2013 | 76.3% | 498 | 98,651 |
| 2014 | 83% | 430 | 88,866 |
What this means if you are buying a 2001 Accord
The 2001 is a weaker year for this model, passing 8.5 points less often than the Honda Accord average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2001 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 25-year-old car fails on
A 2001 car is 25 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2001 Honda Accord the average at test was 102,437 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2014 at 83%, and the weakest in our data is 2001 at 60.1%. That 22.9 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2001 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 1999 Honda Accord - 67.2%
- 2000 Honda Accord - 61.2%
- 2002 Honda Accord - 61.7%
- 2003 Honda Accord - 63.4%
- 2004 Honda Accord - 64%