Honda Civic Sport Vtec: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Civic Sport Vtec passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,153 individual Honda Civic Sport Vtec tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 93.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Honda Civic Sport Vtecs presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Honda Civic Sport Vtec tested had covered 24,386 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Honda Civic Sport Vtec sits 17.1 points above the national average, ranked 158 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Honda Civic Sport Vtec

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 2.4% of tests
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.4% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.1% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.4% of tests
7. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
8. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.1% of tests (1.16x the national rate for this defect)
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
10. Headlamp levelling device inoperative, 0.1% of tests

From 2,153 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sport Vtec tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.46% of these flagged Honda Civic Sport Vtec defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Honda Civic Sport Vtec

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Honda Civic Sport Vtec before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 12.1% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.2% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 10.6% of tests, also fails
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 3.9% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.3% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.9% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
8. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.1% of tests
9. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.1% of tests
10. Brake fluid significantly below minimum mark, 0% of tests

From 2,153 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sport Vtec tests, 2024.

Other Honda models

• Honda Jazz - 78.7%
• Honda Civic - 73.4%
• Honda Cr-V - 79.3%
• Honda Hr-V - 89.8%
• Honda Accord - 68%
• Honda Jazz Ex I-Mmd Cvt - 95.6%
• Honda Insight - 78.1%
• Honda Fr-V - 63.7%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford Fiesta Titanium Turbo Mhev - 93.8%
• Audi Q3 S Line 35 Tfsi Mhev S-A - 93.8%
• Toyota Gr Yaris Circuit 4wd - 93.8%
• Kia Niro 2 Phev S-A - 93.8%
• Subaru Forester I Xe Prm Ebxr Awd Cvt - 93.8%
• Dacia Sandero Stepway Comfort Tce - 93.8%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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