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. On a Honda Civic Sport Vtec bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Honda Civic Sport Vtec rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Honda Civic Sport Vtecs actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Honda Civic Sport Vtec

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.5% of tests
2. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1% of tests
3. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.9% of tests
4. A tyre seriously damaged, 0.7% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 0.2% of tests
7. Tyres on the same axle or on twin wheels are different sizes, 0.1% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
8. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.1% of tests
9. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.1% of tests
10. Obligatory mirror or device inoperative, excessively damaged or insecure, 0.1% of tests

From 3,727 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sport Vtec tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.76% of these flagged Honda Civic Sport Vtec defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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

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