Honda Civic Sr Vtec: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Civic Sr Vtec passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 17.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,861 individual Honda Civic Sr Vtec tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 94.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 6 in every 100 Honda Civic Sr 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 Sr Vtec tested had covered 24,953 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 Sr Vtec sits 17.6 points above the national average, ranked 104 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 Sr Vtec

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.4% of tests
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
4. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.3% of tests
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.2% of tests
8. A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative, 0.2% of tests
9. Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction, 0.1% of tests
10. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.1% of tests

From 1,857 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sr Vtec tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.56% of these flagged Honda Civic Sr 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 Sr 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 Sr Vtec before it actually fails on it.

1. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 15.5% of tests (1.66x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.5% of tests, also fails
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.6% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.1% of tests
5. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2% of tests
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.2% of tests
10. Brake fluid below minimum mark, 0.1% of tests (2.31x the national rate for this advisory)

From 1,857 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sr Vtec tests, 2024.

Honda Civic Sr Vtec pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Honda Civic Sr Vtec's first-time pass rate has risen 3.1 points, from 92.6% to 95.7%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Honda Civic Sr Vtec year:

• 2020 Honda Civic Sr Vtec - 92.6% first-time pass, 821 tests
• 2021 Honda Civic Sr Vtec - 95.7% first-time pass, 1,026 tests

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

• Jaguar I-Pace Black - 94.4%
• Renault Captur S Edition Tce Auto - 94.3%
• Ford Puma Titanium - 94.3%
• Ford Puma St-Line X Auto - 94.3%
• Dacia Sandero Comfort Tce - 94.3%
• Nissan Qashqai Tekna Dig-T Mhev - 94.3%

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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