Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 15.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 638 individual Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 92.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 8 in every 100 Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvts 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 Cvt tested had covered 22,350 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 Cvt sits 15.8 points above the national average, ranked 309 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 Cvt

1. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.9% of tests
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.9% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.7% of tests
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.3% of tests
5. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.5% of tests
6. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.3% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)
7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.3% of tests
10. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.2% of tests

From 638 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.58% of these flagged Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt 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 Cvt

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 Cvt before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 21.5% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.9% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.5% of tests, also fails
4. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.5% of tests
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.3% of tests
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.8% of tests
7. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.8% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
9. A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged, 0.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A body panel or body component damaged or corroded and likely to cause injury when grazed or contacted, or insecure, 0.2% of tests (4.33x the national rate for this advisory)

From 638 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt tests, 2024.

Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt year:

• 2020 Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt - 94.4% first-time pass, 284 tests
• 2021 Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt - 91.9% first-time pass, 332 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

• Volkswagen Id3 Style - 92.5%
• Hyundai Tucson Ultimate Tgdi Phev 4x4a - 92.5%
• Audi Q3 S Line 45 Tfsi Quattro S-A - 92.5%
• Mazda 2 Se-L Mhev - 92.5%
• SEAT Ateca Fr Tsi Evo S-A - 92.5%
• Land Rover Defender X Mhev Auto - 92.5%

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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