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

First-time pass rate92.5%
UK national average76.7%
Difference+15.8 points
Tests analysed638
Average mileage at test22,350 miles
Average year of manufacture2021
Reliability rank309 of 2,005 models

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. On a Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt 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.

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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, 1.3% of tests
  2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
  3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1% of tests
  4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 0.9% of tests
  5. Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements, 0.4% of tests (2.32x the national rate for this defect)
  6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.3% of tests
  7. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 0.3% of tests
  8. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.2% of tests
  9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
  10. Number plate showing an incorrect registration, 0.2% of tests (16.54x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,063 DVSA-tracked Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.25% of these flagged Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

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:

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