Honda Cr-Z: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Cr-Z passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 2.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,820 individual Honda Cr-Z tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 79% first-time pass rate means roughly 21 in every 100 Honda Cr-Z 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 Cr-Z tested had covered 90,309 miles and was built around 2011.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Honda Cr-Z sits 2.3 points above the national average, ranked 1,480 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 Cr-Z

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.1% of tests (3.94x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 4.2% of tests (2.31x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 2.8% of tests (2.11x the national rate for this defect)
4. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.5% of tests (2.01x the national rate for this defect)
5. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 1% of tests (1.91x the national rate for this defect)
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)
7. A tyre seriously damaged, 3.5% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this defect)
8. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 2.8% of tests
9. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.5% of tests
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.8% of tests

From 3,817 DVSA-tracked Honda Cr-Z tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.19% of these flagged Honda Cr-Z defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Honda Cr-Z

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 Cr-Z before it actually fails on it.

1. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 8.8% of tests (4.39x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 4.2% of tests (2.76x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 2.6% of tests (2.06x the national rate for this advisory)
4. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 1.9% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 1.7% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this advisory)
6. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 18.1% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this advisory)
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 5.4% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.7% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this advisory)
9. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.2% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this advisory)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 18.3% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 3,817 DVSA-tracked Honda Cr-Z tests, 2024.

Honda Cr-Z pass rate by model year

From its 2010 to its 2013 model year, the Honda Cr-Z's first-time pass rate has risen 1.8 points, from 77.1% to 78.9%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Honda Cr-Z year:

• 2010 Honda Cr-Z - 77.1% first-time pass, 1,291 tests
• 2011 Honda Cr-Z - 79.8% first-time pass, 1,389 tests
• 2012 Honda Cr-Z - 80.4% first-time pass, 616 tests
• 2013 Honda Cr-Z - 78.9% first-time pass, 303 tests

Honda Cr-Z by fuel type

The Honda Cr-Z's two most-tested fuel types split by 3 points: hybrid passes first time 80.7% of the time (1,537 tests) against 77.7% for petrol (1,223 tests).

• Hybrid Honda Cr-Z - 80.7% first-time pass, 1,537 tests
• Petrol Honda Cr-Z - 77.7% first-time pass, 1,223 tests
• Electric Honda Cr-Z - 78.4% first-time pass, 468 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

• Nissan Nv250 Tekna Dci - 79.1%
• Volvo V60 - 79%
• MINI MINI (R60) - 79%
• Ford Unclassified - 79%
• Jeep Grand Cherokee Overland Crd A - 79%
• Skoda Octavia - 78.9%

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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