Diesel Honda Fr-V: MOT pass rate

59.3% of diesel Honda Fr-Vs pass the MOT first time, measured across 2,686 DVSA tests on that fuel type alone. Average mileage at test was 139,747.

Diesel against the other Honda Fr-V versions

Why the fuel type changes the number

Diesels carry DPFs, EGR valves and stricter smoke limits, so emissions and exhaust faults account for failures petrol cars never see.

On the Honda Fr-V specifically, petrol is the strongest at 67.6%, and this diesel version sits 5.2 points below the 64.5% model average.

What it means if you are buying one

The diesel Honda Fr-V fails more often than the model average, so budget for the items that catch this fuel type and treat a fresh MOT as worth paying for. Buying a damaged one? run it through the analyzer, check the exact car, decode the VIN and check the mileage before you bid.

Mileage is part of the answer

The average diesel Honda Fr-V had covered 139,747 miles at test, against 118,965 for the petrol. That is high mileage, so timing belts, clutches, suspension bushes and corrosion are the items worth budgeting for rather than the MOT itself.

Fuel type and mileage are tangled together: diesels are usually bought by higher-mileage drivers, so some of any gap between fuels is the miles rather than the engine. The per-year figures on the Honda Fr-V page separate age from fuel if you want to isolate one.

Most common MOT failures on a diesel Honda Fr-V

1. 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, 16.3% of tests (17.24x the national rate for this defect)
2. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 4% of tests (14.92x the national rate for this defect)
3. Body, cab or chassis excessively corroded at a mounting point, 3% of tests (13.05x the national rate for this defect)
4. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 5% of tests (12.05x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 5.2% of tests (5.05x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 8.7% of tests (3.89x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 17.1% of tests (3.4x the national rate for this defect)
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 7.9% of tests (3.36x the national rate for this defect)
9. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.1% of tests (3.06x the national rate for this defect)
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 6.4% of tests (2.99x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,710 DVSA-tracked diesel Honda Fr-V tests, 2024, split out from the Honda Fr-V's other fuel types. DVSA testers marked 5.28% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 5.11% nationally. See which fuel type fails on the most dangerous defects nationally for how that compares across the whole fleet.

Most common MOT advisories on a diesel Honda Fr-V

Flagged but doesn't fail the car, a different list from the failures above.

1. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 12.1% of tests (10.9x the national rate for this defect)
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, 14.3% of tests (9.43x the national rate for this defect), also fails
3. Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is seriously reduced, 9% of tests (7.24x the national rate for this defect), also fails
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 9.8% of tests (4.89x the national rate for this defect), also fails
5. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 23% of tests (4.87x the national rate for this defect)
6. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 5.6% of tests (4.38x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 51.8% of tests (3.88x the national rate for this defect), also fails
8. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 16.4% of tests (3.17x the national rate for this defect)
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 6.7% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this defect)
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 5.1% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect), also fails

From 2,710 DVSA-tracked diesel Honda Fr-V tests, 2024.

Other Honda Fr-V fuel types

• Petrol Honda Fr-V - 67.6%

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