2003 Honda Hr-V: MOT pass rate and reliability
67.3% of 2003 Honda Hr-Vs pass the MOT first time, measured across 211 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 98,577 miles.
How the 2003 compares
- Against all Honda Hr-Vs (90.1%, 32,119 tests): -22.8 points
- Against all 2003 cars (64.7%): +2.6 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Honda Hr-V model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2003 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Honda Hr-V:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 67.2% | 308 | 108,741 |
| 2001 | 68.9% | 380 | 108,536 |
| 2002 | 69.4% | 408 | 102,977 |
| 2003 | 67.3% | 211 | 98,577 |
| 2004 | 69.4% | 248 | 100,247 |
| 2015 | 87.1% | 2,756 | 65,040 |
| 2016 | 88.3% | 6,874 | 57,310 |
| 2017 | 91% | 5,863 | 48,873 |
| 2018 | 92.4% | 6,055 | 39,725 |
| 2019 | 94.7% | 4,890 | 30,979 |
| 2020 | 95.6% | 3,717 | 25,472 |
What this means if you are buying a 2003 Hr-V
The 2003 is a weaker year for this model, passing 22.8 points less often than the Honda Hr-V average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2003 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.
What a 23-year-old car fails on
A 2003 car is 23 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:
- Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
- Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
- Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
- Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
- Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
- Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested
That is above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2003 Honda Hr-V the average at test was 98,577 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.
The strongest year for this model is 2020 at 95.6%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 67.2%. That 28.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2003 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2000 Honda Hr-V - 67.2%
- 2001 Honda Hr-V - 68.9%
- 2002 Honda Hr-V - 69.4%
- 2004 Honda Hr-V - 69.4%
- 2015 Honda Hr-V - 87.1%
- 2016 Honda Hr-V - 88.3%