2014 Honda Insight: MOT pass rate and reliability

85.5% of 2014 Honda Insights pass the MOT first time, measured across 276 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 107,940 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Honda Insights (78.8%, 8,781 tests): +6.7 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): +10.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Honda Insight model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Honda Insight:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2009 75.4% 2,088 114,534
2010 77% 2,790 117,746
2011 82.1% 1,703 128,718
2012 80.3% 1,248 127,208
2013 84% 444 116,000
2014 85.5% 276 107,940

What this means if you are buying a 2014 Insight

The 2014 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.7 points more often than the Honda Insight average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 2014 Honda Insight the average at test was 107,940 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.

2014 is the strongest year on record for this model at 85.5%, ahead of every other year we hold data for.

Nearby model years

All Honda Insight MOT data · Every model