Honda Legend: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Legend passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 0.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 544 individual Honda Legend tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 77% first-time pass rate means roughly 23 in every 100 Honda Legends 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 Legend tested had covered 99,999 miles and was built around 2004.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Honda Legend sits 0.3 points above the national average, ranked 1,553 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.

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.

Looking at a specific Honda Legend rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Honda Legends at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Honda Legend

1. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 4% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
2. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.3% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
3. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3.7% of tests (1.65x the national rate for this defect)
4. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.1% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
5. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.5% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.9% of tests
7. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.4% of tests (3.21x the national rate for this defect)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 2.2% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.8% of tests
10. Warning device shows system malfunction, 1.8% of tests (4.44x the national rate for this defect)

From 544 DVSA-tracked Honda Legend tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.93% of these flagged Honda Legend defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Honda Legend

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 Legend before it actually fails on it.

1. A shock absorber bush excessively worn, 4.8% of tests (10.03x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 4% of tests (3.65x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 15.3% of tests (3.23x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 6.1% of tests (3.04x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 3.1% of tests (2.45x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 23.3% of tests (1.75x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 9.4% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this advisory)
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 14.2% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 3.7% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.9% of tests (1.36x the national rate for this advisory)

From 544 DVSA-tracked Honda Legend tests, 2024.

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

• Audi Coupe - 77.1%
• Toyota Alphard - 77%
• Peugeot Horizon - 77%
• Ford Ranger - 76.9%
• BMW 3 Series - 76.8%
• Peugeot Boxer - 76.8%

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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