Honda Stepwagon: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Honda Stepwagon passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 2.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,134 individual Honda Stepwagon tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 78.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 21 in every 100 Honda Stepwagons 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 Stepwagon tested had covered 90,399 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. On a Honda Stepwagon bought as a 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 Stepwagon

1. Front or rear fog lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 1.3% of tests (39.81x the national rate for this defect)
2. An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.3% of tests (6.72x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.5% of tests (2.61x 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, 1.4% of tests (2.53x the national rate for this defect)
5. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.2% of tests (1.33x the national rate for this defect)
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 2.2% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.9% of tests
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.6% of tests
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.3% of tests

From 6,567 DVSA-tracked Honda Stepwagon tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 3.33% of these flagged Honda Stepwagon defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Honda Stepwagon pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Honda Stepwagon year:

• 2008 Honda Stepwagon - 79.6% first-time pass, 240 tests
• 2009 Honda Stepwagon - 80.5% first-time pass, 246 tests
• 2010 Honda Stepwagon - 82.6% first-time pass, 494 tests
• 2011 Honda Stepwagon - 79.5% first-time pass, 308 tests
• 2012 Honda Stepwagon - 86.3% first-time pass, 284 tests
• 2013 Honda Stepwagon - 90.5% first-time pass, 231 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

• BMW 530 - 78.9%
• Audi Tt - 78.8%
• Ford Transit Courier - 78.8%
• Volkswagen Phaeton - 78.8%
• Maserati Coupe - 78.8%
• Honda Jazz - 78.7%

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

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