2012 Honda Stepwagon: MOT pass rate and reliability

86.3% of 2012 Honda Stepwagons pass the MOT first time, measured across 284 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 74,161 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Honda Stepwagons (79.5%, 3,107 tests): +6.8 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +15.5 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Honda Stepwagon model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Honda Stepwagon:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 79.6% 240 87,031
2009 80.5% 246 90,795
2010 82.6% 494 83,230
2011 79.5% 308 82,571
2012 86.3% 284 74,161
2013 90.5% 231 71,851

What this means if you are buying a 2012 Stepwagon

The 2012 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 6.8 points more often than the Honda Stepwagon 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2012 Honda Stepwagon the average at test was 74,161 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 2013 at 90.5%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 79.5%. That 11.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

All Honda Stepwagon MOT data · Every model