Honda: MOT pass rate and reliability
Honda vehicles pass the MOT first time 78.3% of the time, measured across 922,096 DVSA tests. That is 1.3 points better than the 77% national average, ranking Honda 24 of 51 major brands sold in the UK.
Every brand ranked
- Ferrari - 95.9%
- LEVC - 95.4%
- Aston Martin - 93.2%
- Bentley - 92.5%
- Porsche - 88.7%
- Lexus - 87.7%
- Tesla - 84.8%
- Maserati - 84.3%
- MG - 83.9%
- BMW - 82.5%
- Jaguar - 81.9%
- Abarth - 81.8%
- Audi - 81.6%
- MINI - 81.6%
- Toyota - 81.3%
- Land Rover - 80.6%
- Skoda - 80.6%
- Mercedes-Benz - 79.9%
- Suzuki - 79.5%
- Kia - 78.9%
- Hyundai - 78.8%
- SEAT - 78.7%
- Subaru - 78.6%
- Honda - 78.3%
- Dacia - 78.3%
- Volvo - 78.2%
- Jeep - 78%
- Smart (Mcc) - 77.7%
- Smart - 77.2%
- Volkswagen - 77.1%
- Mazda - 77%
- Mitsubishi - 76.9%
- DS - 76.2%
- London Taxis International - 75.5%
- Ford - 74.8%
- Isuzu - 73.7%
- Nissan - 73.4%
- Peugeot - 73.2%
- Fiat - 73%
- Ssangyong - 73%
- Vauxhall - 72.4%
- Alfa Romeo - 72.4%
- Citroen - 70.8%
- Iveco - 70.2%
- Rover - 70.2%
- Saab - 69.1%
- Renault - 68.1%
- Chrysler - 67.2%
- Daihatsu - 67.1%
- Chrysler-Jeep - 67%
- Chevrolet - 62.8%
Honda models
- Honda Jazz - 78.7%, 321,357 tests
- Honda Civic - 73.4%, 274,712 tests
- Honda Cr-V - 79.3%, 200,653 tests
- Honda Hr-V - 89.8%, 32,233 tests
- Honda Accord - 68%, 26,557 tests
- Honda Jazz Ex I-Mmd Cvt - 95.6%, 9,389 tests
- Honda Insight - 78.1%, 8,866 tests
- Honda Fr-V - 63.7%, 7,199 tests
- Honda Jazz Crosstar Ex I-Mmd Cvt - 96.7%, 5,661 tests
- Honda S2000 - 84.2%, 4,947 tests
- Honda Jazz Sr I-Mmd Cvt - 95.1%, 4,199 tests
- Honda Fit - 87.5%, 4,043 tests
- Honda Cr-Z - 79%, 3,820 tests
- Honda Stepwagon - 78.8%, 3,134 tests
- Honda Civic Sport Vtec - 93.8%, 2,153 tests
- Honda Civic Sr Vtec - 94.3%, 1,861 tests
- Honda Jazz Se I-Mmd Cvt - 94.1%, 1,745 tests
- Honda E Advance - 92%, 1,417 tests
- Honda Integra - 87.1%, 1,330 tests
- Honda Prelude - 69.7%, 1,048 tests
- Honda Stream - 64.6%, 745 tests
- Honda Elysion - 76.7%, 739 tests
- Honda Odyssey - 82.2%, 686 tests
- Honda Unclassified - 79.1%, 645 tests
- Honda Civic Sr Vtec Cvt - 92.5%, 638 tests
- Honda Civic Sport Vtec Cvt - 96%, 606 tests
- Honda Legend - 77%, 544 tests
- Honda Freed - 87.7%, 504 tests
Most common MOT failures across every Honda
Pooled across all Honda models, not just one: what actually fails on a Honda more than the UK average.
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 2.1% of tests (2.5x the national rate for this defect)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 3% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this defect)
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 0.9% of tests (1.6x the national rate for this defect)
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.5% of tests (1.51x the national rate for this defect)
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2% of tests (1.5x the national rate for this defect)
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.1% of tests (1.39x the national rate for this defect)
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 2.1% of tests (1.38x the national rate for this defect)
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.3% of tests (1.3x the national rate for this defect)
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.3% of tests (1.29x the national rate for this defect)
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.7% of tests (1.23x the national rate for this defect)
From 1,382,476 DVSA-tracked Honda tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.34% of these flagged defects as "dangerous", against 4.97% nationally.
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