MOT pass rates / Honda
Honda MOT pass rates and common failures
Honda cars passed 71.8% of their MOTs first time in 2024, across 715,471 class-4 initial tests and 18 model groups. That is above the 71.2% UK average, and ranks Honda 34th of 59 makes in the dataset.
Pass rates track age more strongly than badge: an older Honda is compared here against older cars of every other make, so read the age table below before drawing conclusions about the brand.
Checking a Honda?
Make-level pass rates cannot reveal the condition or provenance of one car.
Check its registration free for the actual MOT, tax and mileage record. Before buying, the optional £9.99 full history check adds outstanding-finance, stolen and insurance write-off checks.
What Honda cars fail on
The items most often behind a first-test failure across Honda model groups, as a share of Honda tests. DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes rather than every possible one.
- Position Lamps — 4.3% of Honda tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Anti-roll Bars — 3.6% of Honda tests. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
- Headlamp Aim — 3.4% of Honda tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Brake Performance — 3.1% of Honda tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Headlamps — 2.7% of Honda tests. A headlight fault, from a blown bulb to a failed unit.
- Stop Lamp — 1.9% of Honda tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
- Mechanical Brake Components — 1.2% of Honda tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
- Wipers — 1.2% of Honda tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
Honda MOT pass rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Initial pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3–5 years | 74,863 | 91.2% |
| 6–9 years | 169,013 | 85.7% |
| 10–14 years | 194,723 | 73.5% |
| 15–30 years | 276,480 | 57% |
Honda models by MOT pass rate
| Model | Tests | Initial pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| Civic | 237,323 | 67% |
| Jazz | 203,234 | 72.7% |
| Cr-v | 171,695 | 74% |
| Hr-v | 31,462 | 86.8% |
| Accord | 23,593 | 60.5% |
| Insight | 7,315 | 68.8% |
| Fr-v | 6,363 | 54.5% |
| Jazz EX I-mmd CVT | 6,094 | 93.3% |
| Jazz Crosstar EX I-mmd CVT | 5,186 | 94.5% |
| S2000 | 4,599 | 81.8% |
| Jazz SR I-mmd CVT | 3,925 | 92.8% |
| FIT | 3,392 | 83.8% |
| Cr-z | 2,937 | 76.4% |
| Stepwagon | 2,787 | 73.2% |
| Civic SR Vtec | 1,740 | 91.6% |
| Civic Sport Vtec | 1,675 | 91.6% |
| Integra | 1,151 | 84.8% |
| Jazz SE I-mmd CVT | 1,000 | 91.8% |
How many Honda vehicles are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,151,366 licensed and 298,590 SORN Honda vehicles across 229 published model groups.
Licensed and SORN counts for every Honda model
Before you buy
- Position Lamps — 4.3% of tests in 2024. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
- Anti-roll Bars — 3.6% of tests in 2024. Worn anti-roll bar links or bushes. Inexpensive but often recurring.
- Headlamp Aim — 3.4% of tests in 2024. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.
- Brake Performance — 3.1% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Check the actual Honda — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Common questions
What is the Honda MOT pass rate?
71.8% of 715,471 class-4 initial MOT tests on Honda cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average across all published models.
Which Honda has the best MOT pass rate?
Of the Honda model groups with a substantial sample, the Jazz Crosstar EX I-mmd CVT has the highest initial pass rate at 94.5% across 5,186 tests. Pass rates track vehicle age closely, so newer model groups tend to sit higher.
Does a good Honda pass rate mean the car I am looking at is fine?
No. A model-level rate describes a population, not one vehicle. Enter the registration for that car's own MOT, tax and mileage record, and check for outstanding finance, write-off and stolen markers before you buy.
Methodology and limitations
MOT outcomes describe testable items at the time of inspection. They are not a measure of overall mechanical reliability.
Scope: Class 4 normal initial MOT tests completed in 2024. Models require at least 1,000 qualifying tests. Duplicate source rows are removed using official DVSA test IDs.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency anonymised MOT tests and results, 2024, published 2025-05-23 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Check the actual car
Enter the registration for that Honda's own free MOT, tax and mileage record. Before money changes hands, the £9.99 full history check adds outstanding finance, insurance write-off and stolen checks.