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.

MOT pass rates / Honda

Honda MOT pass rates and common failures

Name: Honda MOT statistics
Creator: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

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.

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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%

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.

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