Honda MOT pass rates and used models
Honda cars passed 72.5% of their initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average and 37th of 63 makes. Among the most-tested models, the HR-V scored highest at 87.2% and the Accord lowest at 61.3%.
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Every Honda model ranked
First-time MOT pass rates from 2025, highest first. Each model links to its buying guide and full MOT record.
| Model | Pass rate | vs Honda | Tests | Avg age |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| E | 89.9% | 17.4 pts above | 1,823 | 4.1 yrs |
| HR-V | 87.2% | 14.8 pts above | 38,767 | 7.3 yrs |
| S2000 | 82.6% | 10.1 pts above | 4,850 | 20.7 yrs |
| Fit | 81.1% | 8.6 pts above | 5,212 | 12.3 yrs |
| Jazz | 74.4% | 2 pts above | 339,813 | 12.4 yrs |
| CR-V | 74.4% | 2 pts above | 194,462 | 12.6 yrs |
| Stepwagon | 74.3% | 1.9 pts above | 3,519 | 14.4 yrs |
| CR-Z | 73.7% | 1.2 pts above | 3,776 | 13.8 yrs |
| Insight | 67.7% | 4.8 pts below | 8,497 | 14.7 yrs |
| Civic | 67.1% | 5.3 pts below | 260,618 | 13.9 yrs |
| Accord | 61.3% | 11.2 pts below | 22,894 | 18.3 yrs |
| FR-V | 54.2% | 18.3 pts below | 5,964 | 17.8 yrs |
Among models with at least 10,000 tests, the HR-V and Accord are 25.9 percentage points apart. Part of that gap is age: models that left sale years ago are tested as older cars, and older cars fail more often.
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Honda pass rate by age
Every Honda tested in 2025, split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 87,886 | 90.7% |
| 6 to 10 years | 248,220 | 84.5% |
| 11 years and over | 542,228 | 63.1% |
Honda pass rates fall by 27.6 percentage points between the youngest and oldest groups, so compare a model with others of a similar age rather than with the headline figure.
Honda head-to-head comparisons
Popular rivals compared on the same DVSA data.
Checking a used Honda
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MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.