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Honda Accord, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

19,487 Honda Accords are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 61.3% of initial MOT tests, 11 points below the 72.3% UK average.

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Honda Accord at the MOT

61.3% of 22,894 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Accord 477th of 575 models. Honda Accords aged 6 to 10 years passed 78.7% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 60.9%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Honda Accord61.3%
  • All Honda modelsThe Accord is 11.2 pts behind72.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Honda Accord tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years436 tests78.7%
  • 11 years and over22,415 tests60.9%

Where Accords fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Honda Accord tests in 2025.

  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment32.8%
  • Suspension19.9%
  • Brakes14.9%
  • Tyres7.9%
  • Visibility6.3%

The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (7.4%), headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (6.6%) and ball joint excessively worn (4.8%).

The MOT page lists every common Accord MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.

Full Honda Accord MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

The Accord's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.

  1. Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment

    Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.32.8% of Accord failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.19.9% of Accord failure items

  3. Brakes

    Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.14.9% of Accord failure items

Honda Accords in the UK

19,487 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 79% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−79%from 94,480 licensed
Typical year of first use
2007half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2007 or earlier
First registered in 2025
58against 274 in 2015
Declared off the road
11,77138% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Honda Accords since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

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DateLicensed
End of 201494,480
End of 201585,413
End of 201676,305
End of 201766,567
End of 201857,536
End of 201949,408
End of 202042,825
End of 202136,617
End of 202232,227
End of 202328,037
End of 202424,150
End of 202520,920
End of June 202619,487

How old they are

Licensed Honda Accords by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year

A further 201 were first used before 1996.

Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
2015158274
2014422
2013462
20121,066
20111,116
20101,117
20092,567
20082,274
20072,255
20061,987
20052,040
20041,724
20031,140
2002356
2001339
2000442
1999281
1998118
199748
199635

Accord engines and fuel

2.0 litre engines made up 45% of Honda Accord MOT tests in 2025, followed by 2.2 litre at 40%. Petrol accounts for 60% of licensed Accords and diesel for 39%.

Engine size at MOT, 2025

Share of 22,880 initial MOT tests in 2025.

  • 2.0 litre44.6%
  • 2.2 litre39.7%
  • 2.4 litre11.7%
  • 1.9 litre2.5%

Fuel type, licensed Accords

DfT licensing statistics, June 2026.

FuelLicensedShare
Petrol11,74760%
Diesel7,65139%
Hybrid electric150.1%
Other fuels740.4%

Honda Accord recalls

17 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Honda Accord. The 8 most recent are below. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Accord is affected.

  1. Oct 2020 R/2020/061

    The absorption of moisture into the driver's air bag propellant could lead to slow deployment or inflator rupture

    42,435 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The absorption of moisture into the driver's airbag propellant could lead to slow deployment or inflator rupture.
    Remedy
    Replace the airbag inflator or the airbag assembly. Honda is still preparing for the development and production of the remedy parts.

  2. Aug 2019 R/2019/243

    Possible air bag inflator rupture

    Accords built Nov 2000 to Dec 2014 · 122,397 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Passenger air bag may not deploy correctly.
    Remedy
    The inflator inside the passenger's airbag module is to be replaced.

  3. May 2019 R/2019/125

    Inner pressure of the inflator may irregularly rise upon airbag deployment rupturing the inflator container

    Accords built Jul 2000 to Jul 2007 · 9 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Driver air bag may not ignite correctly.
    Remedy
    Replace the drivers air bag assembly.

  4. Jan 2019 R/2018/342

    Takata passenger airbag inflator may rupture

    Accords built Feb 2010 to May 2015 · 119,827 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Passenger airbag inflators may not operate as intended.
    Remedy
    Replacement of Airbag Assembly on affected vehicles.

  5. Feb 2018 R/2018/029

    Passenger airbag may fail to deploy correctly

    Accords built Apr 2009 to Jan 2010 · 20,298 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The propellant used in certain air bag inflators may degrade over time due to heat cycles and exposure to moisture. In the event that the airbag is activated it may overinflate due to overly aggressive combustion of the propellant. The excessive internal pressure may cause the inflator body to rupture and metal fragments may pass through the cushion material possibly causing severe injury to the vehicle occupants.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected and replace the airbag inflator unit.

  6. Mar 2017 R/2017/017

    Airbag may fail to deploy correctly

    Accords built Jul 2008 to Jan 2010 · 22,805 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Abnormal deployment pressure may lead to rupture of the passenger's air bag inflator case. In the event of an inflator rupture metal fragments could be propelled into the passenger compartment
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace the inflator inside the passenger's air bag module.

  7. Jun 2015 R/2015/104

    Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly

    Accords built Dec 2003 to Dec 2008 · 242,653 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Abnormal deployment pressure may lead to rupture of the inflator case. In the event of an inflator rupture metal fragments could be propelled upward toward the windshield or downward toward the front passenger's foot well potentially causing injury to a vehicle occupant.
    Remedy
    On affected vehicles replace the inflator inside the front passenger's airbag module with a new one.

  8. Mar 2015 R/2015/043

    Passenger side airbag may fail to deploy correctly

    Accords built Jan 2003 to Dec 2003 · 31,135 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    The subject vehicles are equipped with front passenger airbag inflators which could have been assembled with improperly manufactured propellant wafers. Improperly manufactured propellant wafers could cause the inflator to rupture and the front passenger airbag to deploy abnormally in a crash. This could result in increased risk of injury to the occupant or in a thermal issue in the interior compartment which may lead to fire.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to inspect and where necessary replace the airbag inflator module.
How to check a specific Accord for recalls

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Honda Accord FAQs

How many Honda Accords are there in the UK?

19,487 Honda Accords were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 11,771 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Honda Accord reliable?

MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 61.3% first-time pass rate for the Honda Accord across 22,894 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Honda Accord had any recalls?

17 DVSA safety recalls launched from 1992 to October 2026 name the Honda Accord. The most recent was published in October 2020. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.

What should I check before buying a used Honda Accord?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and brakes. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.

How do I check a Honda Accord's history?

Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.

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Across the 1,548 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Honda history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Honda VIN check.

  • Outstanding finance
  • Write-off records
  • Stolen markers
  • Mileage history
  • Previous keepers

MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to October 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.