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Honda CR-Z, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls

3,529 Honda CR-Z cars are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 73.7% of initial MOT tests, 1.4 points above the 72.3% UK average.

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Honda CR-Z at the MOT

73.7% of 3,776 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the CR-Z 285th of 575 models. Honda CR-Z cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 84% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 73.3%.

First-time pass rate, 2025

Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.

  • Honda CR-Z73.7%
  • All Honda modelsThe CR-Z is 1.2 pts ahead72.5%
  • All cars72.3%

Pass rate by age at test

Honda CR-Z tests in 2025.

  • 6 to 10 years119 tests84%
  • 11 years and over3,651 tests73.3%

Where CR-Z cars fail

Share of all failure items recorded on Honda CR-Z tests in 2025.

  • Brakes28.1%
  • Suspension23.3%
  • Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.4%
  • Tyres12%
  • Body, chassis, structure7%

The items testers recorded most often were service brake performance excessively binding (5.8%), linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3%) and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (5%).

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

Full Honda CR-Z MOT record

What to look at on a viewing

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

  1. 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.28.1% of CR-Z failure items

  2. Suspension

    Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.23.3% of CR-Z failure items

  3. 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.13.4% of CR-Z failure items

Honda CR-Z cars in the UK

3,529 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 13% since the end of 2014.

Change since 2014
−13%from 4,065 licensed
Typical year of first use
2011half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2011 or earlier
Declared off the road
1985.3% of those registered, under SORN

Licensed Honda CR-Z cars since 2014

Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.

Show the figures
DateLicensed
End of 20144,065
End of 20154,044
End of 20164,072
End of 20174,038
End of 20183,981
End of 20193,921
End of 20203,871
End of 20213,827
End of 20223,792
End of 20233,725
End of 20243,638
End of 20253,568
End of June 20263,529

How old they are

Licensed Honda CR-Z cars by year of first use.

  • Licensed at the end of 2025
  • First registered that year
Show the figures
First usedLicensed, end 2025First registered that year
20152123
2014153
2013286
2012582
20111,320
20101,192

CR-Z engine sizes

1.5 litre engines made up 87% of Honda CR-Z MOT tests in 2025. Hybrid electric accounts for 100% of licensed CR-Z cars. Electric examples were 12.4% of tests.

Honda CR-Z recalls

1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda CR-Z. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every CR-Z is affected.

  1. Oct 2011 R/2011/126

    Unexpected vehicle behaviour if engine stalls

    CR-Z cars built Dec 2009 to Jun 2011 · 3,045 vehicles across the whole recall

    Defect and remedy
    Defect
    Under certain conditions if the vehicle is stalled it is possible the vehicle could move unexpectedly forward or backwards depending on which gear is selected.
    Remedy
    Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to apply new software for the IMA motor Electronic Control Unit.
How to check a specific CR-Z for recalls

Other Honda models

The most-tested Honda models in 2025, against the CR-Z's 73.7% MOT pass rate.

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Honda CR-Z FAQs

How many Honda CR-Z cars are there in the UK?

3,529 Honda CR-Z cars were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 198 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.

Is the Honda CR-Z 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 73.7% first-time pass rate for the Honda CR-Z across 3,776 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.

Has the Honda CR-Z had any recalls?

1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda CR-Z. The most recent was published in October 2011. 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 CR-Z?

On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, suspension and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment. 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 CR-Z'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.

Already found a CR-Z?

Check its finance, write-off, theft, mileage and keeper history with a £15 vehicle history report.

Across the 1,389 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 July 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.