Honda e, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
8,864 Honda e cars are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 89.9% of initial MOT tests, 17.6 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Honda e at the MOT
89.9% of 1,823 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the Honda e 43rd of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where Honda e cars fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Honda e tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (26.7%), tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (13%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (11.5%).
The MOT page lists every common Honda e MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The Honda e's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Tyres
Check tread depth across the full width of every tyre (the legal minimum is 1.6mm), and look for cuts, bulges and uneven wear.48.9% of Honda e failure items
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Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly.33.7% of Honda e failure items
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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.7.8% of Honda e failure items
Honda e cars in the UK
8,864 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 370% since the end of 2022.
- Change since 2022
- +370%from 1,887 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2024half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2024 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 285against 5,380 in 2024
- Declared off the road
- 1511.7% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Honda e cars since 2020
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
Show the figures
| Date | Licensed |
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| End of 2020 | 964 |
| End of 2021 | 1,510 |
| End of 2022 | 1,887 |
| End of 2023 | 2,291 |
| End of 2024 | 7,524 |
| End of 2025 | 7,775 |
| End of June 2026 | 8,864 |
How old they are
Licensed Honda e cars by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
Show the figures
| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 277 | 285 |
| 2024 | 5,272 | 5,380 |
| 2023 | 377 | 423 |
| 2022 | 422 | 451 |
| 2021 | 633 | 697 |
| 2020 | 794 | 996 |
Honda e recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda e. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every Honda e is affected.
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Mar 2021 R/2021/038
The seatbelt reminder is not displayed
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Carry out a software update.
Other Honda models
The most-tested Honda models in 2025, against the Honda e's 89.9% MOT pass rate.
Honda e FAQs
How many Honda e cars are there in the UK?
8,864 Honda e cars were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 151 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Honda e 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 an 89.9% first-time pass rate for the Honda e across 1,823 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Honda e had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda e. The most recent was published in March 2021. 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 e?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: tyres, visibility 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 e'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 Honda e?
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). 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.