89.9%
Honda E
Honda E MOT pass rate and common problems
The Honda E passed 89.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 17.6 percentage points above the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the E compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
72.5%
Honda average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The E runs 17.4 points ahead of the Honda average. It is 1st of the 12 Honda models in the data. The average E arrived at its test 4.1 years old with 19,727 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
E MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,500 | 89.9% | 17.6 pts above |
Every Honda E tested in 2025 was aged 3 to 5 years, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where E failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Honda E cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and visibility together account for 82.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common E MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Honda E cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 79.2% of everything testers recorded against failed Honda E cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a E
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has ply or cords exposed, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords, condition has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure, condition has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure and size/type of different sizes are fitted on the same axle.. 43.3% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers not working. 29.3% of failure items.
3
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: headlamp aim too high and headlamp aim too low. 6.7% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific E has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Honda E buying guide.
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Honda E MOT FAQs
What is the Honda E MOT pass rate?
89.9% of Honda E cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 1,823 tests. That is 17.6 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 43rd of 575 models.
What does a Honda E most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Honda E cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 26.7% of failure items. Next were tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (13%) and condition has ply or cords exposed (11.5%).
Which area causes the most Honda E MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 48.9%, followed by visibility at 33.7%.
Does this mean every Honda E has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Honda E that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Honda E's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.