81.1%
Honda Fit pass rate
Used Honda Fit buying guide
In 2025, Honda Fit cars passed 81.1% of 5,212 initial MOT tests, 8.8 points above the 72.3% UK average. Here is where it fails and what to check before you buy.
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Honda Fit MOT record in brief
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded.
72.3%
UK average, all cars
+8.8
percentage points above average
Ranked on pass rate the Fit sits 182nd of 575 models in the data. Honda as a brand averaged 72.5%, so this model runs 8.6 points ahead of its own brand. Honda Fit cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.1%.
A pass rate is not a reliability score. The full Honda Fit MOT record has the pass rate by age, every common failure and how the Fit compares with similar cars.
Fit fuel types
Hybrid electric was the most common fuel among Honda Fit cars tested in 2025. None of the tested examples were diesel.
Where the Fit fails its MOT
Where Honda Fit cars that failed their 2025 MOT were marked down, as a share of all recorded failure items.
The specific items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (8%), rear fog lamp not working (6.8%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (6.7%). See every common Fit MOT failure.
These are DVSA failure records across every Honda Fit that failed, not a claim that every Fit has these problems.
What should you check when buying a used Fit?
The areas above, most common first, and what an MOT tester looks at 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. 49.6% of Fit failure items.
2
Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters. 16.6% of Fit failure items.
3
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. 9.9% of Fit failure items.
4
Visibility
Check the windscreen for chips or cracks in the driver's view, and that the wipers and washers clear it properly. 9.5% of Fit failure items.
5
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. 5.1% of Fit failure items.
None of this replaces the car's own record. Run a free MOT history check on the registration to see every test, advisory and recorded mileage for that car.
What the MOT record doesn't tell you
Knowing Honda Fit failures cluster around lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension tells you what to inspect. It tells you nothing about whether the car is safe to buy. An MOT does not show money still owed on the car, a write-off, a theft record or a clocked odometer.
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- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
Other used Honda models
The most-tested Honda models in 2025, with how their MOT pass rate compares with the Fit.
Used Honda Fit FAQs
Is the Honda Fit 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 81.1% first-time pass rate for the Honda Fit across 5,212 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Do older Honda Fit cars fail their MOT more often?
Honda Fit cars aged 6 to 10 years passed 88.1% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 80.1%. On an older example, the car's own MOT history tells you more than the model average.
What should I check before buying a used Honda Fit?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, suspension and tyres. Then check the individual car's history: outstanding finance, insurance write-off records, stolen markers, mileage and previous keepers. None of these appear in the MOT record or on the V5C.
How do I check a Honda Fit'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.
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.