54.2%
Honda FR-V
Honda FR-V MOT pass rate and common problems
The Honda FR-V passed 54.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 18.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the FR-V 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 FR-V runs 18.3 points behind the Honda average. It is 12th of the 12 Honda models in the data. The average FR-V arrived at its test 17.8 years old with 128,203 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.
FR-V 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 (small sample) | 1 | 100% | 27.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 15 | 40% | 32.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 5,948 | 54.2% | 18.1 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where FR-V failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Honda FR-V cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 53% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common FR-V MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Honda FR-V cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 43.4% of everything testers recorded against failed Honda FR-V cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a FR-V
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Suspension
Recorded most often: component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn and pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn. 16% of failure items.
2
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect and stop lamp not working. 15.7% of failure items.
3
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 5.6% of failure items.
4
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 3.3% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific FR-V has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Honda FR-V buying guide.
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Honda FR-V MOT FAQs
What is the Honda FR-V MOT pass rate?
54.2% of Honda FR-V cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 5,964 tests. That is 18.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 546th of 575 models.
What does a Honda FR-V most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Honda FR-V cars failing their 2025 MOT was component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength, on 8.1% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (7.9%) and linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn (4.7%).
Which area causes the most Honda FR-V MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 27.6%, followed by suspension at 25.4%.
Does this mean every Honda FR-V has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Honda FR-V 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 FR-V'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.