87.2%
Honda HR-V
Honda HR-V MOT pass rate and common problems
The Honda HR-V passed 87.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 14.9 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 HR-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 HR-V runs 14.8 points ahead of the Honda average. It is 2nd of the 12 Honda models in the data. The average HR-V arrived at its test 7.3 years old with 47,535 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.
HR-V MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Honda HR-V cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 92% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 58%, a drop of 34 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 9,066 | 92% | 19.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 22,775 | 85.3% | 13 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 1,520 | 58% | 14.3 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where HR-V failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Honda HR-V cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Tyres and visibility together account for 38.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common HR-V MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Honda HR-V cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 53% of everything testers recorded against failed Honda HR-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 HR-V
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 15% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm, condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords and tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative. 15% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick. 9.4% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn and shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak. 7.8% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific HR-V has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Honda HR-V buying guide.
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Honda HR-V MOT FAQs
What is the Honda HR-V MOT pass rate?
87.2% of Honda HR-V cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 38,767 tests. That is 14.9 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 86th of 575 models.
What does a Honda HR-V most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Honda HR-V cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 11.2% of failure items. Next were brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick (9.4%) and tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (7.1%).
Which area causes the most Honda HR-V MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was tyres at 20.4%, followed by visibility at 17.7%.
Do older Honda HR-V cars fail their MOT more often?
Honda HR-V cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 92% of MOT tests in 2025, against 58% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Honda HR-V has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Honda HR-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 HR-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.