Honda S2000, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
4,104 Honda S2000s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 82.6% of initial MOT tests, 10.3 points above the 72.3% UK average.
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Honda S2000 at the MOT
82.6% of 4,850 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the S2000 163rd of 575 models.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Where S2000s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Honda S2000 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.2%), service brake performance excessively binding (5%) and position lamp not working (4.5%).
The MOT page lists every common S2000 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The S2000's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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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.20.7% of S2000 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.16% of S2000 failure items
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Noise, emissions and leaks
Listen for a blowing exhaust, watch for smoke on start-up and look under the car for oil or fluid leaks.14.7% of S2000 failure items
Honda S2000s in the UK
4,104 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has fallen 35% since the end of 2014.
- Change since 2014
- −35%from 6,313 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2004half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2004 or earlier
- Declared off the road
- 2,33236% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Honda S2000s since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 6,313 |
| End of 2015 | 6,018 |
| End of 2016 | 5,677 |
| End of 2017 | 5,253 |
| End of 2018 | 4,841 |
| End of 2019 | 4,505 |
| End of 2020 | 4,114 |
| End of 2021 | 3,947 |
| End of 2022 | 3,701 |
| End of 2023 | 3,414 |
| End of 2024 | 3,164 |
| End of 2025 | 3,075 |
| End of June 2026 | 4,104 |
How old they are
Licensed Honda S2000s by year of first use.
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 4 |
| 2009 | 184 |
| 2008 | 160 |
| 2007 | 251 |
| 2006 | 303 |
| 2005 | 453 |
| 2004 | 446 |
| 2003 | 396 |
| 2002 | 359 |
| 2001 | 118 |
| 2000 | 198 |
| 1999 | 84 |
S2000 engine sizes
2.0 litre engines made up 99% of Honda S2000 MOT tests in 2025. Petrol accounts for 100% of licensed S2000s.
Honda S2000 recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda S2000. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every S2000 is affected.
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Jul 2013 R/2013/075
Brake efficiency may be reduced
Defect and remedy
- Defect
- Brake assistance may be reduced or lost due to a manufacturing nonconformance. This could lead to longer stopping distances than the driver would normally expect.
- Remedy
- Recall the vehicles that are likely to be affected to check the servo and where necessary replace the servo unit.
Other Honda models
The most-tested Honda models in 2025, against the S2000's 82.6% MOT pass rate.
Honda S2000 FAQs
How many Honda S2000s are there in the UK?
4,104 Honda S2000s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 2,332 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Honda S2000 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 82.6% first-time pass rate for the Honda S2000 across 4,850 tests in 2025, above the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Honda S2000 had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Honda S2000. The most recent was published in July 2013. 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 S2000?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: brakes, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and noise, emissions and leaks. 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 S2000'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.
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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), which also gives the engine sizes. 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.