82.6%
Honda S2000
Honda S2000 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Honda S2000 passed 82.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 10.3 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 S2000 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 S2000 runs 10.1 points ahead of the Honda average. It is 3rd of the 12 Honda models in the data. The average S2000 arrived at its test 20.7 years old with 78,269 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.
S2000 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 2 | 50% | 22.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 4,848 | 82.6% | 10.3 pts above |
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 S2000 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Honda S2000 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Brakes and lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment together account for 36.7% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common S2000 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Honda S2000 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 35.3% of everything testers recorded against failed Honda S2000 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a S2000
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, washers provides insufficient washer liquid and washers not working. 11.3% of failure items.
2
Noise, emissions and leaks
Recorded most often: catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits, catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits and malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction. 8.3% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: service brake performance excessively binding. 5% of failure items.
4
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working. 4.5% of failure items.
The car's own MOT history matters more than any model average. A free MOT history check shows whether a specific S2000 has failed on these items before, or had them noted as advisories. Buying one? See the used Honda S2000 buying guide.
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Honda S2000 MOT FAQs
What is the Honda S2000 MOT pass rate?
82.6% of Honda S2000 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,850 tests. That is 10.3 percentage points above the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 163rd of 575 models.
What does a Honda S2000 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Honda S2000 cars failing their 2025 MOT was wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 5.2% of failure items. Next were service brake performance excessively binding (5%) and position lamp not working (4.5%).
Which area causes the most Honda S2000 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was brakes at 20.7%, followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 16%.
Does this mean every Honda S2000 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Honda S2000 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 S2000'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.