Honda Civic MOT pass rate: 73.9% (250,974 tests, 2025)

The Honda Civic passed 73.9% of its 250,974 MOT tests in 2025 — 3.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 14 years old with 90,952 miles on the clock.
73.9%Pass rate (2025)
250,974MOT tests analysed
90,952 miMedian mileage at test
14 yrsMedian age at test

How the Civic compares

Honda Civic

73.9%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Honda average (all models)

78.8%

What fails most on the Honda Civic

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Civic:

#SystemDefects recordedShare
1Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment59,56530.6%
2Suspension43,64422.4%
3Brakes31,99216.4%
4Tyres21,03610.8%
5Visibility11,4255.9%
6Body, chassis, structure10,8565.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Civic owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

  • Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
  • Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
  • Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
  • Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
  • Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items
Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

Civic pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2001. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2013, 2014. Full ranking and method: Honda Civic years to avoid.

Registration yearTestsPass rateVs same-ageMedian mileage
2001 13,535 64.1% -2.5 pts 98,931
2002 19,893 64.3% -1.4 pts 105,525
2003 22,874 63.6% -1.4 pts 104,879
2004 31,667 64.9% +0.6 pts 109,045
2005 38,009 65.0% +0.5 pts 107,382
2006 43,525 63.7% -0.7 pts 121,709
2007 67,711 64.1% -1.0 pts 118,264
2008 62,372 64.4% -0.8 pts 113,802
2009 56,653 65.3% -1.1 pts 106,969
2010 49,743 66.6% -0.8 pts 100,312
2011 33,156 68.9% -0.2 pts 88,939
2012 38,947 79.4% +8.2 pts 88,642
2013 45,420 81.8% +8.5 pts 85,984
2014 42,758 84.3% +8.4 pts 75,967
2015 44,522 85.5% +6.8 pts 67,641
2016 48,010 87.0% +5.7 pts 57,771
2017 43,234 88.0% +4.0 pts 47,766
2018 40,097 88.4% +2.0 pts 42,836
2019 37,321 90.6% +2.2 pts 34,828
2020 9,851 92.0% +2.1 pts 27,473

Check a specific Civic before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Honda models

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FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Honda Civic?

In 2025, 73.9% of 250,974 first MOT tests on the Honda Civic were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Civic fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment (30.6% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Honda Civic reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 73.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 14 years and 90,952 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.