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

Name: Honda Civic MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

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:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	59,565	30.6%
2	Suspension	43,644	22.4%
3	Brakes	31,992	16.4%
4	Tyres	21,036	10.8%
5	Visibility	11,425	5.9%
6	Body, chassis, structure	10,856	5.6%

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

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

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

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Body, chassis, structure: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 8,231 cars · 11.7% failed the same item the next year
Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 2,667 cars · 9.0% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 4,685 cars · 7.0% failed the same item the next year
Prescribed areas prescribed area is corroded but not considered excessive — 252 cars · 6.7% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 18,894 cars · 5.9% failed the same item the next year

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

Jazz79.1% pass rate · 307,485 tests Cr-V80.0% pass rate · 193,378 tests Hr-V88.8% pass rate · 31,532 tests Accord69.3% pass rate · 22,876 tests Jazz Ex I-Mmd Cvt95.9% pass rate · 14,357 tests Insight77.2% pass rate · 8,486 tests Jazz Crosstar Ex I-Mmd Cvt96.8% pass rate · 8,038 tests Fr-V64.0% pass rate · 5,959 tests

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.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.