2002 Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate: 59.9% (9,640 tests)

2002-registered Honda Cr-Vs passed 59.9% of 9,640 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 5.8 points worse than same-age cars (65.7%). This is one of the lower-scoring Cr-V years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

59.9%Pass rate, 2002 cars

94.2Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

9,640Tests analysed

136,767 miMedian mileage at test

59.9% / 36.8%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2002 Cr-V getting worse?

Pass rate of 2002-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	60.0% -5.1 vs same-age
2024	60.3% -5.2 vs same-age
2025	59.2% -7.5 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2002 Cr-V

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Suspension	4,082	26.5%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,725	24.2%
3	Brakes	2,268	14.7%
4	Noise, emissions and leaks	1,263	8.2%
5	Body, chassis, structure	1,238	8.0%
6	Visibility	1,007	6.5%

All Cr-V years compared

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2001	3,547	61.9%	-4.7 pts	118,825
2002 (this page)	9,640	59.9%	-5.8 pts	136,767
2003	14,364	59.8%	-5.3 pts	134,884
2004	17,967	60.7%	-3.7 pts	132,996
2005	25,753	63.5%	-1.0 pts	135,248
2006	28,081	64.1%	-0.3 pts	133,522
2007	41,556	66.7%	+1.6 pts	132,324
2008	30,563	70.4%	+5.2 pts	129,700
2009	27,851	73.6%	+7.2 pts	123,814
2010	29,570	78.1%	+10.8 pts	108,589
2011	29,152	79.5%	+10.3 pts	102,657
2012	37,004	81.3%	+10.1 pts	91,091
2013	41,983	84.8%	+11.5 pts	86,350
2014	43,808	86.1%	+10.3 pts	79,341
2015	42,666	88.1%	+9.4 pts	70,534
2016	42,094	89.8%	+8.5 pts	61,628
2017	35,334	90.6%	+6.6 pts	52,544
2018	27,570	92.2%	+5.9 pts	43,226
2019	24,578	95.0%	+6.6 pts	33,119
2020	16,332	95.8%	+5.9 pts	26,702
2021	10,520	95.6%	+5.2 pts	25,928
2022	5,022	96.4%	+5.2 pts	22,824

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Honda Cr-V years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2002 Honda Cr-V reliable?

2002-registered examples passed 59.9% of their MOT tests (9,640 tests, 2023–2025), -5.8 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 24 years old with a median 136,767 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2002 Cr-V?

The median tested example shows 136,767 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.