182,150 tests in 2025
Honda Cr-V reliability and MOT pass rate
79.9% passed first time. The 20.1% fail rate is 2.5 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 12 years old with 92,240 miles.
Pass rate
79.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 20.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
92,240 mi
12 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 15,051 | 4.3% |
| 6-9 years | 40,232 | 9.5% |
| 10-13 years | 51,540 | 16% |
| 14+ years | 75,166 | 31.9% |
What the Cr-V fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension1,492 dangerous43.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment209 dangerous38.9%
- Brakes4,612 dangerous22.8%
- Tyres8,509 dangerous22.7%
- Visibility11 dangerous14.6%
- Steering120 dangerous12.4%
- Body, chassis, structure341 dangerous12.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks39 dangerous11.7%
Is the Cr-V getting worse?
The fail rate rose 0.5 points to 20.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 206,636 | 11 | 19.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 203,525 | 11 | 20.1% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 176,354 | 12 | 20.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 181,607 | 12 | 20.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Cr-V at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Cr-V in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm4,053 tests
- 2Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,338 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working3,101 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn3,041 tests
- 5Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn2,955 tests
- 6Stop lamp: not working2,949 tests
- 7Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect2,824 tests
- 8Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively2,667 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Cr-V collects 2.91 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm30,789 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn14,769 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick14,154 tests
- 4Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened11,884 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure11,763 tests
- 6Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn8,126 tests
- 7Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened7,615 tests
- 8Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine6,702 tests
Questions
What is the Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate?
79.9% of the 182,150 Honda Cr-V first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 20.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Honda Cr-V usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 4,053 failed tests, followed by "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, suspension appears in 43.5% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 38.9% of failures, brakes appears in 22.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 4.3%; at 14+ years it was 31.9%. The median Honda Cr-V tested in 2025 was 12 years old with 92,240 miles.
Is the Honda Cr-V getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 0.5 points to 20.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 1 year. Ageing alone would predict about 2.2 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Cr-V trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 25 safety recalls naming the Honda Cr-V: Honda Cr-V recalls.
Other Honda models
Checking a particular Cr-V?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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