35,570 tests in 2025
Honda Hr-V reliability and MOT pass rate
90.3% passed first time. The 9.7% fail rate is 12.9 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 7 years old with 41,606 miles.
Pass rate
90.3%
22.6% of all cars failed; 9.7% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.2%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
41,606 mi
7 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 9,523 | 4% |
| 6-9 years | 21,686 | 10.3% |
| 10-13 years | 2,609 | 14.3% |
| 14+ years | 1,418 | 31.5% |
What the Hr-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.
- Tyres950 dangerous33.7%
- Brakes784 dangerous28.9%
- Suspension47 dangerous27.1%
- Visibility3 dangerous19.1%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3 dangerous12.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks6.9%
- Body, chassis, structure25 dangerous4.6%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems2 dangerous3.8%
Is the Hr-V getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.1 points to 11.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 29,599 | 5 | 9.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 32,779 | 6 | 9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 26,997 | 7 | 9.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 29,174 | 8 | 11.2% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Hr-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 Hr-V in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick657 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively411 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm400 tests
- 4Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords386 tests
- 5Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak256 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn226 tests
- 7Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid159 tests
- 8Coil spring: fractured or broken143 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Hr-V collects 2.3 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 1.6mm4,254 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure3,151 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,126 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,505 tests
- 5Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak1,223 tests
- 6Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened1,056 tests
- 7Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt938 tests
- 8Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre718 tests
Questions
What is the Honda Hr-V MOT pass rate?
90.3% of the 35,570 Honda Hr-V first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 9.7% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.2% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Honda Hr-V usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick", recorded on 657 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm". By section, tyres appears in 33.7% of failures, brakes appears in 28.9% of failures, suspension appears in 27.1% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 4%; at 14+ years it was 31.5%. The median Honda Hr-V tested in 2025 was 7 years old with 41,606 miles.
Is the Honda Hr-V getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.1 points to 11.2% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years. Ageing alone would predict about 6.6 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 Hr-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 3 safety recalls naming the Honda Hr-V: Honda Hr-V recalls.
Other Honda models
Checking a particular Hr-V?
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