1,220 tests in 2025
Honda Integra reliability and MOT pass rate
89.4% passed first time. The 10.6% fail rate is 12.0 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 22 years old with 103,388 miles.
Pass rate
89.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 10.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
103,388 mi
22 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 12 | — |
| 6-9 years | 98 | — |
| 10-13 years | 71 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,037 | 10.9% |
What the Integra 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment1 dangerous49.6%
- Suspension5 dangerous34.9%
- Brakes10 dangerous31.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks31.8%
- Body, chassis, structure1 dangerous17.1%
- Visibility14%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems8.5%
- Steering1 dangerous8.5%
Is the Integra getting worse?
The fail rate fell 6.9 points to 10.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 6 years. Ageing alone would predict about -0.1 points, so it is holding up better than the fleet average for its age.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,411 | 16 | 17.6% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 1,318 | 17 | 13.4% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,197 | 21 | 12.4% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,211 | 22 | 10.7% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Integra 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 Integra in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits15 tests
- 2Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength15 tests
- 3Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits14 tests
- 4Rear fog lamp: not working13 tests
- 5Service brake imbalance: across an axle11 tests
- 6Position lamp: not working10 tests
- 7Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements9 tests
- 8Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds default limits9 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Integra collects 2.92 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 1.6mm68 tests
- 2Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn68 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened45 tests
- 4Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure40 tests
- 5Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine39 tests
- 6Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick37 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened35 tests
- 8Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded32 tests
Questions
What is the Honda Integra MOT pass rate?
89.4% of the 1,220 Honda Integra first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 10.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Honda Integra usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits", recorded on 15 failed tests, followed by "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength" and "Catalyst emissions: carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 49.6% of failures, suspension appears in 34.9% of failures, brakes appears in 31.8% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 8.3%; at 14+ years it was 10.9%. The median Honda Integra tested in 2025 was 22 years old with 103,388 miles.
Is the Honda Integra getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 6.9 points to 10.7% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 6 years. Ageing alone would predict about -0.1 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 Integra trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Honda models
Checking a particular Integra?
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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