Honda Accord MOT pass rate by year
How the Honda Accord's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1983 to 2015, across the DVSA record.
What is the Honda Accord MOT pass rate by year?
The MOT pass and failure rate for each Honda Accord model year, from the DVSA record. Only years with at least 1,000 tests are shown, so each figure is a real average rather than a handful of cars. The Honda Accord averages 28.8% failures across all years.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 1,045 |
| 1985 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 1,093 |
| 1986 | 66.1% | 33.9% | 1,838 |
| 1987 | 62.4% | 37.6% | 2,571 |
| 1988 | 63.8% | 36.2% | 3,531 |
| 1989 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 7,172 |
| 1990 | 68.1% | 31.9% | 10,749 |
| 1991 | 67.4% | 32.6% | 11,653 |
| 1992 | 67.5% | 32.5% | 13,447 |
| 1993 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 19,122 |
| 1994 | 62.3% | 37.7% | 36,832 |
| 1995 | 62.7% | 37.3% | 50,108 |
| 1996 | 63.3% | 36.7% | 76,006 |
| 1997 | 64.3% | 35.7% | 82,476 |
| 1998 | 65.8% | 34.2% | 95,613 |
| 1999 | 68.6% | 31.4% | 202,358 |
| 2000 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 276,283 |
| 2001 | 70.2% | 29.8% | 196,015 |
| 2002 | 71.7% | 28.3% | 140,925 |
| 2003 | 72.4% | 27.6% | 154,481 |
| 2004 | 72.6% | 27.4% | 224,471 |
| 2005 | 73.4% | 26.6% | 199,137 |
| 2006 | 74.2% | 25.8% | 146,211 |
| 2007 | 74.9% | 25.1% | 127,538 |
| 2008 | 77.2% | 22.8% | 85,318 |
| 2009 | 79.4% | 20.6% | 70,233 |
| 2010 | 80.5% | 19.5% | 25,802 |
| 2011 | 81.1% | 18.9% | 22,414 |
| 2012 | 81.1% | 18.9% | 18,808 |
| 2013 | 82.9% | 17.1% | 6,817 |
| 2014 | 84.7% | 15.3% | 5,103 |
| 2015 | 87.3% | 12.7% | 1,707 |
Does age change how often a Honda Accord fails?
Older Honda Accords fail more often, as expected. The 1983 cars fail 30.2% of tests against 12.7% for the 2015. Across every year the model averages 28.8%. The 1994 is the weakest year at 37.7%, and the 2015 the strongest at 12.7%.
More on the Honda Accord
The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.
| See also |
|---|
| Honda Accord: common MOT failures and the parts that fix them |
| All Honda models compared by MOT failure rate |
| MOT failure rates across Britain |
Sources: DVSA MOT History API: MOT test results and defect data ยท DVSA MOT testing data for Great Britain