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Honda Civic MOT pass rate by year

How the Honda Civic's MOT pass rate changes year by year, from 1984 to 2023, across the DVSA record.

What is the Honda Civic MOT pass rate by year?

The MOT pass and failure rate for each Honda Civic 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 Civic averages 26.3% failures across all years.

YearPass rateFailure rateTests
198465.7%34.3%1,085
198566.2%33.8%1,619
198662.6%37.4%3,208
198763.9%36.1%3,946
198863.0%37.0%6,321
198964.0%36.0%15,901
199064.5%35.5%26,581
199165.7%34.3%41,783
199265.3%34.7%48,476
199365.1%34.9%70,548
199465.0%35.0%102,166
199565.2%34.8%186,134
199666.2%33.8%266,099
199766.8%33.2%344,937
199866.8%33.2%389,334
199968.5%31.5%399,094
200069.8%30.2%391,971
200172.2%27.8%583,405
200272.7%27.3%641,936
200373.1%26.9%665,237
200474.1%25.9%634,832
200574.4%25.6%605,546
200673.7%26.3%663,868
200774.1%25.9%776,415
200874.6%25.4%580,858
200974.7%25.3%436,827
201074.6%25.4%336,207
201175.2%24.8%197,883
201282.1%17.9%192,653
201383.1%16.9%202,132
201484.4%15.6%167,826
201586.2%13.8%152,574
201686.8%13.2%144,435
201787.9%12.1%115,778
201888.1%11.9%88,699
201989.3%10.7%68,076
202090.0%10.0%23,464
202190.5%9.5%15,190
202292.8%7.2%2,040
202396.4%3.6%1,087

Does age change how often a Honda Civic fails?

Older Honda Civics fail more often, as expected. The 1984 cars fail 34.3% of tests against 3.6% for the 2023. Across every year the model averages 26.3%. The 1986 is the weakest year at 37.4%, and the 2023 the strongest at 3.6%.

More on the Honda Civic

The full failure breakdown for this model, and how it compares to others.

See also
Honda Civic: 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