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.
| Year | Pass rate | Failure rate | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 1,085 |
| 1985 | 66.2% | 33.8% | 1,619 |
| 1986 | 62.6% | 37.4% | 3,208 |
| 1987 | 63.9% | 36.1% | 3,946 |
| 1988 | 63.0% | 37.0% | 6,321 |
| 1989 | 64.0% | 36.0% | 15,901 |
| 1990 | 64.5% | 35.5% | 26,581 |
| 1991 | 65.7% | 34.3% | 41,783 |
| 1992 | 65.3% | 34.7% | 48,476 |
| 1993 | 65.1% | 34.9% | 70,548 |
| 1994 | 65.0% | 35.0% | 102,166 |
| 1995 | 65.2% | 34.8% | 186,134 |
| 1996 | 66.2% | 33.8% | 266,099 |
| 1997 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 344,937 |
| 1998 | 66.8% | 33.2% | 389,334 |
| 1999 | 68.5% | 31.5% | 399,094 |
| 2000 | 69.8% | 30.2% | 391,971 |
| 2001 | 72.2% | 27.8% | 583,405 |
| 2002 | 72.7% | 27.3% | 641,936 |
| 2003 | 73.1% | 26.9% | 665,237 |
| 2004 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 634,832 |
| 2005 | 74.4% | 25.6% | 605,546 |
| 2006 | 73.7% | 26.3% | 663,868 |
| 2007 | 74.1% | 25.9% | 776,415 |
| 2008 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 580,858 |
| 2009 | 74.7% | 25.3% | 436,827 |
| 2010 | 74.6% | 25.4% | 336,207 |
| 2011 | 75.2% | 24.8% | 197,883 |
| 2012 | 82.1% | 17.9% | 192,653 |
| 2013 | 83.1% | 16.9% | 202,132 |
| 2014 | 84.4% | 15.6% | 167,826 |
| 2015 | 86.2% | 13.8% | 152,574 |
| 2016 | 86.8% | 13.2% | 144,435 |
| 2017 | 87.9% | 12.1% | 115,778 |
| 2018 | 88.1% | 11.9% | 88,699 |
| 2019 | 89.3% | 10.7% | 68,076 |
| 2020 | 90.0% | 10.0% | 23,464 |
| 2021 | 90.5% | 9.5% | 15,190 |
| 2022 | 92.8% | 7.2% | 2,040 |
| 2023 | 96.4% | 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