Honda FR-V MOT pass rate and common failures
In 2025, 54.2% of Honda FR-V MOT tests were a first-time pass, across 5,963 tests in Great Britain. For all cars it was 71.5%.
Compared with cars of the same age
Older cars fail more often, so a model that’s mostly a few years old will look better than one that’s mostly 12. These figures compare like with like.
At 3–5 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 6–10 years
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Too few tests at this age to say.
At 11 years and over
54.2%
All cars: 61.3% (7.1 points worse). 5,924 tests.
Pass rate by age
Figures by age, with typical mileage
| Age (years) | Tests | First-time pass | All cars | Typical mileage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | 623 | 57.6% | 58.6% | 113,750 miles |
| 16 | 1,235 | 56.1% | 57.5% | 123,750 miles |
| 17 | 1,536 | 53.4% | 57.2% | 126,250 miles |
| 18 | 1,192 | 54.4% | 57.0% | 131,250 miles |
| 19 | 890 | 52.2% | 57.2% | 136,250 miles |
| 20+ | 448 | 49.8% | 61.4% | 133,750 miles |
Typical mileage is the median reading at the test, to the nearest 2,500 miles.
What fails most often
The share of Honda FR-V MOT tests that failed on at least one item in each area, against all cars. A test can fail on several areas at once.
| Area | FR-V | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 37.7% | 16.6% |
| Suspension | 34.6% | 13.7% |
| Brakes | 15.3% | 10.2% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 13.3% | 4.2% |
| Tyres | 12.3% | 8.4% |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 7.9% | 4.0% |
| Visibility | 7.6% | 5.2% |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 3.8% | 1.1% |
Most common reasons for failing
- Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength failed 11.2% of tests
- Position lamp: not working failed 11.0% of tests · what this means
- Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect failed 6.5% of tests · what this means
- Linkage ball joints: ball joint excessively worn failed 6.5% of tests · what this means
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick failed 4.7% of tests · what this means
- Stop lamp: not working failed 4.5% of tests · what this means
- Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn failed 4.5% of tests · what this means
- Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm failed 4.0% of tests
- Condition: has ply or cords exposed failed 3.9% of tests
- Integral vehicle structure condition: corroded to the extent that the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced failed 3.7% of tests
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About these figures
- They cover every FR-V version DVSA records under this name (engines, trims and generations together), on its first MOT test of each visit. A “pass with rectification” (fixed within an hour) counts as a fail, as in DVSA’s own statistics.
- Cars under three years old are left out, because the few tested that young are mostly taxis.
- Fuel mix of the cars tested: petrol 64.5%, diesel 35.3%, liquefied petrolum gas (lpg) 0.1%.
- A pass rate describes the model, not any one car. How a car has been looked after matters more.
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Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data for 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our own analysis; not produced or endorsed by DVSA.