Pass rate
81.6%
Around average — 3.0 pts ahead of the 78.6% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 1,775 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £29–£75
2013 Honda Accord MOT pass rate
- 2013
- typical 92,294 mi
Most common fault
Brakes
24.5% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Part only £25–£40 for Brake pads under 1.5 mm. What fitting it takes →
Which year to buy
- Best 2019 94.7% pass
- Avoid 2002 68.7% pass
Across the 18 years on record, a spread of 26 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 77.8%
- Typical mileage
- 92k mi
The 2013 Honda Accord MOT pass rate is 81.6% of its MOT tests — 3.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 24.5% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Accord does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Beats its own age and mileage
Once you allow for how old and how far these cars have been driven, the expected pass rate is 78.6% and this one manages 81.6% — 3.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict.
Written from this page's own figures: fault shares against the national composition, the like-for-like pass rate, and the priced repair list. How these are worked out
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How does the 2013 Honda Accord compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 78.6%, so this figure is 3.0 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 77.8%. The median 2013 Honda Accord in this dataset had covered 92,294 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Diesel — 74% of tests, with a 80.6% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 82.3% of the time, April–September 80.8%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources", noted on 4.28% of tests.
- 1,775 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.6% overall pass rate, 77.8% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Accord, the average is 75.4% — best year 2019 (94.7%), worst 2002 (68.7%).
Figures count every completed test on this vehicle-year in the dataset, including retests. See methodology for the exact definition.
This page's data
- Tests analysed
- 1,775
- Typical mileage (median)
- 92,294 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Accord
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Number Plate Lamp
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Accord MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 69% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Diesel is the most common here (74% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Accord
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 304 | 82.6% |
| North West | 228 | 83.8% |
| East of England | 214 | 84.1% |
| South West | 203 | 76.8% |
| West Midlands | 200 | 82.5% |
| Yorkshire | 178 | 84.3% |
| Scotland | 166 | 75.3% |
| East Midlands | 115 | 79.1% |
| London | 65 | 86.2% |
| Wales | 63 | 81.0% |
| North East | 39 | 82.1% |
Regions come from the postcode area recorded at the test station. Areas on region borders are assigned to the region with the majority of their population.
What fails a 2013 Accord
Everything a tester recorded on this vehicle, grouped into the inspection sections that produced it. The notch on each bar is the national share, so you can see at a glance whether this car is unusual or just ordinary.
A test can record several items, so these percentages do not add up to 100%. The exact strings, with prices, are in the full DVSA record at the bottom of this page.
Before your test
Three checks worth doing on a 2013 Accord
These are not generic tips — they are the faults recorded most often on this exact model, rewritten as things you can check yourself. All three take about ten minutes and cost nothing.
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Check the lights 4.3% of tests
“registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”
Switch everything on and walk round the car: both headlamps on dip and main, every indicator, both brake lights, reverse, fog and the two number-plate lamps. A bulb is a few pounds and a five-minute job.
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Check the windscreen 3.4% of tests
“windscreen damaged”
Check the driver’s side of the screen within the swept area for chips and cracks; anything larger than 10mm in the driver’s central view is a fail. Most chips can be resin-repaired for far less than a new screen.
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Check the brakes 2.0% of tests
“brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”
Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.
Shares are the proportion of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item, so they overlap: one test can record several.
What it costs to get a 2013 Accord through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £29–£75 — and 48% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £29–£75
- Cheapest common item: registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the…
- £5–£20
- Dearest common item: windscreen damaged
- £80–£200
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 90%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 48%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 1,775 MOT tests on this vehicle. They exclude diagnostics, retest fees and garage labour where the part is a DIY fit, and they are not figures from the DVSA dataset. Older and higher-mileage examples cost more than the average. How these estimates are built → · All MOT repair costs → · Cheapest cars to put through a test →
Every year of the Accord, side by side
18 model years on record, from 2000 to 2019. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.7% to 94.7% — a spread of 26 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 69.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 69.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 68.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 72.1% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2004 72.6% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2005 73.5% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2006 74.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2007 74.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2008 76.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2009 77.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2010 80.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2011 80.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2012 81.2% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 81.6%registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 84.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 89.3% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2017 87.9% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 94.7% windscreen damaged but not…
Colour is the pass rate on a fixed scale, so a block means the same thing on any model. Each year links to its own page with the full fault breakdown.
Compare the 2013 Honda Accord with another year
The raw pass rate mostly measures age. The year comparison adds the like-for-like figure, the mileage bands and the repair bill.
Other 2013 cars with a similar record
- Audi A4 81.6%
- BMW X3 81.6%
- Toyota Avensis 81.6%
- Ford Kuga 81.5%
- BMW 5 Series 81.5%
- Mercedes-Benz Slk 81.5%
Closest pass rates among 2013 cars with at least 2,000 tests, so a small sample cannot flatter itself into the list. See the full rankings: best and worst MOT pass rates.
The full DVSA record for the 2013 Honda Accord 10 failure items · 6 advisories · 10 inspection categories · mileage brackets · all of it in the page, none of it above the fold
Every inspection category
Shares of the 2,628 individual items recorded on this vehicle, and the same share across all cars nationally. A single test can record several items, so a row is not a percentage of tests.
| Category | Items | This car | Nationally | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 650 | 24.50% | 20.89% | +3.61 |
| Tyres | 602 | 22.70% | 19.76% | +2.94 |
| Suspension | 540 | 20.30% | 20.98% | −0.68 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 375 | 14.10% | 12.21% | +1.89 |
| Visibility | 139 | 5.20% | 4.97% | +0.23 |
| Non-component advisories | 115 | 4.30% | 4.18% | +0.12 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 66 | 2.50% | 5.52% | −3.02 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 64 | 2.40% | 5.57% | −3.17 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 42 | 1.60% | 1.76% | −0.16 |
| Steering | 35 | 1.30% | 2.57% | −1.27 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.3% | £5–20 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 3.4% | £80–200 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.3% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.0% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.9% | £5–25 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 1.6% | £5–25 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 1.6% | £45–110 |
| Battery(ies) insecure but not likely to fall from carrier Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 1.5% | £60–140 |
| Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres | Major | 1.4% | £45–95 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 1.2% | £18–45 |
Severity is as recorded: Major and Dangerous fail the test outright; Minor and Advisory do not. Costs are estimates from typical UK parts prices — see how they are built.
What testers noted without failing the car
Advisories are the early warnings — the same parts a year or two before they fail. Reading them is how you tell a car that has been maintained from one that has been patched.
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 17.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 11.0% | £18–45 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 9.5% | £40–150 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 6.7% | £45–110 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 5.6% | £45–95 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 4.3% | £60–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 30 | 96.7% | 22,821 mi |
| 30-60k | 315 | 87.6% | 48,501 mi |
| 60-90k | 486 | 81.9% | 76,251 mi |
| 90-120k | 499 | 80.2% | 102,966 mi |
| 120k+ | 443 | 77.4% | 161,335 mi |
Source: 1,775 recorded tests on this vehicle-year. Every row above is recomputed from the same DVSA extract as the rest of the page — see the methodology.
2013 Accord MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2013 Honda Accord?
81.6% of the 1,775 2013 Honda Accord tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 78.6% for cars first used in 2013. First-attempt pass rate: 77.8%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2013 Honda Accord?
The three most recorded items are registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (4.28%), windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (3.44%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (2.25%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2013 Honda Accord MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 96.7% of the time, falling to 77.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2013 Honda Accord in this dataset had covered 92,294 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2013 Honda Accord?
Diesel: 80.6% pass rate across 1,313 tests. Petrol: 84.8% pass rate across 440 tests. Hybrid: 91.7% pass rate across 12 tests. LPG: 60.0% pass rate across 10 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2013 Honda Accord MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 82.3% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 80.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.