Exhaust system leaking on the Honda Accord
Exhaust system leaking on the Honda Accord is recorded on 5,904 tests — 6.2% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.2× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 2.8% of tests record it — this model is 2.2× that share |
| The 316 models compared | 45 of 316, highest first |
| The model's own record | 95,487 tests · every year of the Accord → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Honda Accord tested, whatever its mileage, service history and use. The like-for-like comparison on the model page is the fairer number.
Year by year
In 2000, 3.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.6%. The share has fallen 3.0 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 3.6%; best 2013 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 307 | 8,493 | 3.6% |
| 2001 | 220 | 6,324 | 3.5% |
| 2002 | 225 | 6,522 | 3.5% |
| 2003 | 608 | 18,264 | 3.3% |
| 2004 | 907 | 28,461 | 3.2% |
| 2005 | 926 | 33,375 | 2.8% |
| 2006 | 715 | 32,181 | 2.2% |
| 2007 | 822 | 35,706 | 2.3% |
| 2008 | 478 | 32,007 | 1.5% |
| 2009 | 362 | 22,434 | 1.6% |
| 2010 | 131 | 9,084 | 1.4% |
| 2011 | 109 | 9,084 | 1.2% |
| 2012 | 65 | 8,304 | 0.8% |
| 2013 | 21 | 3,550 | 0.6% |
Years with fewer than 0.2% of tests recording the item are left out: a year with two failures in 400 tests is noise, and this table is not here to make noise look like a trend.
What it costs
A typical UK repair for this item is £45–£120 fitted. It is a job for a garage, not a driveway. What the part is, and what to buy →
Prices are typical UK supply-and-fitting estimates, not quotes. What happens if it fails covers the retest rules.
Where this sits
- Exhaust system leaking: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Honda Accord MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Honda model →