Headlamp aim incorrect on the Honda Accord

Headlamp aim incorrect on the Honda Accord is recorded on 4,144 tests — 4.3% of all its MOT tests, against 1.1% across every car in the data. That is 3.9× the national share.

Is this unusual for this model?

Compared with	What it says
Every car in the data	1.1% of tests record it — this model is 3.9× that share
The 298 models compared	3 of 298, 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, 2.1% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2014, 0.7%. The share has fallen 1.4 points over that time. Worst year 2007 at 3.0%; best 2013 at 0.5%.

Year	Failures recorded	Tests	Share of tests
2000	122	5,662	2.1%
2001	89	4,216	2.1%
2002	93	4,348	2.1%
2003	285	12,176	2.3%
2004	490	18,974	2.6%
2005	535	22,250	2.4%
2006	633	21,454	3.0%
2007	722	23,804	3.0%
2008	456	21,338	2.1%
2009	386	22,434	1.7%
2010	107	9,084	1.2%
2011	107	9,084	1.2%
2012	81	8,304	1.0%
2013	16	3,550	0.5%
2014	21	2,978	0.7%

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 £30–£80 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

Headlamp aim incorrect: 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 →