Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Honda Accord
Headlamp lens slightly defective on the Honda Accord is recorded on 5,686 tests — 6.0% of all its MOT tests, against 0.9% across every car in the data. That is 6.7× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 0.9% of tests record it — this model is 6.7× that share |
| The 251 models compared | 3 of 251, 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, 7.3% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2012, 4.0%. The share has fallen 3.4 points over that time. Worst year 2000 at 7.3%; best 2011 at 3.8%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 208 | 2,831 | 7.3% |
| 2001 | 114 | 2,108 | 5.4% |
| 2002 | 139 | 2,174 | 6.4% |
| 2003 | 435 | 6,088 | 7.2% |
| 2004 | 605 | 9,487 | 6.4% |
| 2005 | 730 | 11,125 | 6.6% |
| 2006 | 674 | 10,727 | 6.3% |
| 2007 | 787 | 11,902 | 6.6% |
| 2008 | 666 | 10,669 | 6.2% |
| 2009 | 681 | 11,217 | 6.1% |
| 2010 | 245 | 4,542 | 5.4% |
| 2011 | 174 | 4,542 | 3.8% |
| 2012 | 165 | 4,152 | 4.0% |
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 £5–£25 fitted. It is a job a careful owner can do at home. 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 lens slightly defective: 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 →