Registration plate inscription illegible on the Honda Accord
Registration plate inscription illegible on the Honda Accord is recorded on 6,003 tests — 6.3% of all its MOT tests, against 2.8% across every car in the data. That is 2.3× 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 2.3× that share |
| The 380 models compared | 22 of 380, 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, 5.0% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2013, 0.7%. The share has fallen 4.3 points over that time. Worst year 2002 at 6.1%; best 2013 at 0.7%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 281 | 5,662 | 5.0% |
| 2001 | 242 | 4,216 | 5.7% |
| 2002 | 267 | 4,348 | 6.1% |
| 2003 | 512 | 18,264 | 2.8% |
| 2004 | 667 | 28,461 | 2.3% |
| 2005 | 786 | 33,375 | 2.4% |
| 2006 | 714 | 21,454 | 3.3% |
| 2007 | 678 | 23,804 | 2.9% |
| 2008 | 608 | 32,007 | 1.9% |
| 2009 | 584 | 33,651 | 1.7% |
| 2010 | 227 | 9,084 | 2.5% |
| 2011 | 181 | 9,084 | 2.0% |
| 2012 | 176 | 8,304 | 2.1% |
| 2013 | 35 | 5,325 | 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 £20–£80 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
- Registration plate inscription illegible: 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 →