Pass rate
69.2%
Below average — 4.6 pts behind the 73.8% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 328 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £63–£180
2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck MOT pass rate
- 2000
- typical 99,950 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
19.7% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2001 74.6% pass
- Avoid 2000 69.2% pass · this year
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 5.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 61.4%
- Typical mileage
- 100k mi
The 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck MOT pass rate is 69.2% of its MOT tests — 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 19.7% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Civic Aerodeck does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Emissions & leaks: 2.1× the national share
Emissions & leaks make up 11.5% of everything recorded on the 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck, against 5.5% nationally — 6.0 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 19.7%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. A smoky diesel or a leaking joint fails on emissions more often than on wear, so ask for a recent emissions printout.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 73.8%; this one manages 69.2% — 4.6 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 20% of this model’s typical repairs come in under £30 in parts — the failures here tend to be the kind that need a garage rather than a bulb.
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 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.8%, so this figure is 4.6 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 61.4%. The median 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck in this dataset had covered 99,950 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.7% of the time, April–September 68.7%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated", noted on 7.01% of tests.
- 328 recorded tests behind this page.
- 69.2% overall pass rate, 61.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Civic Aerodeck, the average is 71.2% — best year 2001 (74.6%), worst 2000 (69.2%).
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
- 328
- Typical mileage (median)
- 99,950 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Civic Aerodeck
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Body Panel Repair
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Civic Aerodeck MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 57% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Civic Aerodeck
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 90 | 68.9% |
| South West | 77 | 64.9% |
| West Midlands | 37 | 75.7% |
| East of England | 26 | 73.1% |
| East Midlands | 26 | 76.9% |
| North West | 25 | 60.0% |
| Yorkshire | 20 | 75.0% |
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 2000 Civic Aerodeck
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 2000 Civic Aerodeck
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 suspension joints 4.6% of tests
“ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated”
With the car parked on level ground, rock the top of each front wheel in and out while someone watches the suspension arm. Clunks, or rubber boots split and greasy, are what testers record here.
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Check the lights 4.6% of tests
“headlamp lens slightly defective”
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 4.6% 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.
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 2000 Civic Aerodeck through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £63–£180 — and 20% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £63–£180
- Cheapest common item: anti-lock braking system warning lamp…
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 40%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 20%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 328 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 Civic Aerodeck, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2001. Across them the pass rate runs from 69.2% to 74.6% — a spread of 5.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 69.2%joints constant velocity boot…
- 2001 74.6% 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 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck 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 2000 cars with a similar record
- Ford Focus 69.3%
- Nissan Micra 69.4%
- Renault Clio 69.0%
- Ford Mondeo 70.1%
- Ford Fiesta 68.3%
- Peugeot 206 67.8%
Closest pass rates among 2000 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 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck 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 1,125 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 225 | 19.70% | 20.98% | −1.28 |
| Brakes | 209 | 18.30% | 20.89% | −2.59 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 131 | 11.50% | 12.21% | −0.71 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 131 | 11.50% | 5.52% | +5.98 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 121 | 10.60% | 5.57% | +5.03 |
| Tyres | 119 | 10.40% | 19.76% | −9.36 |
| Steering | 74 | 6.50% | 2.57% | +3.93 |
| Visibility | 56 | 4.90% | 4.97% | −0.07 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 34 | 3.00% | 1.76% | +1.24 |
| Non-component advisories | 25 | 2.20% | 4.18% | −1.98 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 7.0% | £80–250 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 5.2% | £80–250 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 4.6% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 4.6% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.6% | £80–200 |
| Anti-lock braking system warning lamp indicates an ABS fault Brakes | Major | 4.3% | £3–15 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 3.7% | £60–250 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.7% | £120–300 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 3.7% | £18–45 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 3.4% | £180–450 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 19.8% | £200–700 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 15.6% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 15.6% | £45–95 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Advisory | 13.4% | £60–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 12.8% | £45–95 |
| Shock absorbers has a serious fluid leak Suspension | Advisory | 12.2% | £30–75 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 12 | 91.7% | 49,590 mi |
| 60-90k | 97 | 70.1% | 77,280 mi |
| 90-120k | 119 | 69.7% | 103,207 mi |
| 120k+ | 100 | 65.0% | 143,810 mi |
Source: 328 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.
2000 Civic Aerodeck MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck?
69.2% of the 328 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.8% for cars first used in 2000. First-attempt pass rate: 61.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck?
The three most recorded items are joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (7.01%), joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.18%), ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (4.57%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 91.7% of the time, falling to 65.0% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck in this dataset had covered 99,950 mi.
Does the season affect the 2000 Honda Civic Aerodeck MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.7% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.7%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.