Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Honda Civic
Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced on the Honda Civic is recorded on 38,943 tests — 4.0% of all its MOT tests, against 1.0% across every car in the data. That is 4.0× the national share.
Is this unusual for this model?
| Compared with | What it says |
|---|---|
| Every car in the data | 1.0% of tests record it — this model is 4.0× that share |
| The 245 models compared | 24 of 245, highest first |
| The model's own record | 985,342 tests · every year of the Civic → |
A share of tests is not a probability for your car: it counts every Honda Civic 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, 1.6% of this model's tests recorded it; in 2011, 0.6%. The share has fallen 1.0 points over that time. Worst year 2004 at 3.0%; best 2011 at 0.6%.
| Year | Failures recorded | Tests | Share of tests |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 279 | 17,910 | 1.6% |
| 2001 | 1,255 | 52,284 | 2.4% |
| 2002 | 1,944 | 77,073 | 2.5% |
| 2003 | 2,059 | 88,725 | 2.3% |
| 2004 | 3,674 | 121,767 | 3.0% |
| 2005 | 4,249 | 146,796 | 2.9% |
| 2006 | 4,364 | 167,136 | 2.6% |
| 2007 | 6,511 | 260,775 | 2.5% |
| 2008 | 5,771 | 240,645 | 2.4% |
| 2009 | 4,552 | 219,099 | 2.1% |
| 2010 | 3,321 | 192,411 | 1.7% |
| 2011 | 712 | 126,918 | 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 £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 has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced: every model, every year → — the item's own page, with the part guide.
- Honda Civic MOT pass rate by year → — the model's whole record, and what else it fails on.
- Every Honda model →