Honda Civic Type R MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Honda Civic Type R MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Honda Civic Type R passed on its first attempt in 93.4%, and its overall record sits +12.8 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Honda Civic Type R in the 2023–2025 data: 865 tests across 2 model years (2020–2021). A test still carries exactly one pass or fail verdict.

Figures are computed from every recorded DVSA test for this model in the 2023–2025 data.

Most Common Honda Civic Type R MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Honda Civic Type R, the Visibility section leads the record — the breakdown below shows where the recorded failures cluster, then the exact strings behind the three biggest sections.

Shares are over the Honda Civic Type R's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Honda Civic Type R DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Civic Type R, each with how many of the model's 865 tests it was noted on.

• "Has ply or cords exposed" (Major) — noted on about 14 Honda Civic Type R tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 11 Honda Civic Type R tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Rectified) — noted on about 10 Honda Civic Type R tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 10 Honda Civic Type R tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 7 Honda Civic Type R tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 7 Honda Civic Type R tests, 0.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Honda Civic Type R Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Honda Civic Type R model year on record is 2021 (94.6% across 570 tests), and the weakest is 2020 (92.2%). The gap between them is 2.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Honda Civic Type R Owners

These checks follow this Honda Civic Type R's own most-recorded failure strings, starting with what a tester is most likely to flag on a Honda Civic Type R.

• the windscreen — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• the brakes — “brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick”

  Look through the spokes of each wheel at the pad — less than 3mm of friction material, or a lip on the disc edge, is the usual failure. Check the handbrake holds on a slope with a few clicks, not at the top of its travel.

Derived from the DVSA failure strings testers recorded for the Honda Civic Type R. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Honda Civic Type R MOT & Reliability