Pass rate
70.0%
Below average — 2.2 pts behind the 72.2% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 23,108 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £20–£58
2004 Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate
- 2004
- typical 133,536 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
29.2% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 97.3% pass
- Avoid 2000 68.7% pass
Across the 24 years on record, a spread of 28.6 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 60.6%
- Typical mileage
- 134k mi
The 2004 Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate is 70.0% of its MOT tests — 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.2% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Cr-V does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Suspension: 1.4× the national share
Suspension accounts for 29.2% of everything recorded on the 2004 Honda Cr-V, against 21.0% nationally — 8.2 points above. Ask for the front and rear suspension to be checked on a ramp before you buy — worn bushes and broken springs are cheap to look at and expensive to discover at test time.
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 2004 Honda Cr-V compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.2%, so this figure is 2.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 60.6%. The median 2004 Honda Cr-V in this dataset had covered 133,536 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Petrol — 100% of tests, with a 70.0% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 70.1% of the time, April–September 69.9%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated", noted on 11.29% of tests.
- 23,108 recorded tests behind this page.
- 70.0% overall pass rate, 60.6% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Cr-V, the average is 83.0% — best year 2023 (97.3%), worst 2000 (68.7%).
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
- 23,108
- Typical mileage (median)
- 133,536 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Cr-V
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Ball Joint
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Cr-V MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Petrol is the most common here (100% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Cr-V
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 7,801 | 72.8% |
| South West | 3,877 | 65.2% |
| East of England | 3,131 | 69.3% |
| London | 1,630 | 81.3% |
| West Midlands | 1,587 | 69.3% |
| North West | 1,514 | 68.8% |
| Yorkshire | 984 | 67.2% |
| East Midlands | 900 | 69.6% |
| Wales | 786 | 64.8% |
| Scotland | 619 | 58.3% |
| North East | 276 | 64.5% |
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 2004 Cr-V
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 2004 Cr-V
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 11.3% 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 9.6% 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 4.7% 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 2004 Cr-V through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £20–£58 — and 49% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £20–£58
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: joints constant velocity boot severely…
- £80–£250
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 70%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 49%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 23,108 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 Cr-V, side by side
24 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 68.7% to 97.3% — a spread of 28.6 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 68.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2001 70.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2002 69.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2003 69.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2004 70.0%ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2005 71.9% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 72.5% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2007 74.1% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2008 76.4% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2009 78.7% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2010 81.8% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2011 82.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2012 84.2% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2013 86.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2014 87.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2015 89.2% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2016 90.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2017 91.4% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 92.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2019 95.2% wipers blade defective
- 2020 96.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2021 95.9% wipers does not clear the…
- 2022 96.5% headlamp aim too high
- 2023 97.3% electronic stability control…
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 2004 Honda Cr-V 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 2004 cars with a similar record
- Ford Mondeo 70.1%
- Rover 75 70.1%
- SEAT Ibiza 70.2%
- Hyundai Santa Fe 70.2%
- Land Rover Freelander 69.7%
- Skoda Fabia 70.3%
Closest pass rates among 2004 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 2004 Honda Cr-V 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 83,493 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 | 24,619 | 29.20% | 20.98% | +8.22 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15,060 | 17.80% | 12.21% | +5.59 |
| Brakes | 13,282 | 15.70% | 20.89% | −5.19 |
| Tyres | 8,305 | 9.80% | 19.76% | −9.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 6,080 | 7.20% | 5.52% | +1.68 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 5,940 | 7.00% | 5.57% | +1.43 |
| Steering | 4,370 | 5.20% | 2.57% | +2.63 |
| Visibility | 3,458 | 4.10% | 4.97% | −0.87 |
| Non-component advisories | 1,288 | 1.50% | 4.18% | −2.68 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 1,091 | 1.30% | 0.82% | +0.48 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 11.3% | £18–45 |
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 9.9% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.6% | £5–25 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 9.1% | £5–20 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 7.0% | £3–12 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.0% | £30–80 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.0% | £5–25 |
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 4.7% | £80–200 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 4.4% | £80–250 |
| Stop lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £3–12 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 24.0% | £40–150 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 18.5% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 13.8% | £80–180 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 11.3% | £18–45 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 10.9% | £18–45 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 10.9% | £200–700 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 29 | 82.8% | 24,671 mi |
| 30-60k | 432 | 82.2% | 50,481 mi |
| 60-90k | 2,200 | 74.6% | 78,325 mi |
| 90-120k | 5,496 | 71.8% | 106,461 mi |
| 120k+ | 14,936 | 68.4% | 155,454 mi |
Source: 23,108 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.
2004 Cr-V MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2004 Honda Cr-V?
70.0% of the 23,108 2004 Honda Cr-V tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.2% for cars first used in 2004. First-attempt pass rate: 60.6%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2004 Honda Cr-V?
The three most recorded items are ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated (11.29%), track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (9.89%), headlamp lens slightly defective (9.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2004 Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 82.8% of the time, falling to 68.4% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2004 Honda Cr-V in this dataset had covered 133,536 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2004 Honda Cr-V?
Petrol: 70.0% pass rate across 23,032 tests. LPG: 76.9% pass rate across 39 tests. Diesel: 62.9% pass rate across 35 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2004 Honda Cr-V MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 70.1% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 69.9%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.