Honda Cr-V MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Honda Cr-V MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Honda Cr-V passed on its first attempt in 80.0%, and its overall record sits +2.0 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Honda Cr-V in the 2023–2025 data: 690,537 tests across 24 model years (2000–2023). 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 Cr-V MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Honda Cr-V, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Cr-V's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Honda Cr-V DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Cr-V, each with how many of the model's 690,537 tests it was noted on.

• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 40,449 Honda Cr-V tests, 5.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 40,020 Honda Cr-V tests, 5.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 32,293 Honda Cr-V tests, 4.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 20,789 Honda Cr-V tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 16,175 Honda Cr-V tests, 2.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 8,894 Honda Cr-V tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Honda Cr-V Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Honda Cr-V model year on record is 2023 (97.3% across 150 tests), and the weakest is 2000 (68.7%). The gap between them is 28.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Honda Cr-V reliability is improving in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 0.8 points a year across the most recent model years shown above.

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

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Honda Cr-V Owners

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

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Honda Cr-V MOT & Reliability