Pass rate
72.7%
Below average — 0.2 pts behind the 72.9% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 55 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £61–£159
2002 Honda Crx MOT pass rate
- 2002
- typical 112,319 mi
Only 55 tests of this exact model and year are in the DVSA data, below the 100 we ask for before a page goes in the index. The figures are still shown, because they are the only ones there are.
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Most common fault
Brakes
20.3% of faults · 20.9% nationally
mostly worn pads and discs, corroded pipes and a handbrake that will not hold.
Which year to buy
- Best 2002 72.7% pass · this year
- Avoid 2000 65.5% pass
Across the 2 years on record, a spread of 7.2 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 65.1%
- Typical mileage
- 112k mi
The 2002 Honda Crx MOT pass rate is 72.7% of its MOT tests — about what its age and mileage predict. Brakes is the biggest single reason it fails, at 20.3% of what testers record.
Expert verdict
Steering: 5.7× the national share
Steering accounts for 14.6% of everything recorded on the 2002 Honda Crx, against 2.6% nationally — 12.0 points above. Brakes are still the single largest share at 20.3%, but at 20.9% nationally that one is ordinary. Ask for the steering to be checked for play with the wheels on the ground, not on a jack.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 0% 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.
- Based on a small sample. 55 tests back this page. That is enough to publish and to index, not enough to treat the decimal places as precise — read the pattern, not the second digit.
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 2002 Honda Crx compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.9%, so this figure is 0.2 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 65.1%. The median 2002 Honda Crx in this dataset had covered 112,319 mi.
The single most recorded failure item is "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt", noted on 16.36% of tests.
- 55 recorded tests behind this page.
- 72.7% overall pass rate, 65.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Crx, the average is 69.0% — best year 2002 (72.7%), worst 2000 (65.5%).
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
- 55
- Typical mileage (median)
- 112,319 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Crx
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
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 Crx MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 53% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Crx
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 16 | 87.5% |
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 2002 Crx
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 2002 Crx
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 16.4% of tests
“track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or 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 steering 7.3% of tests
“steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,”
With the wheels straight, rock the steering wheel gently with the engine off — more than about an inch of free play before the wheels move is worth investigating. Split rack gaiters are cheap to replace and commonly recorded.
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Check the lights 3.6% of tests
“headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect”
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.
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 2002 Crx through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £61–£159 — and 0% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £61–£159
- Cheapest common item: track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged…
- £18–£45
- Dearest common item: steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated,
- £120–£300
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 0%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 55 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 Crx, side by side
2 model years on record, from 2000 to 2002. Across them the pass rate runs from 65.5% to 72.7% — a spread of 7.2 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 65.5% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2002 72.7%track rod end ball joint dust…
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 2002 Honda Crx 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 2002 cars with a similar record
- Renault Megane Scenic 72.8%
- Suzuki Ignis 72.8%
- Volkswagen Golf 72.6%
- Audi A3 72.6%
- Nissan Almera 72.5%
- Mitsubishi Shogun 72.2%
Closest pass rates among 2002 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 2002 Honda Crx 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 123 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 25 | 20.30% | 20.89% | −0.59 |
| Suspension | 22 | 17.90% | 20.98% | −3.08 |
| Steering | 18 | 14.60% | 2.57% | +12.03 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 15 | 12.20% | 12.21% | −0.01 |
| Tyres | 14 | 11.40% | 19.76% | −8.36 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 13 | 10.60% | 5.52% | +5.08 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 12 | 9.80% | 5.57% | +4.23 |
| Visibility | 2 | 1.60% | 4.97% | −3.37 |
| Non-component advisories | 1 | 0.80% | 4.18% | −3.38 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 1 | 0.80% | 1.76% | −0.96 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 16.4% | £18–45 |
| Steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt Steering | Minor | 7.3% | £120–300 |
| Joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated Body, chassis, structure | Minor | 5.5% | £80–250 |
| Service brake performance efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 5.5% | £60–150 |
| Service brake performance excessively binding Brakes | Major | 5.5% | £60–150 |
| Steering rack gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Steering | Major | 5.5% | £120–300 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.6% | £30–80 |
| Joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Body, chassis, structure | Major | 3.6% | £80–250 |
| Rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £45–110 |
| Service brake imbalance across an axle Brakes | Major | 3.6% | £45–110 |
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 | 16.4% | £200–700 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 9.1% | £45–95 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 7.3% | £180–450 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 7.3% | £40–150 |
| Ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.5% | £18–45 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 5.5% | £45–110 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 4 | 75.0% | 54,132 mi |
| 60-90k | 14 | 64.3% | 75,497 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 61.5% | 106,434 mi |
| 120k+ | 24 | 83.3% | 145,319 mi |
Source: 55 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.
2002 Crx MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2002 Honda Crx?
72.7% of the 55 2002 Honda Crx tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.9% for cars first used in 2002. First-attempt pass rate: 65.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2002 Honda Crx?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (16.36%), steering rack gaiter damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (7.27%), joints constant velocity boot severely deteriorated (5.45%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2002 Honda Crx MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 75.0% of the time, falling to 83.3% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2002 Honda Crx in this dataset had covered 112,319 mi.