Pass rate
75.4%
Around average — 2.4 pts ahead of the 73.0% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 114 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £12–£40
2007 Honda Fit MOT pass rate
- 2007
- typical 50,484 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
29.1% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2015 93.5% pass
- Avoid 2007 75.4% pass · this year
Across the 17 years on record, a spread of 18.1 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 69.9%
- Typical mileage
- 50k mi
The 2007 Honda Fit MOT pass rate is 75.4% of its MOT tests — 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 29.1% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Fit does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.2× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 26.3% of everything recorded on the 2007 Honda Fit, against 12.2% nationally — 14.1 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 29.1%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Walk round the car with the lights on before the test: bulbs, indicators and number-plate lamps are the cheapest failures to prevent and among the most common.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 58% of the repairs this model fails on cost under £30 in parts. The pass rate matters less than what a bad afternoon at the test centre actually costs you.
- Based on a small sample. 114 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 2007 Honda Fit compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 73.0%, so this figure is 2.4 points ahead of what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 69.9%. The median 2007 Honda Fit in this dataset had covered 50,484 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.0% of the time, April–September 68.6%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Headlamp lens slightly defective", noted on 7.89% of tests.
- 114 recorded tests behind this page.
- 75.4% overall pass rate, 69.9% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Fit, the average is 88.9% — best year 2015 (93.5%), worst 2007 (75.4%).
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
- 114
- Typical mileage (median)
- 50,484 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Fit
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Headlight Bulb
Usually a DIY or independent-garage job.
Does mileage affect the Fit MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 55% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Fit
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| East of England | 40 | 80.0% |
| South East | 28 | 60.7% |
| London | 17 | 82.4% |
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 2007 Fit
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 2007 Fit
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 lights 7.9% 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 suspension joints 3.5% 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 brakes 2.6% of tests
“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.
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 2007 Fit through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £12–£40 — and 58% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £12–£40
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: macpherson strut top bush or bearing has…
- £40–£150
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 80%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 58%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 114 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 Fit, side by side
17 model years on record, from 2007 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 75.4% to 93.5% — a spread of 18.1 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2007 75.4%headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2008 77.0% rear fog lamp not working
- 2009 81.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2010 82.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2011 86.9% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2012 89.3% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2013 91.8% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2014 93.0% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2015 93.5% ball joint dust cover severely…
- 2016 93.2% rear fog lamp not working
- 2017 92.7% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2018 92.4% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2019 88.7% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2020 80.0% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2021 86.9% linkage ball joint dust cover…
- 2022 85.5% headlamp not working on dipped…
- 2023 91.2% linkage ball joint dust cover…
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 2007 Honda Fit 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 2007 cars with a similar record
- Daihatsu Sirion 75.4%
- Smart Mcc Fortwo 75.6%
- Toyota YARIS 75.1%
- Ford Fusion 75.1%
- Chrysler Jeep 300 75.1%
- Toyota Avensis 75.0%
Closest pass rates among 2007 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 2007 Honda Fit 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 250 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 | 73 | 29.10% | 20.98% | +8.12 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 66 | 26.30% | 12.21% | +14.09 |
| Brakes | 38 | 15.10% | 20.89% | −5.79 |
| Tyres | 34 | 13.50% | 19.76% | −6.26 |
| Visibility | 11 | 4.40% | 4.97% | −0.57 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 10 | 4.00% | 5.57% | −1.57 |
| Non-component advisories | 7 | 2.80% | 4.18% | −1.38 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 5 | 2.00% | 5.52% | −3.52 |
| Steering | 4 | 1.60% | 2.57% | −0.97 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 2 | 0.80% | 0.82% | −0.02 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 7.9% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 6.1% | £3–15 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 5.3% | £5–25 |
| Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 3.5% | £18–45 |
| Rear fog lamp does not emit a steady red light Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.5% | £3–15 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £30–80 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Macpherson strut top bush or bearing has excessive wear or free play Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £40–150 |
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 | 22.8% | £40–150 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 14.9% | £45–95 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 9.7% | £80–180 |
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 9.7% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 7.0% | £5–25 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 4.4% | £18–45 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 22 | 86.4% | 22,196 mi |
| 30-60k | 50 | 74.0% | 43,498 mi |
| 60-90k | 18 | 77.8% | 72,524 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 69.2% | 101,492 mi |
| 120k+ | 11 | 63.6% | 132,768 mi |
Source: 114 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.
2007 Fit MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2007 Honda Fit?
75.4% of the 114 2007 Honda Fit tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 73.0% for cars first used in 2007. First-attempt pass rate: 69.9%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2007 Honda Fit?
The three most recorded items are headlamp lens slightly defective (7.89%), rear fog lamp not working (6.14%), position lamp not working (5.26%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2007 Honda Fit MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 86.4% of the time, falling to 63.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2007 Honda Fit in this dataset had covered 50,484 mi.
Does the season affect the 2007 Honda Fit MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.0% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 68.6%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.