Pass rate
71.4%
Below average — 1.1 pts behind the 72.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 105 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £63–£190
2006 Honda Hr-V MOT pass rate
- 2006
- typical 87,220 mi
Most common fault
Suspension
17.4% of faults · 21.0% nationally
mostly worn arm bushes, split ball-joint boots and broken coil springs.
Which year to buy
- Best 2023 97.7% pass
- Avoid 2006 71.4% pass · this year
Across the 16 years on record, a spread of 26.3 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 63.4%
- Typical mileage
- 87k mi
The 2006 Honda Hr-V MOT pass rate is 71.4% of its MOT tests — 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Suspension is the biggest single reason it fails, at 17.4% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Hr-V does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Body & chassis: 2.4× the national share
Body & chassis accounts for 13.4% of everything recorded on the 2006 Honda Hr-V, against 5.6% nationally — 7.8 points above. Suspension is still the single largest share at 17.4%, but at 21.0% nationally that one is ordinary. Look underneath for corrosion near the jacking points and suspension mounts; surface rust is normal, flaking metal is not.
- When it fails, it costs. Only 24% 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. 105 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 2006 Honda Hr-V compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 72.5%, so this figure is 1.1 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 63.4%. The median 2006 Honda Hr-V in this dataset had covered 87,220 mi.
Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 69.4% of the time, April–September 74.4%.
The single most recorded failure item is "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view", noted on 7.62% of tests.
- 105 recorded tests behind this page.
- 71.4% overall pass rate, 63.4% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Hr-V, the average is 90.9% — best year 2023 (97.7%), worst 2006 (71.4%).
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
- 105
- Typical mileage (median)
- 87,220 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Hr-V
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data (2023–2025), OGL v3.0.
Top part to budget for
Windscreen
Typically a garage job — get quotes before committing.
Does mileage affect the Hr-V MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 60% so small gaps stay visible.
Regional pass rates for the Hr-V
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| South East | 29 | 72.4% |
| South West | 20 | 60.0% |
| North West | 15 | 66.7% |
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 2006 Hr-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 2006 Hr-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 windscreen 7.6% 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.
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Check corrosion 6.7% of tests
“component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength”
Look under the sills, around the jacking points and where the suspension mounts meet the body. Flaking, holed or crumbly metal fails; a brown stain on sound metal does not.
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Check the exhaust and emissions 5.7% of tests
“catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits”
Listen for a blow at idle and have someone rev it gently. Then look at the tailpipe smoke: blue is oil, white when warm is coolant, black is over-fuelling. Any of those and the emissions test is the least of it.
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 2006 Hr-V through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £63–£190 — and 24% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £63–£190
- Cheapest common item: malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or…
- £3–£12
- Dearest common item: component mounting prescribed areas…
- £180–£450
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 30%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 24%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 105 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 Hr-V, side by side
16 model years on record, from 2000 to 2023. Across them the pass rate runs from 71.4% to 97.7% — a spread of 26.3 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 71.7% component mounting prescribed…
- 2001 73.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2002 76.4% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2003 72.8% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2004 73.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2005 72.5% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2006 71.4%windscreen damaged but not…
- 2015 88.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2016 89.1% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2017 91.3% brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick
- 2018 93.3% wipers blade defective
- 2019 95.0% wipers blade defective
- 2020 95.7% wipers blade defective
- 2021 96.0% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2022 96.6% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2023 97.7% all direction indicators flashing…
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 2006 Honda Hr-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 2006 cars with a similar record
- Nissan Note 71.5%
- Ford Mondeo 71.5%
- Daihatsu Terios 71.5%
- Volkswagen Golf 71.3%
- Vauxhall Vectra 71.3%
- Mitsubishi Shogun 71.3%
Closest pass rates among 2006 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 2006 Honda Hr-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 293 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 | 52 | 17.40% | 20.98% | −3.58 |
| Brakes | 48 | 16.10% | 20.89% | −4.79 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 40 | 13.40% | 5.57% | +7.83 |
| Tyres | 38 | 12.80% | 19.76% | −6.96 |
| Noise, emissions and leaks | 38 | 12.80% | 5.52% | +7.28 |
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 36 | 12.10% | 12.21% | −0.11 |
| Visibility | 19 | 6.40% | 4.97% | +1.43 |
| Non-component advisories | 10 | 3.40% | 4.18% | −0.78 |
| Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | 7 | 2.30% | 0.82% | +1.48 |
| Steering | 5 | 1.70% | 2.57% | −0.87 |
The exact failure items, in the tester's words
| Recorded item | Severity | Tests | Est. cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view Visibility | Minor | 7.6% | £80–200 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Major | 6.7% | £180–450 |
| Catalyst emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 5.7% | £60–250 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.8% | £60–250 |
| Malfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 4.8% | £3–12 |
| Prescribed areas prescribed area strength or continuity significantly reduced Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems | Major | 4.8% | £40–120 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 3.8% | £5–25 |
| Catalyst emissions carbon monoxide content at idle exceeds manufacturer's specified limits Noise, emissions and leaks | Major | 2.9% | £60–250 |
| Headlamp aim not tested unable to be tested Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.9% | £30–80 |
| Headlamp lens slightly defective Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.9% | £5–25 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres | Advisory | 21.9% | £45–95 |
| Engine oil leaks leaking excessively from engine Noise, emissions and leaks | Advisory | 15.2% | £200–700 |
| Linkage ball joints ball joint excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 14.3% | £18–45 |
| Rigid brake pipes excessively corroded Brakes | Advisory | 12.4% | £80–180 |
| Brake discs in such a condition that it is seriously weakened Brakes | Advisory | 9.5% | £45–110 |
| Component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength Suspension | Advisory | 9.5% | £180–450 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30-60k | 7 | 85.7% | 54,802 mi |
| 60-90k | 47 | 72.3% | 75,022 mi |
| 90-120k | 38 | 68.4% | 102,357 mi |
| 120k+ | 13 | 69.2% | 136,763 mi |
Source: 105 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.
2006 Hr-V MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2006 Honda Hr-V?
71.4% of the 105 2006 Honda Hr-V tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 72.5% for cars first used in 2006. First-attempt pass rate: 63.4%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2006 Honda Hr-V?
The three most recorded items are windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view (7.62%), component mounting prescribed areas prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength (6.67%), catalyst emissions lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (5.71%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2006 Honda Hr-V MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 85.7% of the time, falling to 69.2% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2006 Honda Hr-V in this dataset had covered 87,220 mi.
Does the season affect the 2006 Honda Hr-V MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 69.4% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 74.4%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.