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

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

The Honda Hr-V passed on its first attempt in 90.2%, and its overall record sits +9.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Honda Hr-V in the 2023–2025 data: 103,676 tests across 16 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 Hr-V MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Honda Hr-V, the Visibility 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 Hr-V's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

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

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Hr-V, each with how many of the model's 103,676 tests it was noted on.

• "Wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively" (Major) — noted on about 1,656 Honda Hr-V tests, 1.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 1,384 Honda Hr-V tests, 1.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick" (Major) — noted on about 1,280 Honda Hr-V tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 1,214 Honda Hr-V tests, 1.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" (Major) — noted on about 922 Honda Hr-V tests, 0.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 756 Honda Hr-V tests, 0.7% of the model's MOT record.

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

The strongest Honda Hr-V model year on record is 2023 (97.7% across 88 tests), and the weakest is 2006 (71.4%). The gap between them is 26.3 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Honda Hr-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 Hr-V Owners

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

• the wipers and washers — “wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively”

  Run the wipers with the screen wet: they should clear it in one sweep without smearing or juddering. Top the washer bottle up and check both jets hit the screen.

• 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.

• the brakes — “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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Honda Hr-V MOT & Reliability