Pass rate
81.8%
Around average — 7.7 pts behind the 89.5% that cars this age and mileage manage.
Across 77 recorded tests.
Typical repair bill £14–£41
2019 Honda Insight MOT pass rate
- 2019
- typical 83,481 mi
Only 77 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.
Most common fault
Lamps & electrics
31.9% of faults · 12.2% nationally
Which year to buy
- Best 2014 87.7% pass
- Avoid 2001 76.3% pass
Across the 14 years on record, a spread of 11.4 points. See every year →
- First-attempt pass
- 78.1%
- Typical mileage
- 83k mi
The 2019 Honda Insight MOT pass rate is 81.8% of its MOT tests — 7.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. Lamps & electrics is the biggest single reason it fails, at 31.9% of what testers record.
Check your postcode
MOT pass rates are national — type your postcode to see how Honda Insight does in your corner of the country.
Expert verdict
Lamps & electrics: 2.6× the national share
Lamps & electrics make up 31.9% of everything recorded on the 2019 Honda Insight, against 12.2% nationally — 19.7 points above. 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.
- Falls short of its own age and mileage. Like-for-like, cars this age and mileage expect about 89.5%; this one manages 81.8% — 7.7 points below. Age is a fair excuse; this is not age.
- Failures here tend to be cheap ones. 57% 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.
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 2019 Honda Insight compare?
Cars of this age and mileage average 89.5%, so this figure is 7.7 points behind what its age and mileage predict. On a first attempt, before any retests, the figure drops to 78.1%. The median 2019 Honda Insight in this dataset had covered 83,481 mi.
The most common fuel recorded here is Hybrid — 82% of tests, with a 82.5% pass rate. Pass rates also shift with the test month: tests recorded October–March passed 81.8% of the time, April–September 81.8%.
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 5.19% of tests.
- 77 recorded tests behind this page.
- 81.8% overall pass rate, 78.1% on a first attempt.
- Across every year of the Honda Insight, the average is 81.9% — best year 2014 (87.7%), worst 2001 (76.3%).
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
- 77
- Typical mileage (median)
- 83,481 mi
- Make and model
- Honda Insight
- Updated
- 2026-11-05
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 Insight MOT pass rate?
Pass rate by odometer reading. Bar lengths start at 42% so small gaps stay visible.
Fuel type and reliability
Pass rate by fuel type. Hybrid is the most common here (82% of tests).
Regional pass rates for the Insight
| Region | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| London | 20 | 80.0% |
| South East | 20 | 75.0% |
| West Midlands | 18 | 77.8% |
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 2019 Insight
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 2019 Insight
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 5.2% 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 lights 3.9% of tests
“position lamp not working”
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 battery 2.6% of tests
“battery(ies) insecure and likely to cause a short circuit”
Check the battery is secure and its terminals are clean and tight — a loose battery is a fail on its own, and a weak one shows up as slow cranking on a cold morning.
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 2019 Insight through its MOT
Across the 10 items that are recorded most often on this model, the average repair comes to £14–£41 — and 57% of those repairs are parts that cost under £30.
- Average repair across the 10 common items
- £14–£41
- Cheapest common item: rear fog lamp not working
- £3–£15
- Dearest common item: battery(ies) insecure
- £60–£140
- Common items a careful owner can do at home
- 100%
- Repairs that still cost under £30
- 57%
Estimates from typical UK parts prices, weighted by how often each item appears in 77 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 Insight, side by side
14 model years on record, from 2000 to 2021. Across them the pass rate runs from 76.3% to 87.7% — a spread of 11.4 points. The bar under each year is the item that failed it most often.
- 2000 81.8% windscreen damaged but not…
- 2001 76.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2002 83.0% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2009 79.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2010 80.9% track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2011 83.3% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2012 84.7% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2013 85.8% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2014 87.7% position lamp not working
- 2015 81.3% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2016 81.7% headlamp lens slightly defective
- 2019 81.8%track rod end ball joint dust…
- 2020 80.0% registration plate lamp(s)…
- 2021 86.8% 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 2019 Honda Insight 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 2019 cars with a similar record
- Renault Grand Scenic 81.7%
- Mercedes-Benz Citan 82.1%
- Renault Zoe 80.5%
- Fiat Fiorino 83.1%
- Vauxhall Combo 83.4%
- Mercedes-Benz Vito 83.5%
Closest pass rates among 2019 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 2019 Honda Insight 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 115 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 37 | 31.90% | 12.21% | +19.69 |
| Tyres | 19 | 16.40% | 19.76% | −3.36 |
| Suspension | 18 | 15.50% | 20.98% | −5.48 |
| Brakes | 12 | 10.30% | 20.89% | −10.59 |
| Steering | 8 | 6.90% | 2.57% | +4.33 |
| Identification of the vehicle | 6 | 5.20% | 1.76% | +3.44 |
| Visibility | 5 | 4.30% | 4.97% | −0.67 |
| Non-component advisories | 5 | 4.30% | 4.18% | +0.12 |
| Road Wheels | 3 | 2.60% | 0.75% | +1.85 |
| Body, chassis, structure | 2 | 1.70% | 5.57% | −3.87 |
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 | 5.2% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 3.9% | £5–25 |
| Battery(ies) insecure and likely to cause a short circuit Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £60–140 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Headlamp not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension | Major | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated Suspension | Minor | 2.6% | £18–45 |
| Position lamp light intensity obviously reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Minor | 2.6% | £5–25 |
| Rear fog lamp not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Rectified | 2.6% | £3–15 |
| Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Major | 2.6% | £5–20 |
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 | 15.6% | £45–95 |
| Brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes | Advisory | 7.8% | £18–45 |
| Has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure Tyres | Advisory | 7.8% | £45–95 |
| Headlamp has a product on the lens so that the light output is severely reduced Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | Advisory | 6.5% | £5–25 |
| Registration plates inscription illegible Identification of the vehicle | Advisory | 6.5% | £20–80 |
| Pins and bushes pin or bush excessively worn Suspension | Advisory | 5.2% | £40–150 |
Pass rate by mileage
| Mileage | Tests | Pass rate | Median odometer |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0-30k | 2 | 50.0% | 9,292 mi |
| 30-60k | 5 | 80.0% | 51,107 mi |
| 60-90k | 40 | 87.5% | 76,566 mi |
| 90-120k | 13 | 76.9% | 106,708 mi |
| 120k+ | 14 | 78.6% | 143,153 mi |
Source: 77 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.
2019 Insight MOT questions
What is the MOT pass rate for a 2019 Honda Insight?
81.8% of the 77 2019 Honda Insight tests in this dataset passed, against a national average of 89.5% for cars first used in 2019. First-attempt pass rate: 78.1%.
What are the most common MOT failures on a 2019 Honda Insight?
The three most recorded items are track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt (5.19%), position lamp not working (3.90%), battery(ies) insecure and likely to cause a short circuit (2.60%). Percentages are the share of tests on this vehicle that recorded the item.
Does mileage affect the 2019 Honda Insight MOT pass rate?
Yes. Cars under 30,000 miles passed 50.0% of the time, falling to 78.6% for those over 120,000 miles. The median 2019 Honda Insight in this dataset had covered 83,481 mi.
Which fuel type is most reliable for a 2019 Honda Insight?
Hybrid: 82.5% pass rate across 63 tests. Petrol: 83.3% pass rate across 12 tests. Shares are of the tests on this vehicle that recorded each fuel type.
Does the season affect the 2019 Honda Insight MOT pass rate?
Tests recorded in the winter months (October–March) passed 81.8% of the time; summer months (April–September) passed 81.8%. Brakes, tyres and lights are tested harder in bad weather, but the difference is small on most models.