Honda Insight MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Honda Insight MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Honda Insight passed on its first attempt in 78.5%, and its overall record sits +0.9 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Honda Insight in the 2023–2025 data: 30,810 tests across 14 model years (2000–2021). 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 Insight MOT Problems by Failure Category

Every MOT failure a tester records belongs to one inspection section of the DVSA manual. For the Honda Insight, the Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 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 Insight's recorded defect strings, merged across its year pages.

Top Recorded Honda Insight DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Insight, each with how many of the model's 30,810 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 1,519 Honda Insight tests, 4.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Rectified) — noted on about 1,489 Honda Insight tests, 4.8% of the model's MOT record.
• "Track rod end ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt" (Minor) — noted on about 1,403 Honda Insight tests, 4.6% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 1,352 Honda Insight tests, 4.4% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 616 Honda Insight tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 547 Honda Insight tests, 1.8% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Honda Insight Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Honda Insight model year on record is 2014 (87.7% across 903 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (76.3%). The gap between them is 11.4 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Newest model year first. Only years with at least 50 recorded tests are listed.

Pre-MOT Inspection Checklist for Honda Insight Owners

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

• the lights — “registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”

  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.

• the suspension joints — “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.

• the wipers and washers — “wipers blade defective”

  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.

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

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