Honda Legend MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Honda Legend MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Honda Legend passed on its first attempt in 78.9%, 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 Legend in the 2023–2025 data: 1,246 tests across 6 model years (2000–2009). 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 Legend MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Honda Legend DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Legend, each with how many of the model's 1,246 tests it was noted on.

• "Mirrors slightly damaged" (Minor) — noted on about 43 Honda Legend tests, 3.5% of the model's MOT record.
• "Position lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 40 Honda Legend tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint excessively worn" (Major) — noted on about 37 Honda Legend tests, 3.0% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 34 Honda Legend tests, 2.7% of the model's MOT record.
• "Wipers blade defective" (Minor) — noted on about 26 Honda Legend tests, 2.1% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 25 Honda Legend tests, 2.0% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Honda Legend Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Honda Legend model year on record is 2009 (85.0% across 206 tests), and the weakest is 2001 (73.4%). The gap between them is 11.6 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Honda Legend 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 Legend Owners

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

• the lights — “mirrors slightly damaged”

  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 — “ball joint excessively worn”

  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 Legend. A check that finds nothing means the item is likely fine, not that the test is guaranteed.

Frequently Asked Questions: Honda Legend MOT & Reliability