Honda Odyssey MOT Pass Rate & Official DVSA Failure Statistics

Honda Odyssey MOT History and Failure Rates vs UK National Average

The Honda Odyssey passed on its first attempt in 84.0%, and its overall record sits +4.7 percentage points above the national average for all cars. These figures come from every recorded DVSA MOT test for the Honda Odyssey in the 2023–2025 data: 2,245 tests across 18 model years (2004–2021). 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 Odyssey MOT Problems by Failure Category

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

Top Recorded Honda Odyssey DVSA MOT Test Statistics & Defect Descriptions

The descriptions below are the exact DVSA failure strings testers recorded most often for the Honda Odyssey, each with how many of the model's 2,245 tests it was noted on.

• "Registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources" (Minor) — noted on about 88 Honda Odyssey tests, 3.9% 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 75 Honda Odyssey tests, 3.3% of the model's MOT record.
• "Ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated" (Minor) — noted on about 71 Honda Odyssey tests, 3.2% of the model's MOT record.
• "Windscreen damaged but not adversely affecting driver's view" (Minor) — noted on about 42 Honda Odyssey tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Rear fog lamp not working" (Major) — noted on about 42 Honda Odyssey tests, 1.9% of the model's MOT record.
• "Headlamp lens slightly defective" (Minor) — noted on about 34 Honda Odyssey tests, 1.5% of the model's MOT record.

Best and Worst Honda Odyssey Model Years by Pass Rate

The strongest Honda Odyssey model year on record is 2016 (94.0% across 199 tests), and the weakest is 2021 (74.0%). The gap between them is 20.0 points. Years with fewer than 50 recorded tests are excluded, so these are the years with enough MOT history to mean something.

Honda Odyssey reliability is declining in the DVSA data — the pass rate moves about 3.1 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 Odyssey Owners

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

• 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 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.

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

Frequently Asked Questions: Honda Odyssey MOT & Reliability