HondaCivic MOT results

In 2025, 67.0% of Honda Civic MOT tests were passed first time, about the same as the 66.1% for cars of the same age. 8.6% had at least one dangerous defect (8.5% for cars the same age). The typical Honda Civic tested was 14 years old with 89,600 miles. Based on 257,013 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Honda Civic cars are on the road

First-time pass: 67.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 66.1%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 7.4%passed after repair
Failed: 25.6%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 8.6%same age 8.5%
Typical mileage: 89,600at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Honda CivicAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	96	95.8%	91.7%
2022	1,372	93.8%	88.5%
2021	4,668	88.0%	87.2%
2020	5,317	87.1%	85.9%
2019	12,172	86.0%	83.5%
2018	13,094	84.8%	80.8%
2017	14,141	83.3%	78.1%
2016	15,812	80.8%	74.8%
2015	14,697	79.3%	71.8%
2014	14,142	75.9%	68.5%
2013	14,922	71.4%	65.6%
2012	12,723	68.9%	63.2%
2011	10,703	57.4%	61.0%
2010	15,741	54.8%	59.1%
2009	17,314	54.3%	58.1%
2008	18,130	53.8%	57.0%
2007	18,822	54.0%	57.2%
2006	11,495	53.4%	56.8%
2005	10,889	56.5%	57.5%
2004	8,952	57.0%	57.5%
2003	6,303	53.7%	58.5%
2002	5,503	55.0%	59.4%
2001	3,725	55.9%	60.9%
2000	1,442	64.4%	62.2%
1999	1,183	62.6%	64.2%
1998	905	60.6%	65.1%
1997	801	60.0%	66.4%
1996	512	63.7%	66.9%
1995	324	77.8%	67.6%
1994	229	80.3%	68.6%
1993	186	76.9%	68.6%
1992	190	73.2%	68.9%
1991	226	74.8%	71.7%
1990	122	82.8%	72.7%
1989	74	78.4%	73.4%
1988	35	68.6%	73.5%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Honda CivicAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	7,602	88.4%	87.4%	28,300
5-9 years	63,982	83.4%	79.1%	54,200
10-14 years	68,167	69.1%	65.7%	90,800
15-19 years	79,294	54.1%	57.6%	116,000
20-29 years	36,109	56.8%	59.6%	105,400
30-39 years	1,251	77.1%	71.3%	99,400
40+ years	7	85.7%	82.0%	69,900

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Honda Civic is among cars tested in each area, against its share across Great Britain: 2× means twice as common as usual.

under 0.5×
0.5×–0.8×
0.8×–1.25×
1.25×–2×
2× or more
Fewer than 5 tests
None tested

Postcode area of the garage that did the test, not where the owner lives. Hover over or tap an area for its figures.

Postcode area	Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
B Birmingham	West Midlands	10,273	4.0%	1.3×	72.0%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	5,668	2.2%	1.0×	71.8%
BS Bristol	South West	5,429	2.1%	1.2×	58.5%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	5,320	2.1%	1.1×	69.0%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	4,652	1.8%	1.0×	68.2%
M Manchester	North West	4,511	1.8%	1.2×	66.9%
PE Peterborough	East of England	4,423	1.7%	0.9×	67.6%
G Glasgow	Scotland	4,248	1.7%	1.0×	68.1%
RG Reading	South East	4,210	1.6%	1.1×	67.2%
PO Portsmouth	South East	4,062	1.6%	1.1×	62.4%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	3,711	1.4%	0.9×	71.6%
CF Cardiff	Wales	3,690	1.4%	0.9×	63.0%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	3,657	1.4%	1.0×	69.6%
BH Bournemouth	South West	3,642	1.4%	1.4×	60.5%
BN Brighton	South East	3,642	1.4%	1.2×	61.3%
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	3,641	1.4%	1.1×	69.0%
GU Guildford	South East	3,614	1.4%	1.0×	67.4%
IP Ipswich	East of England	3,545	1.4%	1.2×	65.9%
SO Southampton	South East	3,517	1.4%	1.1×	62.2%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	3,484	1.4%	1.0×	64.5%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	3,309	1.3%	1.0×	65.8%
NR Norwich	East of England	3,298	1.3%	0.9×	67.3%
GL Gloucester	South West	3,117	1.2%	1.0×	63.7%
DE Derby	East Midlands	3,013	1.2%	0.9×	70.2%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	2,962	1.2%	1.1×	66.2%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	2,860	1.1%	1.0×	67.1%
SN Swindon	South West	2,818	1.1%	1.2×	65.4%
OX Oxford	South East	2,817	1.1%	1.0×	66.1%
E London E	London	2,727	1.1%	1.3×	64.3%
CH Chester	North West	2,668	1.0%	0.9×	65.5%
PL Plymouth	South West	2,664	1.0%	1.0×	58.7%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	2,653	1.0%	1.3×	71.5%
TN Tonbridge	South East	2,650	1.0%	0.8×	64.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	2,643	1.0%	1.1×	71.7%
RH Redhill	South East	2,608	1.0%	1.0×	68.0%
HA Harrow	London	2,580	1.0%	1.7×	68.3%
EX Exeter	South West	2,533	1.0%	0.9×	57.8%
SK Stockport	North West	2,521	1.0%	1.0×	66.1%
SL Slough	South East	2,461	1.0%	1.3×	71.3%
SA Swansea	Wales	2,457	1.0%	0.8×	65.0%
WA Warrington	North West	2,425	0.9%	0.9×	68.7%
BB Blackburn	North West	2,370	0.9%	1.1×	74.6%
BA Bath	South West	2,301	0.9%	1.1×	60.3%
CB Cambridge	East of England	2,292	0.9%	1.3×	65.1%
PR Preston	North West	2,236	0.9%	1.0×	70.1%
UB Southall	London	2,231	0.9%	1.4×	68.4%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,226	0.9%	0.8×	66.9%
SE London SE	London	2,217	0.9%	1.1×	65.4%
WS Walsall	West Midlands	2,162	0.8%	1.2×	67.2%
ME Rochester	South East	2,114	0.8%	0.8×	65.2%
LU Luton	East of England	2,075	0.8%	1.2×	65.6%
LL Llandudno	Wales	2,060	0.8%	0.8×	67.7%
TW Twickenham	London	2,040	0.8%	1.1×	69.4%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	2,035	0.8%	0.9×	70.3%
N London N	London	2,026	0.8%	1.2×	65.6%
TS Teesside	North East	2,020	0.8%	0.8×	70.0%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,979	0.8%	0.9×	70.0%
CR Croydon	London	1,895	0.7%	1.1×	69.9%
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	1,893	0.7%	1.1×	69.5%
SG Stevenage	East of England	1,881	0.7%	1.0×	70.1%
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,870	0.7%	0.8×	65.6%
RM Romford	London	1,861	0.7%	0.9×	66.0%
BL Bolton	North West	1,819	0.7%	0.9×	71.8%
CM Chelmsford	East of England	1,813	0.7%	0.6×	68.5%
NP Newport	Wales	1,807	0.7%	0.8×	65.5%
NW London NW	London	1,799	0.7%	1.1×	68.2%
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	1,787	0.7%	0.9×	64.8%
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	1,775	0.7%	1.2×	64.9%
L Liverpool	North West	1,775	0.7%	0.6×	68.1%
CO Colchester	East of England	1,700	0.7%	0.8×	64.8%
TQ Torquay	South West	1,692	0.7%	1.3×	57.7%
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	1,662	0.6%	1.0×	65.5%
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	1,658	0.6%	1.1×	66.4%
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	1,643	0.6%	0.9×	65.4%
WR Worcester	West Midlands	1,635	0.6%	1.1×	68.1%
OL Oldham	North West	1,593	0.6%	0.9×	67.2%
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	1,588	0.6%	1.2×	66.9%
LA Lancaster	North West	1,573	0.6%	1.1×	67.4%
TA Taunton	South West	1,529	0.6%	0.9×	59.1%
DA Dartford	South East	1,514	0.6%	0.8×	71.7%
EN Enfield	London	1,513	0.6%	1.0×	72.7%
CT Canterbury	South East	1,500	0.6%	0.8×	65.4%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	1,464	0.6%	0.8×	67.7%
CA Carlisle	North West	1,370	0.5%	0.9×	69.1%
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	1,344	0.5%	0.6×	68.0%
SP Salisbury	South West	1,316	0.5%	1.1×	58.7%
TR Truro	South West	1,299	0.5%	0.8×	61.0%
DH Durham	North East	1,295	0.5%	1.0×	73.6%
CW Crewe	North West	1,288	0.5%	0.8×	66.7%
FK Falkirk	Scotland	1,228	0.5%	1.1×	71.6%
FY Blackpool	North West	1,219	0.5%	1.1×	64.8%
AL St Albans	East of England	1,210	0.5%	1.1×	70.8%
WN Wigan	North West	1,186	0.5%	1.0×	68.2%
TF Telford	West Midlands	1,185	0.5%	1.2×	70.4%
WD Watford	East of England	1,178	0.5%	1.2×	61.9%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	1,176	0.5%	0.9×	70.1%
DT Dorchester	South West	1,155	0.4%	1.2×	58.8%
PA Paisley	Scotland	1,130	0.4%	1.0×	67.6%
DD Dundee	Scotland	1,075	0.4%	1.0×	65.0%
DL Darlington	North East	1,005	0.4%	0.7×	66.3%
W London W	London	997	0.4%	1.5×	69.0%
IG Ilford	London	988	0.4%	0.9×	66.5%
SR Sunderland	North East	966	0.4%	1.1×	74.8%
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	913	0.4%	0.9×	69.7%
BR Bromley	London	895	0.3%	1.0×	81.1%
IV Inverness	Scotland	880	0.3%	0.8×	68.5%
SW London SW	London	856	0.3%	0.8×	68.1%
HR Hereford	West Midlands	832	0.3%	0.9×	68.8%
SM Sutton	London	676	0.3%	1.2×	71.7%
DG Dumfries	Scotland	654	0.3%	1.1×	74.3%
PH Perth	Scotland	588	0.2%	0.8×	66.7%
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	540	0.2%	0.8×	72.4%
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	528	0.2%	0.8×	68.4%
TD Galashiels	Scotland	329	0.1%	0.7×	67.5%
LD Llandrindod Wells	Wales	136	<0.1%	0.6×	61.0%
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	133	<0.1%	0.6×	72.2%
HS Outer Hebrides	Scotland	67	<0.1%	0.6×	71.6%
ZE Shetland	Scotland	24	<0.1%	0.3×	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	19,991	7.8%	1.0×	67.4%
North East	8,997	3.5%	0.9×	71.3%
North West	28,554	11.1%	1.0×	68.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	21,043	8.2%	0.9×	69.3%
Wales	10,150	3.9%	0.8×	64.9%
West Midlands	27,623	10.7%	1.1×	69.6%
East Midlands	18,127	7.1%	1.0×	67.9%
East of England	24,759	9.6%	0.9×	66.9%
London	27,954	10.9%	1.1×	68.5%
South East	40,314	15.7%	1.0×	66.0%
South West	29,495	11.5%	1.1×	60.2%

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Where they fail

Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, against cars of the same age.

Honda CivicCars the same age

Lights and electrics17.5%14.5%
Suspension10.8%12.4%
Brakes7.9%8.4%
Tyres6.4%6.5%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)5.4%5.3%
Body and structure3.3%5.1%
Emissions and leaks3.0%4.4%
Steering2.2%2.7%
Seat belts and airbags1.1%1.5%

A test can fail in more than one area. Failures fixed during the test are included.

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Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Honda Civic tests most often, as a share of all tests.

Failure	Tests	Cars the same age	vs same age	Marked dangerous
Position lamp: not working Lights and electrics	5.4%	3.6%	1.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	3.9%	2.0%	2.0×	0.0%
Stop lamp: not working Lights and electrics	3.3%	2.7%	1.2×	0.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes Dangerous	2.7%	1.8%	1.5×	100.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	2.6%	2.4%	1.1×	100.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.3%	2.1%	1.1×	0.0%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lights and electrics	2.2%	1.7%	1.3×	0.0%
Shock absorbers: has a serious fluid leak Suspension	2.1%	1.1%	1.9×	0.0%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.0%	1.8%	1.1×	0.0%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lights and electrics	1.7%	1.4%	1.2×	0.0%

“vs same age” compares this model with cars of the same age: 2.0× means twice as often. “Marked dangerous” is how often the tester recorded that failure as dangerous.

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Most common advisories

Things the tester noted to watch, which don’t fail the test.

Advisory	Tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge	17.9%
Brake pads: wearing thin	10.5%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	10.0%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	8.9%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	6.5%
Coil spring: corroded	5.7%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread	5.1%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	4.8%
Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive	3.8%
Headlamp: has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output	3.5%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Petrol	195,768	66.8%
Diesel	57,335	67.2%
Hybrid	2,777	76.4%
Electric	557	59.6%
Other	549	62.7%

Fuels with fewer than 30 tests are left out. Different fuels often mean different ages, so compare with care.

MOT results for every model