HondaFIT MOT results

In 2025, 81.0% of Honda FIT MOT tests were passed first time, better than the 65.6% for cars of the same age. 3.2% had at least one dangerous defect (8.7% for cars the same age). The typical Honda FIT tested was 12 years old with 56,900 miles. Based on 5,072 initial MOT tests in Great Britain.

RegisterHow many Honda FIT cars are on the road

First-time pass: 81.0%no defects to fix
Cars the same age: 65.6%first-time pass
Fixed at the test: 5.1%passed after repair
Failed: 13.9%needed a retest
Dangerous defect: 3.2%same age 8.7%
Typical mileage: 56,900at the test

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

First-time pass rate by year first registered

Honda FITAll cars first registered that year

Year first registered	Tests	First-time pass	All cars
2023	39	74.4%	91.7%
2018	39	92.3%	80.8%
2017	63	84.1%	78.1%
2016	123	84.6%	74.8%
2015	231	87.4%	71.8%
2014	893	88.9%	68.5%
2013	934	85.4%	65.6%
2012	1,228	79.8%	63.2%
2011	938	76.4%	61.0%
2010	282	67.4%	59.1%
2009	70	67.1%	58.1%
2008	57	64.9%	57.0%

Years with fewer than 30 tests are left out.

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By age at the test

Honda FITAll cars that age

Age	Tests	First-time pass	All cars	Typical miles
3-4 years	37	62.2%	87.4%	68,800
5-9 years	330	83.3%	79.1%	54,900
10-14 years	4,341	81.9%	65.7%	57,000
15-19 years	267	69.3%	57.6%	60,100
20-29 years	18	44.4%	59.6%	87,400

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Where they’re tested

Colour shows how common the Honda FIT 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	604	11.9%	3.8×	89.1%
M Manchester	North West	288	5.7%	3.8×	87.8%
RM Romford	London	213	4.2%	5.2×	87.3%
LE Leicester	East Midlands	193	3.8%	2.1×	90.2%
IG Ilford	London	173	3.4%	7.8×	86.1%
BL Bolton	North West	163	3.2%	4.2×	92.0%
E London E	London	157	3.1%	3.8×	78.3%
UB Southall	London	148	2.9%	4.7×	93.9%
SL Slough	South East	125	2.5%	3.4×	88.8%
HA Harrow	London	115	2.3%	3.8×	87.0%
CR Croydon	London	88	1.7%	2.6×	89.8%
LU Luton	East of England	87	1.7%	2.6×	89.7%
S Sheffield	Yorkshire and the Humber	84	1.7%	0.7×	86.9%
SO Southampton	South East	82	1.6%	1.3×	74.4%
TW Twickenham	London	75	1.5%	2.0×	81.3%
RG Reading	South East	73	1.4%	0.9×	64.4%
CV Coventry	West Midlands	72	1.4%	1.0×	76.4%
GU Guildford	South East	71	1.4%	1.0×	83.1%
NG Nottingham	East Midlands	71	1.4%	0.8×	80.3%
HP Hemel Hempstead	South East	68	1.3%	1.4×	73.5%
SE London SE	London	67	1.3%	1.7×	80.6%
BD Bradford	Yorkshire and the Humber	66	1.3%	1.5×	87.9%
N London N	London	65	1.3%	1.9×	87.7%
NW London NW	London	61	1.2%	1.8×	78.7%
LS Leeds	Yorkshire and the Humber	57	1.1%	1.0×	89.5%
G Glasgow	Scotland	55	1.1%	0.7×	74.5%
CF Cardiff	Wales	54	1.1%	0.7×	81.5%
IP Ipswich	East of England	54	1.1%	0.9×	57.4%
MK Milton Keynes	South East	53	1.0%	1.0×	64.2%
ME Rochester	South East	52	1.0%	1.0×	71.2%
PE Peterborough	East of England	52	1.0%	0.6×	82.7%
BS Bristol	South West	48	0.9%	0.6×	60.4%
RH Redhill	South East	47	0.9%	0.9×	74.5%
SW London SW	London	45	0.9%	2.1×	84.4%
BB Blackburn	North West	43	0.8%	1.0×	90.7%
BN Brighton	South East	42	0.8%	0.7×	61.9%
OL Oldham	North West	42	0.8%	1.2×	76.2%
KT Kingston upon Thames	London	41	0.8%	1.0×	73.2%
WA Warrington	North West	41	0.8%	0.8×	73.2%
WF Wakefield	Yorkshire and the Humber	40	0.8%	0.9×	80.0%
DY Dudley	West Midlands	39	0.8%	1.1×	89.7%
DA Dartford	South East	37	0.7%	1.0×	70.3%
NN Northampton	East Midlands	37	0.7%	0.5×	54.1%
ST Stoke-on-Trent	West Midlands	36	0.7%	0.6×	83.3%
DE Derby	East Midlands	35	0.7%	0.5×	82.9%
L Liverpool	North West	35	0.7%	0.6×	80.0%
EH Edinburgh	Scotland	33	0.7%	0.5×	66.7%
OX Oxford	South East	32	0.6%	0.6×	75.0%
NE Newcastle upon Tyne	North East	31	0.6%	0.4×	80.6%
ML Motherwell	Scotland	30	0.6%	1.2×	83.3%
TN Tonbridge	South East	29	0.6%	0.4×	–
WD Watford	East of England	29	0.6%	1.5×	–
EN Enfield	London	27	0.5%	0.9×	–
PO Portsmouth	South East	27	0.5%	0.4×	–
WS Walsall	West Midlands	27	0.5%	0.7×	–
SK Stockport	North West	25	0.5%	0.5×	–
LL Llandudno	Wales	22	0.4%	0.5×	–
SA Swansea	Wales	22	0.4%	0.3×	–
SN Swindon	South West	22	0.4%	0.5×	–
CM Chelmsford	East of England	21	0.4%	0.4×	–
SM Sutton	London	21	0.4%	1.9×	–
SS Southend-on-Sea	East of England	20	0.4%	0.5×	–
BH Bournemouth	South West	18	0.4%	0.3×	–
CB Cambridge	East of England	18	0.4%	0.5×	–
DN Doncaster	Yorkshire and the Humber	18	0.4%	0.3×	–
NR Norwich	East of England	18	0.4%	0.3×	–
W London W	London	18	0.4%	1.3×	–
WV Wolverhampton	West Midlands	17	0.3%	0.5×	–
AL St Albans	East of England	16	0.3%	0.7×	–
PR Preston	North West	16	0.3%	0.3×	–
TF Telford	West Midlands	16	0.3%	0.8×	–
CO Colchester	East of England	15	0.3%	0.4×	–
CH Chester	North West	14	0.3%	0.3×	–
CW Crewe	North West	14	0.3%	0.5×	–
SY Shrewsbury	West Midlands	14	0.3%	0.4×	–
YO York	Yorkshire and the Humber	14	0.3%	0.3×	–
BA Bath	South West	13	0.3%	0.3×	–
BR Bromley	London	12	0.2%	0.7×	–
GL Gloucester	South West	12	0.2%	0.2×	–
NP Newport	Wales	12	0.2%	0.3×	–
AB Aberdeen	Scotland	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
SG Stevenage	East of England	11	0.2%	0.3×	–
HD Huddersfield	Yorkshire and the Humber	10	0.2%	0.5×	–
WR Worcester	West Midlands	10	0.2%	0.3×	–
CT Canterbury	South East	9	0.2%	0.2×	–
KY Kirkcaldy	Scotland	9	0.2%	0.3×	–
EX Exeter	South West	8	0.2%	0.1×	–
FY Blackpool	North West	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
IV Inverness	Scotland	8	0.2%	0.4×	–
LN Lincoln	East Midlands	8	0.2%	0.3×	–
TS Teesside	North East	8	0.2%	0.2×	–
DH Durham	North East	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
LA Lancaster	North West	7	0.1%	0.3×	–
FK Falkirk	Scotland	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
WN Wigan	North West	6	0.1%	0.3×	–
DL Darlington	North East	5	<0.1%	0.2×	–
HU Hull	Yorkshire and the Humber	5	<0.1%	0.1×	–
PL Plymouth	South West	5	<0.1%	0.1×	–
CA Carlisle	North West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DD Dundee	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DG Dumfries	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
DT Dorchester	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HG Harrogate	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HR Hereford	West Midlands	fewer than 5	–	–	–
HX Halifax	Yorkshire and the Humber	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KA Kilmarnock	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
KW Kirkwall	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PA Paisley	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
PH Perth	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SP Salisbury	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
SR Sunderland	North East	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TA Taunton	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TD Galashiels	Scotland	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TQ Torquay	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–
TR Truro	South West	fewer than 5	–	–	–

Region	Tests	Share	vs all cars	First-time pass
Scotland	170	3.4%	0.4×	68.8%
North East	55	1.1%	0.3×	76.4%
North West	704	13.9%	1.2×	85.2%
Yorkshire and the Humber	297	5.9%	0.7×	82.8%
Wales	110	2.2%	0.5×	72.7%
West Midlands	836	16.5%	1.7×	86.2%
East Midlands	344	6.8%	1.0×	83.1%
East of England	341	6.7%	0.7×	76.0%
London	1,326	26.1%	2.8×	84.8%
South East	747	14.7%	1.0×	73.9%
South West	142	2.8%	0.3×	57.7%

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Where they fail

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

Honda FITCars the same age

Lights and electrics12.7%14.2%
Suspension4.9%13.0%
Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)3.4%4.8%
Tyres2.8%6.9%
Brakes1.6%7.7%
Steering1.2%2.8%
Body and structure0.6%4.2%
Seat belts and airbags0.5%1.1%
Emissions and leaks0.4%3.7%

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

Great Britain · DVSA MOT tests · 2025

Most common failures

The 10 defects that failed Honda FIT 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	2.9%	3.6%	0.8×	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: not working Lights and electrics	2.8%	0.5%	5.6×	0.0%
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility (wipers, glass, mirrors)	2.4%	1.8%	1.3×	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: does not emit a steady red light Lights and electrics	1.9%	0.0%	–	0.0%
Rear fog lamp: missing Lights and electrics	1.8%	0.0%	–	0.0%
Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.8%	1.2%	1.5×	0.0%
Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension	1.7%	1.1%	1.5×	0.0%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lights and electrics	1.5%	1.5%	1.0×	0.0%
Switch: missing Lights and electrics	1.0%	0.0%	–	0.0%
Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres Dangerous	1.0%	2.7%	0.4×	100.0%

“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	9.0%
Condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing	7.3%
Headlamp: has a product on the lens but not seriously reducing light output	3.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin	3.0%
Pins and bushes: pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement	1.7%
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	1.3%
Shock absorbers: has light misting of oil	1.2%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	1.1%
Linkage ball joints: ball joint has slight play	0.9%
Condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords	0.7%

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By fuel

Fuel	Tests	First-time pass
Hybrid	3,955	82.6%
Petrol	1,102	75.4%

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

MOT results for every model