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Honda 397 vs Honda Cr-v: reliability comparison

MOT pass rates, common faults and mileage compared from real UK MOT data.

Honda 397
82%
MOT pass rate · 3 vehicles
Honda Cr-v
78%
MOT pass rate · 303,701 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Honda 397 (82%) and Honda Cr-v (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Honda 397 Honda Cr-v
MOT pass rate 82% ✓ 78%
MOT failure rate 18% ✓ 22%
Faults & advisories per test 1.3 ✓ 1.9
Dangerous-fault share 2% 2%
Average mileage 10,091 mi 112,488 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 3 303,701

Most common faults

Honda 397

  1. Front wheel bearings have slight free play (2.3.5b)
  2. Drive chain worn but not considered excessive (6.2.1e)
  3. Front Brake disc worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened (1.1.14 (a) (ii))
  4. Front Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))
  5. Rear Drive chain worn but not considered excessive chain and sprockets (6.1.7 (c) (i))
  6. Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i))

Honda Cr-v

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Honda 397 (82%) and Honda Cr-v (78%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Honda 397 report Full Honda Cr-v report Most reliable cars

Pass rates are computed over completed (pass/fail) MOT tests. Reliability also depends on age, mileage and upkeep — see each model's page for the full picture.