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Honda Civic vs Honda Vt800: reliability comparison

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

Honda Civic
74%
MOT pass rate · 701,208 vehicles
Honda Vt800
77%
MOT pass rate · 5 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Honda Civic (74%) and Honda Vt800 (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Honda Civic Honda Vt800
MOT pass rate 74% 77% ✓
MOT failure rate 26% 23% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 2.0 1.2 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 2% 2%
Average mileage 110,738 mi 23,257 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 701,208 5

Most common faults

Honda Civic

  1. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  2. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  3. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  4. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  5. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (3.5.1g)
  6. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e))

Honda Vt800

  1. Exhaust is leaking but is not excessively noisey (7.1.1b)
  2. Motorcycle structure slightly corroded (6.1.1a)
  3. slight bind on front brake
  4. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii))
  5. no plate damaged
  6. Front Brake disc(s) slightly worn (3.2.A1l)

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Honda Civic (74%) and Honda Vt800 (77%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Full Honda Civic report Full Honda Vt800 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.