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Honda Life vs Honda Unknown: reliability comparison

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

Honda Life
80%
MOT pass rate · 20 vehicles
Honda Unknown
85%
MOT pass rate · 1,041,859 vehicles
Verdict: On MOT pass rate the Honda Life (80%) and Honda Unknown (85%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

Head to head

Measure Honda Life Honda Unknown
MOT pass rate 80% 85% ✓
MOT failure rate 20% 15% ✓
Faults & advisories per test 1.3 0.9 ✓
Dangerous-fault share 1% ✓ 3%
Average mileage 88,172 mi 25,474 mi
Sample size (vehicles) 20 1,041,859

Most common faults

Honda Life

  1. Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b)
  2. Nearside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  3. Offside Rear Tyre slightly damaged/cracking or perishing (5.2.3 (d) (ii))
  4. Nearside Front Suspension arm pin or bush worn but not resulting in excessive movement rear bush (5.3.4 (a) (i))
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1)
  6. Offside Front Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Honda Unknown

  1. Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a))
  2. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (5.2.3 (e))
  3. Chain guard missing
  4. Rear reflector missing (4.8.2 (a) (ii))
  5. Drive chain slightly loose (6.1.7 (c) (i))
  6. Front Brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f))

Reliability FAQ

On MOT pass rate the Honda Life (80%) and Honda Unknown (85%) are very close — weigh the individual measures below, and remember condition depends on age, mileage and upkeep.

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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.