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MOT reliability

Honda Acty

4,512 vehicles · 6,313 completed MOT tests analysed
68%
MOT pass rate

Based on 4,512 Honda Acty vehicles and 6,313 completed MOT tests, the Honda Acty has an overall 68% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 74,138 miles.

4,512
Vehicles
6,313
MOT tests
1,945
Avg miles / year
2.4
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Acty problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Acty MOT tests:

  • Other88%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Brakes5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%
  • Steering4%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Body & structure3%

Honda Acty pass rate by age

How the Honda Acty's MOT pass rate changes as it ages (buckets with 20+ tests).

Age (years)TestsPass rate
14982%
24381%
34379%
44777%
53385%
63482%
73776%
83284%
93667%
104480%
114480%
124578%
135273%
145171%
154269%
164774%
1710467%
1823263%
1938066%
2053263%

Fuel types: Petrol (4,496), Other (13), Diesel (3)

Most common Honda Acty MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda Acty MOT tests:

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (323 times)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (279 times)
  3. Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (161 times)
  4. Oil leak (154 times)
  5. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (136 times)
  6. Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (131 times)
  7. Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (122 times)
  8. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (116 times)
  9. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (114 times)
  10. Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (114 times)
  11. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (110 times)
  12. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (110 times)
  13. Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (110 times)
  14. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (104 times)
  15. Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (99 times)

Honda Acty pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2026 1 1 100% 38,746
2025 3 6 67% 336,802
2024 1 4 50% 80,745
2022 1 8 62% 82,771
2021 6 25 80% 81,028
2020 5 28 82% 49,263
2019 11 64 92% 76,969
2018 7 40 75% 97,787
2017 1 9 100% 94,961
2016 2 6 67% 90,109
2015 7 26 96% 37,332
2014 7 11 91% 73,913
2013 7 13 92% 63,386
2012 5 21 81% 112,824
2011 2 2 100% 79,601
2010 13 68 75% 75,565
2009 5 32 78% 87,798
2008 7 104 69% 108,882
2007 5 38 84% 100,393
2006 8 69 83% 64,299
2005 7 37 65% 74,601
2004 6 69 72% 64,361
2003 7 38 76% 93,512
2002 4 24 71% 78,149
2001 5 34 65% 64,876
2000 9 63 86% 79,325
1999 8 48 69% 99,543
1998 20 68 75% 83,601
1997 36 174 75% 82,885
1996 16 73 75% 87,398
1995 13 45 73% 87,870
1994 15 66 79% 85,357
1993 8 23 78% 60,486
1992 11 42 69% 65,027
1991 10 22 77% 62,318
1990 10 20 85% 57,525
1989 29 137 74% 75,983
1988 136 1,022 67% 69,586
1987 163 1,218 64% 72,527
1986 182 1,346 65% 74,127
1985 78 627 62% 68,306
1984 28 189 70% 71,124
1983 15 89 58% 60,909
1982 10 84 63% 58,469
1981 11 90 57% 59,867
1980 2 31 61% 75,867
1979 1 1 0% 49,457
1978 3 7 86% 24,919
1977 1 2 50% 10,802
1975 1 2 100% 43,626

Honda Acty reliability FAQ

Across 4,512 Honda Acty vehicles in our MOT data, 68% pass the MOT (a 32% failure rate), with about 2.4 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Acty MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2).

The typical Honda Acty in our data has covered around 74,138 miles.

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