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:
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Other88%
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Tyres, wheels & suspension7%
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Emissions & nuisance5%
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Brakes5%
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Seatbelts & equipment4%
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Steering4%
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Lamps & electrical3%
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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) | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 49 | 82% |
| 2 | 43 | 81% |
| 3 | 43 | 79% |
| 4 | 47 | 77% |
| 5 | 33 | 85% |
| 6 | 34 | 82% |
| 7 | 37 | 76% |
| 8 | 32 | 84% |
| 9 | 36 | 67% |
| 10 | 44 | 80% |
| 11 | 44 | 80% |
| 12 | 45 | 78% |
| 13 | 52 | 73% |
| 14 | 51 | 71% |
| 15 | 42 | 69% |
| 16 | 47 | 74% |
| 17 | 104 | 67% |
| 18 | 232 | 63% |
| 19 | 380 | 66% |
| 20 | 532 | 63% |
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:
- Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (323 times)
- Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (279 times)
- Exhaust has a major leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (161 times)
- Oil leak (154 times)
- Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (136 times)
- Nearside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (131 times)
- Offside Front Suspension component mounting prescribed area is excessively corroded (2.4.A.3) (122 times)
- Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (116 times)
- Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (114 times)
- Nearside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (114 times)
- Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (110 times)
- Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (110 times)
- Offside Rear fog lamp not working (1.3.2b) (110 times)
- Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (104 times)
- Offside Windscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (8.2.2) (99 times)
Honda Acty pass rate by registration year
| Year | Vehicles | Tests | Pass rate | Avg 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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