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MOT reliability

Honda Ft 500

6 vehicles · 42 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 6 Honda Ft 500 vehicles and 42 completed MOT tests, the Honda Ft 500 has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 29,352 miles.

6
Vehicles
42
MOT tests
715
Avg miles / year
0.6
Faults per test
0%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Ft 500 problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Ft 500 MOT tests:

  • Other125%
  • Steering25%
  • Brakes4%
  • Seatbelts & equipment4%

Honda Ft 500 pass rate by age

Age (years)TestsPass rate
21100%
31100%
4250%
51100%
61100%
81100%
91100%
10250%
11250%
121100%
141100%
151100%
161100%
181100%
191100%

Fuel types: Petrol (6)

Most common Honda Ft 500 MOT faults

These are the faults and advisories recorded most often across Honda Ft 500 MOT tests:

  1. Headlamp masks/converters fitted (4 times)
  2. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (3 times)
  3. Front tyre perished (2 times)
  4. Rear Roller brake test indicates a binding brake (3.3.A1a) (2 times)
  5. Centre Fuel system component leaking (7.2.1a) (1 times)
  6. Front Front shock absorber has light misting of stanchion (2.3.3) (1 times)
  7. Headlamp aim beam image kick up to the offside (1.6) (1 times)
  8. Front Brake pad(s) close to minimum limit (3.2.A1f(i)) (1 times)
  9. Rear Brake disc(s) cracked (3.2.A1g) (1 times)
  10. Rear Brake disc(s) friction surface contaminated by oil or grease (3.2.A1k) (1 times)
  11. Brake disc(s) slightly worn (3.2.A1l) (1 times)
  12. Steering headbearing has slight free play (2.2.2) (1 times)
  13. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (1 times)
  14. Exhaust noisy (7.1.2) (1 times)
  15. Front brake hose outer rubbing headlight bracket. (1 times)

Honda Ft 500 pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2004 1 18 83% 25,277
1984 1 10 70% 43,176
1983 1 2 50% 17,115
1982 3 12 100% 30,182

Honda Ft 500 reliability FAQ

Across 6 Honda Ft 500 vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 0.6 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Ft 500 MOT issues are: Headlamp masks/converters fitted; Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)); Front tyre perished.

The typical Honda Ft 500 in our data has covered around 29,352 miles.

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