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MOT reliability

Honda Nsx

800 vehicles · 8,299 completed MOT tests analysed
89%
MOT pass rate

Based on 800 Honda Nsx vehicles and 8,299 completed MOT tests, the Honda Nsx has an overall 89% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 65,697 miles.

800
Vehicles
8,299
MOT tests
1,703
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Nsx problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Nsx MOT tests:

  • Other84%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension15%
  • Brakes7%
  • Emissions & nuisance6%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Visibility2%
  • Steering2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%

Honda Nsx pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
13583%
24789%
325588%
422388%
523590%
624494%
723792%
824688%
923491%
1024085%
1125782%
1227185%
1328287%
1432387%
1537190%
1638986%
1737889%
1836389%
1933590%
2034788%

Fuel types: Petrol (672), Hybrid Electric (Clean) (122), Other (6)

Most common Honda Nsx MOT faults

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

  1. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (238 times)
  2. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (201 times)
  3. Under trays fitted (123 times)
  4. Offside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (113 times)
  5. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (110 times)
  6. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (87 times)
  7. Oil leak (84 times)
  8. Offside Rear Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (79 times)
  9. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 40mm circle outside zone 'A' (8.3.1d) (69 times)
  10. Exhaust emissions carbon monoxide content after 2nd fast idle excessive (7.3.D.3) (61 times)
  11. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (60 times)
  12. Exhaust emissions Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (7.3.D.3) (55 times)
  13. Windscreen has damage to an area less than a 10mm circle within zone 'A' (8.3.1a) (53 times)
  14. Oil leak, but not excessive (8.4.1 (a) (i)) (52 times)
  15. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to legal limit/worn on edge (5.2.3 (e)) (51 times)

Honda Nsx pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 5 16 100% 7,577
2019 18 81 83% 17,290
2018 17 71 93% 17,626
2017 86 515 93% 17,545
2016 20 126 93% 50,158
2015 15 112 96% 75,594
2009 1 1 100% 21,100
2008 2 33 82% 58,864
2007 2 18 78% 58,642
2006 5 67 87% 68,789
2005 24 320 92% 32,413
2004 22 276 91% 39,069
2003 23 293 92% 41,336
2002 27 401 90% 60,256
2001 10 166 92% 53,681
2000 17 292 88% 70,958
1999 27 347 87% 67,342
1998 20 327 89% 92,984
1997 33 574 89% 79,790
1996 40 619 87% 85,507
1995 46 622 86% 74,459
1994 24 245 84% 80,550
1993 37 466 86% 94,800
1992 50 577 90% 79,431
1991 145 1,589 89% 83,723
1990 13 117 85% 73,832
1989 2 7 71% 27,480
1971 1 1 100% 64,502

Honda Nsx reliability FAQ

Across 800 Honda Nsx vehicles in our MOT data, 89% pass the MOT (a 11% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Nsx MOT issues are: Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Offside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1); Under trays fitted.

The typical Honda Nsx in our data has covered around 65,697 miles.

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