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MOT reliability

Honda S

179 vehicles · 1,120 completed MOT tests analysed
85%
MOT pass rate

Based on 179 Honda S vehicles and 1,120 completed MOT tests, the Honda S has an overall 85% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 54,879 miles.

179
Vehicles
1,120
MOT tests
2,158
Avg miles / year
0.8
Faults per test
1%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda S problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda S MOT tests:

  • Other103%
  • Brakes10%
  • Emissions & nuisance5%
  • Steering4%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension4%
  • Lamps & electrical3%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Visibility1%

Honda S pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11283%
21275%
32186%
42993%
52993%
63294%
73583%
82983%
92681%
102681%
112277%
121090%
131385%
141385%
151283%
161471%
171283%
181080%
191275%
20888%

Fuel types: Petrol (179)

Most common Honda S MOT faults

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

  1. Oil leak (10 times)
  2. Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b) (9 times)
  3. Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (8 times)
  4. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (7 times)
  5. Nearside Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (7 times)
  6. Offside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (7 times)
  7. Nearside Front suspension has slight play in a lower suspension ball joint (2.5.B.1a) (6 times)
  8. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (6 times)
  9. Nearside Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (6 times)
  10. Nearside Front Track rod end ball joint has slight play (2.2.B.1f) (6 times)
  11. Offside Rear Service brake binding but not excessively (1.2.1 (f)) (6 times)
  12. Front Brake pad(s) wearing thin (1.1.13 (a) (ii)) (5 times)
  13. Offside Headlamp aim too low (1.8) (5 times)
  14. Nearside Headlamp not working on dipped beam (1.7.5a) (5 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Tyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (4.1.E.1) (5 times)

Honda S pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2020 2 13 100% 100,361
2019 2 14 100% 25,042
2018 5 14 86% 15,017
2017 4 4 100% 18,897
2016 6 27 96% 26,018
2015 12 33 94% 45,706
2010 1 3 100% 238
2008 2 25 80% 101,018
2006 2 13 85% 13,767
2005 2 21 95% 66,096
2004 5 16 88% 57,780
2003 4 17 71% 36,973
2002 6 40 82% 75,928
2001 3 26 85% 97,775
2000 3 22 77% 54,551
1999 7 51 76% 73,386
1997 1 11 64% 30,263
1996 1 7 86% 35,489
1994 1 3 67% 75,415
1993 1 19 89% 49,500
1992 3 45 76% 90,682
1990 1 24 79% 142,018
1989 1 1 100% 53,619
1987 1 10 70% 26,234
1984 1 10 100% 68,715
1983 1 8 100% 47,892
1982 1 1 0% 24,504
1980 1 6 50% 78,442
1979 2 8 100% 54,311
1978 2 14 100% 44,126
1977 1 5 100% 14,952
1975 1 6 67% 77,275
1970 2 6 83% 50,707
1969 11 69 90% 49,006
1968 20 111 86% 55,895
1967 53 401 84% 63,797
1966 3 4 75% 9,187
1965 3 6 67% 30,747
1964 1 6 100% 8,716

Honda S reliability FAQ

Across 179 Honda S vehicles in our MOT data, 85% pass the MOT (a 15% failure rate), with about 0.8 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda S MOT issues are: Oil leak; Brakes imbalanced across an axle (3.7.B.5b); Offside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b).

The typical Honda S in our data has covered around 54,879 miles.

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