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MOT reliability

Honda Tricycle

182 vehicles · 1,862 completed MOT tests analysed
85%
MOT pass rate

Based on 182 Honda Tricycle vehicles and 1,862 completed MOT tests, the Honda Tricycle has an overall 85% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 42,567 miles.

182
Vehicles
1,862
MOT tests
979
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Tricycle problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Tricycle MOT tests:

  • Other80%
  • Brakes13%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension9%
  • Lamps & electrical7%
  • Steering7%
  • Body & structure2%
  • Seatbelts & equipment2%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Honda Tricycle pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
11100%
27100%
32979%
44088%
53491%
63789%
74188%
83990%
94098%
104888%
114593%
124489%
134685%
145285%
155587%
165585%
176383%
185385%
195684%
205985%

Fuel types: Petrol (182)

Most common Honda Tricycle MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (15 times)
  2. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (15 times)
  3. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) (14 times)
  4. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (13 times)
  5. Rear Brake pad(s) close to minimum limit (3.2.A1f(i)) (12 times)
  6. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (12 times)
  7. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (6.1.2 (a)) (11 times)
  8. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (10 times)
  9. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (10 times)
  10. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (10 times)
  11. Exhaust noisy (8.1.1 (a)) (10 times)
  12. Exhaust slightly deteriorated (7.1.1a) (10 times)
  13. Offside Front Shock absorber has a light misting of oil (2.7.3) (8 times)
  14. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (8 times)
  15. Exhaust has a minor leak of exhaust gases (7.1.2) (8 times)

Honda Tricycle pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2018 1 4 75% 8,857
2017 1 6 100% 2,163
2016 2 14 71% 14,761
2012 1 4 75% 27,522
2010 1 13 100% 12,895
2009 4 42 95% 24,134
2008 1 6 100% 757
2007 5 56 96% 32,141
2006 2 24 79% 8,891
2005 3 37 84% 34,441
2004 2 45 82% 30,057
2003 9 149 87% 44,488
2002 5 85 86% 55,991
2001 5 65 91% 43,813
2000 5 86 88% 32,398
1999 3 36 86% 17,549
1998 4 46 87% 43,284
1997 7 86 94% 62,172
1996 3 21 81% 62,270
1995 6 100 85% 86,128
1994 3 14 79% 22,645
1993 2 36 81% 67,934
1992 2 30 80% 48,235
1991 3 30 83% 40,480
1990 6 82 82% 50,725
1989 1 8 100% 71,107
1988 1 13 92% 98,783
1987 2 18 94% 93,180
1986 4 22 91% 32,968
1985 8 85 86% 44,435
1984 7 58 81% 43,019
1983 9 80 78% 37,912
1982 17 116 78% 44,466
1981 11 74 88% 42,497
1980 13 104 79% 48,733
1979 8 79 81% 39,150
1978 3 21 67% 23,425
1977 6 44 86% 35,372
1976 3 18 78% 33,044
1971 3 5 60% 7,972

Honda Tricycle reliability FAQ

Across 182 Honda Tricycle vehicles in our MOT data, 85% pass the MOT (a 15% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

The most frequently recorded Honda Tricycle MOT issues are: Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7); Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)); Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)).

The typical Honda Tricycle in our data has covered around 42,567 miles.

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