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MOT reliability

Honda Trike

355 vehicles · 3,817 completed MOT tests analysed
83%
MOT pass rate

Based on 355 Honda Trike vehicles and 3,817 completed MOT tests, the Honda Trike has an overall 83% pass rate, with an average recorded mileage of 53,508 miles.

355
Vehicles
3,817
MOT tests
1,441
Avg miles / year
0.7
Faults per test
3%
Dangerous-fault share

Honda Trike problem areas

Where faults occur most across all Honda Trike MOT tests:

  • Other85%
  • Brakes12%
  • Tyres, wheels & suspension8%
  • Steering7%
  • Lamps & electrical5%
  • Seatbelts & equipment3%
  • Body & structure1%
  • Emissions & nuisance1%

Honda Trike pass rate by age

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

Age (years)TestsPass rate
1875%
2989%
34393%
46387%
56887%
67187%
78488%
88389%
910581%
1010181%
119684%
1210278%
1311183%
1410284%
1511085%
1611082%
1710487%
1811081%
1910486%
209485%

Fuel types: Petrol (354), Other (1)

Most common Honda Trike MOT faults

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

  1. Parking brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (39 times)
  2. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value (1.4.2 (a) (ii)) (24 times)
  3. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (24 times)
  4. Exhaust noisy (7.1.4) (22 times)
  5. Rear Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.3(ii)) (22 times)
  6. Parking brake lever has little reserve travel (3.1.6b) (21 times)
  7. Parking brake efficiency below requirements (1.4.2 (a) (i)) (20 times)
  8. Parking brake lever has no reserve travel (3.1.6b) (19 times)
  9. Offside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (19 times)
  10. Nearside Stop lamp not working (1.2.1b) (17 times)
  11. Nearside Rear wheel bearing has slight play (2.6.2) (17 times)
  12. Service brake: efficiency below requirements (3.7.B.7) (15 times)
  13. Front Tyre worn close to the legal limit (4.1.E.1) (15 times)
  14. Nearside rear parking brake recording little or no effort (3.7.B.6a) (15 times)
  15. Nearside Rear Wheel bearing has slight play (5.1.3 (a) (i)) (14 times)

Honda Trike pass rate by registration year

YearVehiclesTestsPass rateAvg mileage
2016 1 7 100% 22,221
2015 1 8 100% 14,211
2014 2 16 94% 18,565
2013 2 16 100% 25,487
2012 3 35 91% 31,145
2011 5 54 83% 57,547
2010 3 31 84% 28,520
2009 7 111 86% 25,751
2008 3 50 90% 26,904
2007 5 82 93% 97,086
2006 4 55 91% 24,022
2005 4 45 93% 31,387
2004 7 94 79% 25,726
2003 11 101 84% 94,567
2002 8 91 87% 47,093
2001 8 127 87% 34,402
2000 7 100 83% 47,413
1999 14 176 82% 44,736
1998 8 75 79% 21,487
1997 10 107 84% 44,490
1996 7 76 71% 57,434
1995 8 100 80% 60,231
1994 13 152 79% 62,599
1993 5 73 81% 67,179
1992 16 218 87% 60,980
1991 6 69 86% 50,600
1990 7 95 87% 56,741
1989 9 109 87% 56,118
1988 9 79 90% 59,647
1987 4 20 95% 38,294
1986 13 103 83% 40,410
1985 11 137 85% 67,519
1984 17 143 77% 52,961
1983 21 236 80% 73,804
1982 22 210 85% 73,369
1981 20 170 78% 58,715
1980 26 213 73% 52,855
1979 8 93 77% 46,774
1978 3 7 100% 45,846
1977 9 82 89% 38,741
1976 1 10 80% 51,518
1975 1 11 82% 21,780
1973 1 13 100% —
1971 4 12 83% 34,795

Honda Trike reliability FAQ

Across 355 Honda Trike vehicles in our MOT data, 83% pass the MOT (a 17% failure rate), with about 0.7 faults or advisories recorded per test.

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

The typical Honda Trike in our data has covered around 53,508 miles.

Compare the Honda Trike

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