1998–2015 · 25,365 MOT tests

Honda Accord MOT pass rate by year

How every year of the Honda Accord did at its MOT in 2024, compared with the average car of the same age.

103Above average
Best year201069.0% passed
Worst year200054.4% passed
Rank in Honda9 of 12

Pass rate by year of registration

25%50%75%100%1998: 60.9% passed (average for its age 64.9%)981999: 60.5% passed (average for its age 63.3%)2000: 54.4% passed (average for its age 61.5%)002001: 53.8% passed (average for its age 59.4%)2002: 55.6% passed (average for its age 58.1%)022003: 54.8% passed (average for its age 57.3%)2004: 55.1% passed (average for its age 56.4%)042005: 56.2% passed (average for its age 56.5%)2006: 55.6% passed (average for its age 56.1%)062007: 57.0% passed (average for its age 56.9%)2008: 62.0% passed (average for its age 56.9%)082009: 62.9% passed (average for its age 58.4%)2010: 69.0% passed (average for its age 59.6%)102011: 70.3% passed (average for its age 61.8%)2012: 69.6% passed (average for its age 64.3%)122013: 71.7% passed (average for its age 66.8%)2014: 76.5% passed (average for its age 69.9%)142015: 84.2% passed (average for its age 73.5%)

Pass rate first time Average for a car that age

Every year

YearTestsPassedAverageScore
2015 Accord16484.2%73.5%
115Well above average
2014 Accord42976.5%69.9%
109Well above average
2013 Accord48471.7%66.8%
107Above average
2012 Accord1,14869.6%64.3%
108Well above average
2011 Accord1,23470.3%61.8%
114Well above average
2010 Accord1,23969.0%59.6%
116Well above average
2009 Accord2,99562.9%58.4%
108Above average
2008 Accord2,80462.0%56.9%
109Well above average
2007 Accord3,04857.0%56.9%
100About average
2006 Accord2,72555.6%56.1%
99About average
2005 Accord2,85256.2%56.5%
99About average
2004 Accord2,37355.1%56.4%
98Below average
2003 Accord1,50854.8%57.3%
96Below average
2002 Accord54155.6%58.1%
96Below average
2001 Accord52653.8%59.4%
91Well below average
2000 Accord68654.4%61.5%
88Well below average
1999 Accord44860.5%63.3%
96Below average
1998 Accord16160.9%64.9%
94Below average

Common failures, all years

Share of all 25,365 tests.

  1. Position lamp: not working7.1%
  2. Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect4.8%
  3. Suspension arms - ball joint: ball joint excessively worn3.9%
  4. Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3.3%
  5. Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements2.7%
  6. Suspension arms - pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn2.2%
  7. Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1.8%
  8. Headlamp: not working on dipped beam1.7%

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ModelMOT testsMOT Rank score
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109Well above average
Honda Civic270,967
101About average
Honda CR-V194,809
109Well above average
Honda HR-V31,636
109Well above average
Honda Insight8,225
112Well above average
Honda Fr-V6,946
96Below average
Honda S20004,851
142Well above average
Honda Cr-Z3,540
122Well above average