Honda CR-V 2019: MOT failure rate for its age

7.1% of 25,293 MOT tests of the Honda CR-V first registered in 2019 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 78.2 (95% CI 74.6–81.8; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2019 Honda CR-V fails less often than other build years of the same model at the same age.

Honda CR-V built in 2019 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	7.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	25293
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 74.6–81.8)	78.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	25293
Rank among this model's 23 build years	1	of 23	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	25293
Tested in 2024	8380	tests	median 33,656 miles	2024	8380

Built 2019 against Honda CR-V normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 3: 5.5% vs 7.2%; age 4: 7.3% vs 9.5%; age 5: 8.6% vs 10.6%. Axis from 0% to 20%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2019 Honda CR-V by registration · All Honda CR-V MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2019 Honda CR-V fail at each age?

Cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Honda CR-V built 2019: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
3	8,527	5.5	5.1–6.1	7.2	76.5
4	8,386	7.3	6.8–7.9	9.5	77.1
5	8,380	8.6	8–9.2	10.6	80.4

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,293 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2019 Honda CR-V?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2019 is visibility: 3.9 items per 100 first tests, against 8.5 across all build years of the Honda CR-V. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2019 were tested at ages 3 to 5.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Honda CR-V built 2019 against the Honda CR-V in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2019, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Visibility	3.9	8.5	1,005
Tyres	3.4	6.3	870
Brakes	0.9	7.8	222
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	0.7	22.3	174

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 25,529 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2019 compare with the years around it?

Among the 23 published build years of the Honda CR-V, 2019 ranks 1 (1 = fails least for its age). 2018: index 103.6. 2020: index 84.7.

Honda CR-V build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
1998	93.2	88.0–98.5	better (rough estimate)	2,518
1999	99.4	95.3–103.5	no different	4,457
2000	97.6	94.4–100.8	no different	7,451
2001	97.3	94.8–99.8	better	11,871
2002	101.2	99.6–102.8	no different	30,464
2003	105.4	104.0–106.8	worse	42,878
2004	106.8	105.4–108.1	worse	48,477
2005	102.3	101.2–103.5	worse	68,093
2006	105.4	104.2–106.6	worse	69,839
2007	103.4	102.3–104.4	worse	99,943
2008	96.3	95.1–97.6	better	69,975
2009	94.0	92.6–95.4	better	61,028
2010	93.6	92.1–95.0	better	62,774
2011	100.4	98.7–102.0	no different	61,240
2012	101.7	100.1–103.3	worse	76,244
2013	94.2	92.6–95.7	better	86,544
2014	99.7	98.1–101.4	no different	89,744
2015	96.4	94.6–98.2	better	87,117
2016	95.7	93.7–97.6	better	86,601
2017	96.5	94.2–98.9	better	63,435
2018	103.6	100.4–106.8	worse	38,237
2019	78.2	74.6–81.8	better	25,293
2020	84.7	78.8–90.6	better	11,186

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,205,409 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Honda CR-V 2019 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/honda-cr-v/2019/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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