Does the Honda CR-V fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Honda CR-V records 22.33 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 21.31 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (+1.02, 95% interval +0.93 to +1.10). It ranks 241 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).
Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on lamps, reflectors and electrics · check a Honda CR-V by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda CR-V is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 43,743 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 43,743 | 3.58 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 42,537 | 3.48 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 39,122 | 3.20 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 23,755 | 1.94 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 22,872 | 1.87 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,222,092 (initial tests) · Method: failure items (major and minor) grouped by DVSA's defect tree; wordings with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
If a Honda CR-V gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
26.2% of Honda CR-V MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 5,967 miles later (40,891 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 40,891 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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