Does the Honda CR-V fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?
The Honda CR-V records 1.13 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 1.43 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) (−0.30, 95% interval −0.32 to −0.28). It ranks 406 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on seat belts and airbags?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda CR-V is “The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired”, recorded 5,964 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired | 5,964 | 0.49 |
| An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction | 4,474 | 0.37 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 957 | 0.08 |
| Seat belt not functioning as intended or of an incorrect type | 607 | 0.05 |
| A seat belt or flexible stalk damaged | 581 | 0.05 |
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 seat belts and airbags advisory, how often does it fail next time?
6.1% of Honda CR-V MOTs with a seat belts and airbags advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.1 months and 5,959 miles later (4,768 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,768 (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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