Honda CR-Z 2011: MOT failure rate for its age

22.1% of 8,719 MOT tests of the Honda CR-Z first registered in 2011 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 103.1 (95% CI 98.5–107.7; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2011 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age.

Honda CR-Z built in 2011 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	22.1	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	8719
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 98.5–107.7)	103.1	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	8719
Rank among this model's 5 build years	5	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	8719
Tested in 2024	1383	tests	median 90,485 miles	2024	1383

Built 2011 against Honda CR-Z normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 8: 20.2% vs 21.1%; age 9: 19.2% vs 19.4%; age 10: 20.8% vs 20.4%; age 11: 23.5% vs 21.7%; age 12: 25.5% vs 22.8%; age 13: 23.7% vs 23.5%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2011 Honda CR-Z by registration · All Honda CR-Z 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 2011 Honda CR-Z fail at each age?

Cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13 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-Z built 2011: 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)
8	1,519	20.2	18.3–22.3	21.1	95.9
9	1,452	19.2	17.3–21.3	19.4	99
10	1,468	20.8	18.8–22.9	20.4	101.7
11	1,465	23.5	21.4–25.7	21.7	108.3
12	1,432	25.5	23.3–27.8	22.8	112
13	1,383	23.7	21.5–26	23.5	101

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,719 (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 2011 Honda CR-Z?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2011 is suspension: 15.9 items per 100 first tests, against 13.9 across all build years of the Honda CR-Z. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2011 were tested at ages 8 to 13.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Honda CR-Z built 2011 against the Honda CR-Z in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2011, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	15.9	13.9	1,383
Brakes	13.4	12.7	1,171
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	8.2	7	719
Visibility	7.8	7	678
Tyres	7.3	6.7	638

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 8,719 (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 2011 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Honda CR-Z, 2011 ranks 5 (1 = fails least for its age). 2010: index 99.5. 2012: index 95.2.

Honda CR-Z build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2010	99.5	94.8–104.1	no different	7,887
2011	103.1	98.5–107.7	no different	8,719
2012	95.2	88.3–102.1	no different (rough estimate)	3,771
2013	90.6	79.6–101.6	no different (rough estimate)	1,476
2014	75.1	60.0–90.3	better (rough estimate)	670

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 22,523 (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-Z 2011 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-z/2011/

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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