Honda CR-Z 2012: MOT failure rate for its age

19.3% of 3,771 MOT tests of the Honda CR-Z first registered in 2012 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 95.2 (95% CI 88.3–102.1; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2012 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Honda CR-Z built in 2012 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	19.3	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	3771
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 88.3–102.1)	95.2	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	3771
Rank among this model's 5 build years	3	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	3771
Tested in 2024	613	tests	median 78,841 miles	2024	613

Built 2012 against Honda CR-Z normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 7: 17.5% vs 19%; age 8: 17.3% vs 19.6%; age 9: 18.6% vs 19.2%; age 10: 19.7% vs 19.8%; age 11: 20.2% vs 21.8%; age 12: 22.8% vs 22.6%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2012 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 2012 Honda CR-Z fail at each age?

Cars built in 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12 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 2012: 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)
7	663	17.5	14.8–20.6	19	92
8	611	17.3	14.6–20.6	19.6	88.7
9	636	18.6	15.7–21.8	19.2	96.5
10	620	19.7	16.7–23	19.8	99.5
11	628	20.2	17.3–23.5	21.8	92.8
12	613	22.8	19.7–26.3	22.6	100.9

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,771 (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 2012 Honda CR-Z?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2012 is suspension: 12.9 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 2012 were tested at ages 7 to 12.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Honda CR-Z built 2012 against the Honda CR-Z in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2012, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Suspension	12.9	13.9	487
Brakes	11.3	12.7	425
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6.3	7	236
Visibility	6.1	7	229
Tyres	5.8	6.7	217

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,771 (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 2012 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Honda CR-Z, 2012 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2011: index 103.1. 2013: index 90.6.

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 2012 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/2012/

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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