Honda CR-Z 2013: MOT failure rate for its age

17.6% of 1,476 MOT tests of the Honda CR-Z first registered in 2013 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 90.6 (95% CI 79.6–101.6; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2013 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 2013 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	17.6	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	1476
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 79.6–101.6)	90.6	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	1476
Rank among this model's 5 build years	2	of 5	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	1476
Tested in 2024	301	tests	median 69,123 miles	2024	301

Built 2013 against Honda CR-Z normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 6: 11.1% vs n/a%; age 7: 16.8% vs 17.6%; age 8: 15.3% vs 19.4%; age 9: 14.3% vs 18.6%; age 10: 19.1% vs 19.9%; age 11: 22.6% vs 21.7%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2013 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 2013 Honda CR-Z fail at each age?

Cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11 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 2013: 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)
6	314 (rough estimate)	11.1	8.1–15.1	not available	not available
7	286 (rough estimate)	16.8	12.9–21.5	17.6	95.1
8	295 (rough estimate)	15.3	11.6–19.8	19.4	78.8
9	301 (rough estimate)	14.3	10.8–18.7	18.6	76.8
10	293 (rough estimate)	19.1	15–24	19.9	96.1
11	301 (rough estimate)	22.6	18.2–27.6	21.7	104.3

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,790 (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 2013 Honda CR-Z?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2013 is brakes: 10.8 items per 100 first tests, against 12.7 across all build years of the Honda CR-Z. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2013 were tested at ages 6 to 11.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Honda CR-Z built 2013 against the Honda CR-Z in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2013, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Brakes	10.8	12.7	193
Suspension	9.9	13.9	177
Visibility	7	7	126
Tyres	6	6.7	107
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	4	7	71

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,790 (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 2013 compare with the years around it?

Among the 5 published build years of the Honda CR-Z, 2013 ranks 2 (1 = fails least for its age). 2012: index 95.2. 2014: index 75.1.

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 2013 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/2013/

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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