Does the Honda CR-Z fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

The Honda CR-Z records 1.83 body, chassis and structure failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 5.32 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−3.49, 95% interval −3.78 to −3.19). It ranks 498 of 663 models on body, chassis and structure (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on body, chassis and structure · check a Honda CR-Z by registration

What exactly fails on body, chassis and structure?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda CR-Z is “Exhaust system leaking or insecure”, recorded 170 times in 2019–2024.

Honda CR-Z: most frequent body, chassis and structure defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Exhaust system leaking or insecure	170	0.73
A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly	128	0.55

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 23,372 (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

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Does the Honda CR-Z fail the MOT on body, chassis and structure more than it should?

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