Does the Honda CR-Z fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Honda CR-Z records 7.04 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.11 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−12.07, 95% interval −12.63 to −11.51). It ranks 643 of 729 models on lamps, reflectors and electrics (1 = most failures above expected).

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

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda CR-Z is “A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources”, recorded 573 times in 2019–2024.

Honda CR-Z: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	573	2.45
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	197	0.84
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	144	0.62
A battery insecure but not likely to fall from carrier	122	0.52
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps	101	0.43

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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