Does the Honda CR-Z fail the MOT on seat belts and airbags more than it should?

The Honda CR-Z records 0.24 seat belts and airbags failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.89 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−0.65, 95% interval −0.78 to −0.53). It ranks 478 of 627 models on seat belts and airbags (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on seat belts and airbags · check a Honda CR-Z by registration

No single seat belts and airbags defect wording reaches 30 items on the Honda CR-Z; the failures are spread across several.