Honda e MOT pass rate and common problems

Honda e common problems: what should I check before buying?

The faults recorded most often at Honda e MOTs in 2019–2024, per 100 tests.

• Wiper missing or not clearing the screen2.72
  Major

  What to check: Wet the screen and run the wipers: they should clear the glass in front of the driver without streaks or juddering.

• Tyre badly cut or damaged2.59
  Major

  What to check: Check both sidewalls of every tyre, including the inner side, for cuts, bulges and tears.

• Wiper blade worn2.50
  Minor

  What to check: Check the rubber edge of each wiper blade for splits and run the wipers on a wet screen.

• Tyre tread below the legal limit2.24
  Dangerous

  What to check: Check the tread across every tyre with a gauge; wear on one edge points to a tracking fault.

One test can record several defects, so this is not the share of Honda e models.

Each tip applies only if the car you are looking at has that fault in its own MOT history.

How does the Honda e compare with similar cars?

5 of 8 similar models fail less often for their age than the Honda e.

This is a different comparison from the one at the top. There, the Honda e is measured against all cars of the same age. Here, it sits among similar models. Both can be true.

How do Honda e models hold up as they get older?

First-time MOT failures on Honda e models go from 11.0% at age 3 to 9.9% at age 4.

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Honda e common problems: what actually fails the MOT?

Honda e MOTs fail most often on tyres: 6.8 per 100 tests, against 10.8 for UK cars of the same age (2019–2024, n = 2,278).

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What is likely to fail next on a used Honda e?

For Honda e models aged under 3 whose last MOT was a pass, the item most likely to fail at the next MOT is visibility: 3.8% failed on it (2019–2024, n = 499).

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How often do Honda e models get a dangerous MOT defect?

The Honda e gets a dangerous defect less often than the UK average: 4.2 per 100 first tests against 11.2 across the UK. In the same tests, 6.6 major and 3.6 minor defects were recorded per 100 tests (one test can record several).

Severity was not recorded for some 2018–2021 tests.

Comparison: 11.2 per 100.

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What mileage is normal for a used Honda e?

At age 4, the median Honda e had covered 17,176 miles by its MOT; the middle half ranged from 11,046 to 24,157 miles (2024, n = 797).

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Does mileage, as well as age, change the Honda e failure index?

Matched on annual mileage as well as age, the Honda e index is 99.9, against 73.0 on age alone (2019–2024, n = 1,473).

Comparison: 73 index.

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Which Honda e fuel type fails its MOT less?

All Honda e models tested were electric: 10.3% failed first time (2024, n = 1,472).

Comparison: other fuels.

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Where in Britain does the Honda e fail its MOT most?

No postcode area stands out for the Honda e: every area is within 3 points of its 9.5% first-time failure rate across Britain in 2019–2024, or within the margin of error (2019–2024).

Across Britain for this model: 9.5% failed first time, also in 2019–2024.

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What do six years of MOTs show about owning a used Honda e?

None of the 776 Honda e MOT histories checked showed the odometer going backwards (2019–2024).

Comparison: observed chains.

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How many Honda e models are still on the road as they age?

In 2024, at least as many Honda e models were tested at age 4 as at ages 4 to 6 (2024, n = 797).

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Which Honda e faults tend to come together?

On Honda e models, tyres and visibility failures were recorded together in 17 tests, too few to say whether that is more often than chance (2024).

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Honda e safety recalls: how do I check this car?

DVSA lists 1 safety recall campaigns matched to the Honda e; check whether yours has been fixed, using its registration number.

Comparison: DVSA register.

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How many Honda e models fail the MOT at each age?

Of every 100 Honda e models tested at age 3, about 11 failed the MOT first time (rough estimate); at age 4, about 10 (rough estimate). These are one-year rates for different cars tested in the same year, not a fleet followed over time (2024).

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Do Honda e models fail their MOT more in some months?

Honda e models fail first time most in January (20.0%, against 31.1% for all cars that month) and least in June (5.4%) (2024, n = 1,473).

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More on the Honda e

Overview:

Model overview · All Honda models

What fails:

tyres · visibility

By area:

Postcode areas