Honda E — MOT statistics 2024
All Honda E variants tested in Great Britain in 2024 — 2,699 MOT tests, every generation and engine together. Small sample — treat with care.
This car fails its MOT about 15% less often than expected for its age.
Rank 5 of 25 families published so far · margin of error ±10 points
What this means for buyers
- Better than average: for its age profile you would expect more failures than the 9.48% it actually shows.
- Most common specific failures: wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen · a tyre seriously damaged · wiper blade defective.
- ≈4 dangerous defects found per 100 tests — a dangerous defect means the car legally cannot be driven away from the test.
- Check wipers, washers and windscreen chips in the driver's view
- Check tyre tread depth across the full width
Top specific failures
Exact defect wording from test records, per 100 tests.
| What failed | per 100 |
|---|---|
| Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen | 4.45 |
| A tyre seriously damaged | 3.71 |
| Wiper blade defective | 3.56 |
| Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements | 2.26 |
| A tyre cords visible or damaged | 1.26 |
| Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen | 1.07 |
| Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured but not adversely affecting driver's view | 0.52 |
| Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended | 0.44 |
| Reflector not securely attached | 0.44 |
| A tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously inoperative | 0.44 |
Failures by component area
Early warnings (advisories)
Advisories are wear the tester noted but didn't fail — what will need money soon.
How it ages
Takeaway: solid line: this family; dashed: all cars.
Data table
| Age | Honda E | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | 10.3% | 10.9% |
| 4 | 9.0% | 11.6% |
Does the test month matter?
Takeaway: the spread between best and worst month is 12.4 percentage points — noticeable seasonality.
bars: Honda E · dashed: all class-4 cars
Month-by-month table
| Month | Honda E | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 12.16% | 27.37% |
| Feb | 12.07% | 26.14% |
| Mar | 9.2% | 24.75% |
| Apr | 7.73% | 26.01% |
| May | 6.41% | 25.01% |
| Jun | 3.3% | 25.01% |
| Jul | 6.98% | 26.04% |
| Aug | 10.34% | 25.79% |
| Sep | 9.31% | 25.19% |
| Oct | 15.71% | 27.13% |
| Nov | 12.39% | 27.2% |
| Dec | 7.45% | 26.29% |
Is the mileage normal?
A typical 4-year-old E has ~16,757 miles on the clock. Much more — ask why; much less — check for gaps in the MOT history.
line: median · band: middle half of the fleet (p25–p75)
Mileage by age (p25 / median / p75)
| Age | p25 | Median | p75 | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 9,211 | 13,901 | 21,123 | 1,200 |
| 4 | 10,614 | 16,757 | 23,063 | 1,472 |
Quick answers
- What most commonly fails on a Honda E MOT?
- The most frequent specific failures in 2024 were: wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen; a tyre seriously damaged; wiper blade defective.
- Is the Honda E reliable for its age?
- Across 2,699 initial tests in 2024, it fails its MOT about 15% less often than expected for its age (MOT Risk Index 84.6, where 100 = normal for its age).
- What mileage is normal for a 4-year-old E?
- The median is about 16,757 miles; the middle half of the fleet sits between 10,614 and 23,063.
- How often are dangerous defects found on the Honda E?
- About 4 dangerous defects were recorded per 100 initial tests in 2024 — with a dangerous defect the car legally cannot be driven away.
Compare with
Nissan Leaf · 109.2Tesla Model 3 · 122.9Mitsubishi Outlander · 100.5DS 3 · 150.2
Data details & how to cite
Scope: class-4 vehicles (cars), initial tests only, outcomes pass / fail / fixed-on-the-spot at the station (PRS counts towards the failure rate — the defect was present at arrival). Index = observed initial failures ÷ failures expected for this fleet's exact age profile, ×100; margin of error is a 95% confidence interval. Covers ALL generations together — a 3-year-old and a 15-year-old are very different cars; a generation split is on the roadmap. Dataset release dvsa-2024-v1, frozen baseline. Full method: methodology.
Cite: MOT Risk Index (2026). Honda E MOT statistics 2024 (dvsa-2024-v1). https://motriskindex.co.uk/cars/honda-e/ · Published 2026-07-30.