Does the Honda Elysion fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?
The Honda Elysion records 19.81 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.45 expected for a car of the same age mix: about as expected for its class and age (the difference is within its interval or under 0.5 items per 100 tests) (−0.64, 95% interval −2.13 to +0.85). It ranks 297 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on suspension?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Elysion is “A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated”, recorded 394 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated | 394 | 11.13 |
| A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc | 132 | 3.73 |
| A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn | 110 | 3.11 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,539 (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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