Does the Honda FR-V fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Honda FR-V records 42.11 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 36.64 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+5.47, 95% interval +4.81 to +6.13). It ranks 139 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 FR-V by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda FR-V is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 3,221 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 3,221 | 8.63 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 3,051 | 8.17 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 2,597 | 6.96 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,759 | 4.71 |
| Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 858 | 2.30 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 37,332 (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
If a Honda FR-V gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
34.0% of Honda FR-V MOTs with a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,331 miles later (1,856 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,856 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV
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