Does the Honda FR-V fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Honda FR-V records 12.47 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.83 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+1.64, 95% interval +1.28 to +2.00). It ranks 143 of 751 models on tyres (1 = most failures above expected).

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What exactly fails on tyres?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda FR-V is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 1,849 times in 2019–2024.

Honda FR-V: most frequent tyres defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements	1,849	4.95
A tyre cords visible or damaged	1,297	3.47
A tyre seriously damaged	1,057	2.83
Tyre obviously under inflated	194	0.52
A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber	111	0.30

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 tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

12.5% of Honda FR-V MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,838 miles later (7,878 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 7,878 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Honda FR-V fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Honda FR-V gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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