Does the Honda HR-V fail the MOT on vehicle identification more than it should?
The Honda HR-V records 0.21 vehicle identification failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 0.33 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) (−0.12, 95% interval −0.15 to −0.09). It ranks 489 of 636 models on vehicle identification (1 = most failures above expected).
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What exactly fails on vehicle identification?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda HR-V is “Number plate inscription missing or illegible”, recorded 148 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Number plate inscription missing or illegible | 148 | 0.09 |
| Number plate does not conform to the specified requirements | 148 | 0.09 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 158,050 (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 HR-V gets a vehicle identification advisory, how often does it fail next time?
3.4% of Honda HR-V MOTs with a vehicle identification advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12 months and 6,368 miles later (1,657 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,657 (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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