Does the Honda Insight fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?
The Honda Insight records 20.92 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 20.64 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) (+0.28, 95% interval −0.09 to +0.65). It ranks 275 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 Insight by registration
What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?
The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Insight is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 2,102 times in 2019–2024.
| DVSA defect wording | Items | Per 100 tests |
|---|---|---|
| Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective | 2,102 | 3.54 |
| A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources | 1,906 | 3.21 |
| A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning | 1,448 | 2.44 |
| The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements | 1,186 | 1.99 |
| A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED | 830 | 1.40 |
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 59,456 (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 Insight gets a lamps, reflectors and electrics advisory, how often does it fail next time?
25.4% of Honda Insight 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 6,790 miles later (2,020 advisories followed).
Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 2,020 (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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