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Does the Honda Odyssey fail the MOT on suspension more than it should?

The Honda Odyssey records 11.06 suspension failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 19.23 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−8.17, 95% interval −9.71 to −6.63). It ranks 570 of 701 models on suspension (1 = most failures above expected).

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · all models on suspension · check a Honda Odyssey by registration

What exactly fails on suspension?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Odyssey is “A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated”, recorded 132 times in 2019–2024.

Honda Odyssey: most frequent suspension defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wordingItemsPer 100 tests
A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated1324.22
A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn1073.42
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc441.41

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 3,128 (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

Other pages for this model

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