Does the Honda S2000 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

The Honda S2000 records 3.99 tyres failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 10.09 expected for a car of the same age mix: less than expected for its class and age (−6.10, 95% interval −6.45 to −5.75). It ranks 723 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 S2000 is “Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements”, recorded 638 times in 2019–2024.

Honda S2000: 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	638	2.01
A tyre seriously damaged	332	1.04
A tyre cords visible or damaged	119	0.37
A tyre valve seriously damaged or misaligned likely to cause sudden deflation of the tyre	57	0.18
A tyre not fitted in compliance with the manufacturers sidewall instruction	54	0.17

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 31,774 (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 S2000 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

6.5% of Honda S2000 MOTs with a tyres advisory were followed by a fail in the same group at the next MOT, typically 12.2 months and 1,736 miles later (4,013 advisories followed).

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 4,013 (advisories followed) · Method: the same vehicles followed to their next ordinary MOT · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

Does the Honda S2000 fail the MOT on tyres more than it should?

What exactly fails on tyres?

If a Honda S2000 gets a tyres advisory, how often does it fail next time?

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