Honda Stepwagon 2009: MOT failure rate for its age

26.4% of 401 MOT tests of the Honda Stepwagon first registered in 2009 failed at the first attempt (2019–2024; retests excluded). Against this model's own normal rate at the same ages the index is 120.5 (95% CI 97.5–143.4; 100 = normal for this model at that age): the 2009 build year is no different from other years of the same model at the same age. This is a rough estimate from a smaller sample.

Honda Stepwagon built in 2009 at a glance
Measure	Value	Unit	Compared with	Years	Tests
Failed first time	26.4	%	all ages tested	2019–2024	401
Index against this model at the same age (95% CI 97.5–143.4)	120.5	index	100 = normal for this model at that age	2019–2024	401
Rank among this model's 4 build years	3	of 4	1 = fails least for its age	2019–2024	401
Tested in 2024	231	tests	median 82,611 miles	2024	231

Built 2009 against Honda Stepwagon normal for the age: first-time MOT failure share at each age, age 11: 15.9% vs n/a%; age 12: 17.5% vs n/a%; age 13: 24.5% vs 19.5%; age 14: 28.1% vs 24%; age 15: 25.1% vs n/a%. Axis from 0% to 30%. DVSA MOT bulk data, 2019–2024.

Check a 2009 Honda Stepwagon by registration · All Honda Stepwagon MOT statistics · Download the build-year table (CSV)

Data release dvsa-2024-v2 (24 Sep 2026) · page updated 30 Sep 2026 · full dataset (v5).

How does the 2009 Honda Stepwagon fail at each age?

Cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 11 to 15 between 2019 and 2024. Each row compares their first-time failure share with what this model normally shows at that age, after allowing for the overall failure level of each test year.

Honda Stepwagon built 2009: first-time MOT failure by age, against the model's normal rate at that age (2019–2024)
Age	Tests	Failed, %	95% interval	Normal for this model at that age, %	Index (100 = normal)
11	69 (rough estimate)	15.9	9.1–26.3	not available	not available
12	114 (rough estimate)	17.5	11.7–25.6	not available	not available
13	184 (rough estimate)	24.5	18.8–31.1	19.5	125.3
14	217 (rough estimate)	28.1	22.6–34.4	24	117.2
15	231 (rough estimate)	25.1	20–31.1	not available	not available

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 815 (initial tests) · Method: normal rate = this model's first-time failure share at that age across its build years (cells of 400+ tests), adjusted for each test year's overall level; cells of 30+ tests, under 500 marked rough · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

What fails most on the 2009 Honda Stepwagon?

The most common failure group on cars built in 2009 is lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 24.9 items per 100 first tests, against 34 across all build years of the Honda Stepwagon. These counts are not age-adjusted: cars built in 2009 were tested at ages 11 to 15.

Failure items per 100 first tests, Honda Stepwagon built 2009 against the Honda Stepwagon in all build years (2019–2024, not age-adjusted)
Failure group	Built 2009, per 100	All build years, per 100	Items
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	24.9	34	209
Suspension	17.7	17.4	148
Steering	8.6	10.1	72
Visibility	6.2	7	52
Brakes	4.9	6.7	41

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 838 (initial tests of this build year) · Method: failure items grouped by DVSA's top-level defect groups, per 100 initial tests; groups with 30+ items · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How does 2009 compare with the years around it?

Among the 4 published build years of the Honda Stepwagon, 2009 ranks 3 (1 = fails least for its age). 2008: index 105.1. 2010: index 103.2.

Honda Stepwagon build years: index against the model at the same age (2019–2024)
Build year	Index (100 = normal)	95% interval	Verdict	Tests
2006	135.8	104.4–167.1	worse (rough estimate)	225
2008	105.1	81.2–129.1	no different (rough estimate)	316
2009	120.5	97.5–143.4	no different (rough estimate)	401
2010	103.2	89.1–117.4	no different (rough estimate)	905

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 1,847 (initial tests) · Method: observed failures against those expected for the same model at the same ages, test-year level adjusted; verdict follows the printed one-decimal bound · Updated: 30 Sep 2026 · Release: dvsa-2024-v2 · CSV

How to cite this page

MOT Risk Index (2026). Honda Stepwagon 2009 MOT statistics (data release dvsa-2024-v2; full dataset motriskindex-families-2024-v5, DOI 10.5281/zenodo.22975051), updated 30 September 2026. motriskindex.co.uk/cars/honda-stepwagon/2009/

How every figure is calculated: methodology. Age, test year and build year are tied together (age = test year − build year), so the test-year level is taken as observed, not estimated.

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