Does the Honda Stepwagon fail the MOT on lamps, reflectors and electrics more than it should?

The Honda Stepwagon records 33.97 lamps, reflectors and electrics failure items per 100 initial MOT tests (2019–2024), against 24.56 expected for a car of the same age mix: more than expected for its class and age (+9.41, 95% interval +8.34 to +10.47). It ranks 79 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 Stepwagon by registration

What exactly fails on lamps, reflectors and electrics?

The most frequent DVSA defect wording in this group on the Honda Stepwagon is “Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective”, recorded 584 times in 2019–2024.

Honda Stepwagon: most frequent lamps, reflectors and electrics defect wordings, 2019–2024 (30+ items each)
DVSA defect wording	Items	Per 100 tests
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective	584	5.07
An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	502	4.36
The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements	463	4.02
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources	441	3.83
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning	387	3.36

Source: DVSA MOT bulk data (OGL v3.0) · Window: 2019–2024 · n = 11,514 (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

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