Honda Civic: reliability by registration year
1997-2022 · 26 registration years · 248,720 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every Civic registration year with at least 500 first tests in 2025. Pass rates rise with newer cars, so read a year against its neighbours rather than against the top of the table. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1,381 | 93.7% | 96.0% | |
| 2021 | 4,738 | 88.0% | 91.7% | Windscreen wipers (front) 24.1% |
| 2020 | 5,301 | 87.0% | 90.1% | Windscreen wipers (front) 12.9% |
| 2019 | 12,034 | 85.9% | 89.0% | Brake pads (rear) 12.9% |
| 2018 | 12,976 | 84.7% | 87.8% | Brake pads (rear) 10.4% |
| 2017 | 13,989 | 83.2% | 87.0% | Brake pads (rear) 10.6% |
| 2016 | 15,631 | 80.9% | 85.5% | Tyre condition (front) 12.2% |
| 2015 | 14,533 | 79.2% | 84.3% | Tyre condition (front) 11.9% |
| 2014 | 13,892 | 75.8% | 82.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 21.5% |
| 2013 | 14,653 | 71.4% | 79.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 23.6% |
| 2012 | 12,469 | 68.7% | 77.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 23.7% |
| about 5 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 Civic: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (23.7%) · Headlight aim (8.6%) · Tyre condition (front) (7.3%) | ||||
| 2011 | 10,444 | 57.0% | 67.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.7% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2011 Civic: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (15.7%) · Shock absorbers (front) (12.3%) · Brake light (11.4%) | ||||
| 2010 | 15,256 | 54.3% | 64.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.1% |
| 2009 | 16,721 | 53.7% | 63.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.7% |
| 2008 | 17,412 | 53.2% | 62.5% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.5% |
| 2007 | 18,127 | 53.4% | 63.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.2% |
| 2006 | 11,109 | 52.8% | 62.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.6% |
| 2005 | 10,433 | 56.0% | 64.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.2% |
| 2004 | 8,557 | 56.4% | 65.2% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.9% |
| 2003 | 6,068 | 52.9% | 63.1% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 15.3% |
| 2002 | 5,292 | 54.3% | 63.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.9% |
| 2001 | 3,589 | 55.1% | 65.2% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 13.9% |
| 2000 | 1,362 | 63.5% | 69.6% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 16.9% |
| 1999 | 1,141 | 62.1% | 68.3% | Drive shaft joints and boots (front) 15.8% |
| 1998 | 857 | 60.6% | 68.1% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 18.0% |
| 1997 | 755 | 59.1% | 66.6% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 16.5% |