Honda CR-V: reliability by registration year
2000-2022 · 23 registration years · 186,931 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every CR-V 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.
| Year | First tests | First-attempt pass | Incl. PRS | Most common failure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 5,014 | 93.2% | 96.4% | Headlight aim 21.7% |
| 2021 | 5,635 | 91.8% | 95.4% | Windscreen wipers (front) 26.1% |
| 2020 | 5,389 | 92.0% | 95.2% | Windscreen wipers (front) 18.9% |
| 2019 | 8,055 | 91.1% | 94.1% | Windscreen wipers (front) 15.4% |
| 2018 | 8,968 | 87.9% | 91.0% | Tyre condition (rear) 9.1% |
| 2017 | 11,531 | 86.1% | 89.7% | Tyre condition (rear) 9.2% |
| 2016 | 13,724 | 84.9% | 88.8% | Tyre condition (rear) 10.1% |
| 2015 | 13,859 | 82.8% | 86.4% | Tyre condition (rear) 7.6% |
| 2014 | 14,223 | 81.8% | 85.4% | Tyre tread depth (front) 7.7% |
| 2013 | 13,543 | 79.8% | 83.7% | Tyre tread depth (front) 8.5% |
| about 2 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2013 CR-V: Tyre tread depth (front) (8.5%) · Tyre condition (rear) (6.2%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joint dust cover (front) (5.4%) | ||||
| 2012 | 11,907 | 73.6% | 79.8% | Individual direction indicators (rear) 8.7% |
| about 2 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2012 CR-V: Individual direction indicators (rear) (8.7%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (front) (7.3%) · Brake light (7.2%) | ||||
| 2011 | 9,222 | 71.2% | 77.9% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 9.6% |
| 2010 | 9,230 | 69.4% | 76.8% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 9.4% |
| 2009 | 8,492 | 64.1% | 71.0% | Track rod end (front) 10.1% |
| 2008 | 8,890 | 60.0% | 68.1% | Track rod end (front) 9.8% |
| 2007 | 11,743 | 56.6% | 65.3% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 12.1% |
| 2006 | 7,920 | 53.7% | 63.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 14.9% |
| 2005 | 6,998 | 52.6% | 62.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 15.0% |
| 2004 | 4,876 | 49.2% | 59.7% | Petrol engine warning light 22.2% |
| 2003 | 3,782 | 49.6% | 59.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 17.1% |
| 2002 | 2,508 | 49.0% | 58.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 16.4% |
| 2001 | 891 | 55.2% | 63.2% | Petrol emissions (with catalyst) 15.8% |
| 2000 | 531 | 51.8% | 58.9% | Suspension mounting area (rear) 20.3% |