Honda FR-V: reliability by registration year
2005-2009 · 5 registration years · 5,515 first tests
Registration years
First-attempt MOT results for every FR-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 1,068 | 59.7% | 68.4% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 18.6% |
| about 8 in every 100 better than the years either side. What most often failed a 2009 FR-V: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (18.6%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (rear) (12.1%) · Suspension mounting area (rear) (11.9%) | ||||
| 2008 | 1,407 | 51.7% | 61.6% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.2% |
| about 5 in every 100 worse than the years either side. What most often failed a 2008 FR-V: Individual sidelight or tail light (front) (22.2%) · Suspension mounting area (rear) (15.0%) · Anti-roll bar linkage ball joints (rear) (9.1%) | ||||
| 2007 | 1,346 | 53.6% | 63.7% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.0% |
| 2006 | 977 | 51.0% | 61.0% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 20.5% |
| 2005 | 717 | 49.1% | 61.1% | Individual sidelight or tail light (front) 22.3% |