Honda HR-V — reliability by registration year

2015–2022 · 7 registration years · 35,052 first tests

2019 breaks the run — 1.1 pp better than the years either side 2016 breaks the run — 1.6 pp worse than the years either side

Registration years

First-attempt MOT results for every HR-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. Years without their own report are listed here with the same figures.

Honda HR-V first-attempt MOT results by registration year
Year First tests First-attempt pass Incl. PRS Most common failure
2022 5,895 95.3% 97.2% Tyres — Condition (rear) 18.0%
2020 3,596 91.2% 94.1% Brake pads (front) 16.0%
2019 4,704 91.0% 94.1% Brake pads (front) 15.4%
1.1 pp better than the years either side What failed 2019 HR-Vs most often: Brake pads (front) (15.4%) · Visibility — Wipers (front) (13.5%)
2018 5,884 88.7% 91.9% Visibility — Wipers (front) 12.5%
2017 5,661 86.0% 88.8% Brake pads (front) 10.9%
2016 6,628 82.3% 85.2% Shock absorbers (rear) 13.8%
1.6 pp worse than the years either side What failed 2016 HR-Vs most often: Shock absorbers (rear) (13.8%) · Brake pads (rear) (11.5%) · Tyres — Condition (front) (9.7%)
2015 2,684 81.8% 85.8% Tyres — Condition (front) 11.1%

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