Honda Civic MOT pass rates & common failures

Every completed first-attempt MOT on a Honda Civic in Great Britain in 2025 — 260,243 tests. Figures cover every Civic first-tested in 2025, all trims grouped. How the Civic ages, what it fails on, and what mileage is normal, computed directly from the official DVSA record of every test.

Pass rate 2025
67.1%
5.2 points below the class-4 average (72.3%); unadjusted for age — the age-matched comparison is below
Tests analysed
260,243
first tests, 2025
Arrived with a dangerous fault
8.5%
of Civic first tests; national 7.3%
Typical mileage at 10 years
76,250
middle half: 53,750–98,750 miles (2,500-mile-band midpoints)

How many Honda Civic cars are still on the road?

At the end of 2025, DVLA's register held 298,481 Honda Civic cars that were taxed or on SORN: 252,025 taxed and 46,456 on SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification — kept, but declared off the road by the keeper). The MOT figures above count tests; these count cars, across the whole United Kingdom, cars only. Honda Civic vans, where they exist, are counted by DVLA as goods vehicles and are not in these figures.

Still taxed, end of 2025
252,025
84.4% of the 298,481 Civic cars taxed or on SORN; 333 model variants grouped
On SORN, end of 2025
46,456
declared off the road by their keepers — 15.6% of that total

How the numbers are moving

The number of taxed Civic cars peaked at 419,679 at the end of 2014 and has since fallen by 167,654 (39.9%) to 252,025 at the end of 2025. Cars on SORN went from 14,570 at the end of 2014 to 46,456 at the end of 2025, up 218.8%. A car leaves the taxed count when it is scrapped, exported or declared off the road; the year-end counts do not say which.

Taxed Civic cars, year by year

Cars of this model taxed and on the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025.

0100k200k300k400k500k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Taxed Civic cars, year 2014: 420kTaxed Civic cars, year 2015: 411kTaxed Civic cars, year 2016: 404kTaxed Civic cars, year 2017: 392kTaxed Civic cars, year 2018: 379kTaxed Civic cars, year 2019: 366kTaxed Civic cars, year 2020: 346kTaxed Civic cars, year 2021: 327kTaxed Civic cars, year 2022: 308kTaxed Civic cars, year 2023: 290kTaxed Civic cars, year 2024: 271kTaxed Civic cars, year 2025: 252k252k
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YearTaxed Civic cars
2014419,679
2015410,730
2016403,833
2017391,721
2018378,933
2019365,563
2020346,291
2021326,996
2022308,372
2023290,042
2024271,193
2025252,025

Civic cars on SORN, year by year

Cars of this model declared off the road at the end of each year, 2014–2025. Its own scale — SORN counts are a fraction of the taxed count.

010k20k30k40k50k2014201620182020202220242025Year (count at the end of the year)Civic cars on SORN, year 2014: 15kCivic cars on SORN, year 2015: 19kCivic cars on SORN, year 2016: 23kCivic cars on SORN, year 2017: 27kCivic cars on SORN, year 2018: 30kCivic cars on SORN, year 2019: 33kCivic cars on SORN, year 2020: 37kCivic cars on SORN, year 2021: 39kCivic cars on SORN, year 2022: 40kCivic cars on SORN, year 2023: 43kCivic cars on SORN, year 2024: 44kCivic cars on SORN, year 2025: 46k46k
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YearCivic cars on SORN
201414,570
201518,598
201623,234
201727,109
201830,106
201933,498
202037,022
202138,856
202240,332
202343,028
202444,471
202546,456

Which model years survive

Taxed Civic cars at the end of 2025 by year of manufacture, and each year's share of the 252,025 taxed in all. Every build year holding at least 1% has its own row; the rest share one. 9 taxed Civic cars have no recorded year of manufacture and are not in the table, so the rows add up to 252,016. A build year's count depends on how many were sold that year as well as how many have lasted.

Year of manufacture Taxed, end of 2025Share of taxed Civic cars
20242,9071.2%
20214,8391.9%
20205,4442.2%
201912,2074.8%
201813,1865.2%
201714,1695.6%
201616,0896.4%
201514,9315.9%
201414,3045.7%
201315,0596.0%
201212,7405.1%
201110,4394.1%
201014,9575.9%
200916,0896.4%
200816,3336.5%
200716,6576.6%
200610,0394.0%
20059,5553.8%
20047,7633.1%
20035,4492.2%
20024,7621.9%
20013,2351.3%
All other build years (30 years, each under 1%)10,8634.3%

Population source: Department for Transport / DVLA vehicle licensing statistics, table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026; counts of the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, United Kingdom, cars only, excluding cars recorded with no model name. SortedCars groups DVLA's model name CIVIC under this model. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, DVLA or the Department for Transport.

How the Civic ages

First-time pass rate by vehicle age, Civic vs all cars, 2025.

Honda CivicAll cars
50%60%70%80%90%100%3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Honda Civic, vehicle age 3: 93.8%Honda Civic, vehicle age 4: 88%Honda Civic, vehicle age 5: 87%Honda Civic, vehicle age 6: 86%Honda Civic, vehicle age 7: 84.9%Honda Civic, vehicle age 8: 83.3%Honda Civic, vehicle age 9: 80.8%Honda Civic, vehicle age 10: 79.3%Honda Civic, vehicle age 11: 75.9%Honda Civic, vehicle age 12: 71.6%Honda Civic, vehicle age 13: 69%Honda Civic, vehicle age 14: 57.4%Honda Civic, vehicle age 15: 54.9%Honda Civic, vehicle age 16: 54.3%Honda Civic, vehicle age 17: 53.8%Honda Civic, vehicle age 18: 54%Honda Civic, vehicle age 19: 53.4%Honda Civic, vehicle age 20: 56.5%All cars, vehicle age 3: 88.5%All cars, vehicle age 4: 87.2%All cars, vehicle age 5: 86%All cars, vehicle age 6: 83.5%All cars, vehicle age 7: 80.9%All cars, vehicle age 8: 78.2%All cars, vehicle age 9: 74.9%All cars, vehicle age 10: 71.9%All cars, vehicle age 11: 68.6%All cars, vehicle age 12: 65.8%All cars, vehicle age 13: 63.5%All cars, vehicle age 14: 61.2%All cars, vehicle age 15: 59.3%All cars, vehicle age 16: 58.3%All cars, vehicle age 17: 57.2%All cars, vehicle age 18: 57.4%All cars, vehicle age 19: 57%All cars, vehicle age 20: 57.6%All cars 57.6%Honda Civic 56.5%
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Age (years)Civic testsCivic pass rateAll cars
31,41093.8%88.5%
44,89188.0%87.2%
55,55287.0%86.0%
612,61586.0%83.5%
713,50484.9%80.9%
814,50283.3%78.2%
916,09480.8%74.9%
1014,92179.3%71.9%
1114,31375.9%68.6%
1215,09171.6%65.8%
1312,84769.0%63.5%
1410,80957.4%61.2%
1515,85454.9%59.3%
1617,44254.3%58.3%
1718,22553.8%57.2%
1818,93754.0%57.4%
1911,54453.4%57.0%
2010,97556.5%57.6%

Better or worse than the average car?

The Civic's pass rate minus the all-cars pass rate at each age, in percentage points. Bars above zero: the Civic beats the average car of that age. Below zero: it trails.

Civic aheadCivic behind
-8-4+0+4+8Age 3: +5.3 points vs the average car3Age 4: +0.8 points vs the average carAge 5: +1.0 points vs the average car5Age 6: +2.5 points vs the average carAge 7: +4.0 points vs the average car7Age 8: +5.1 points vs the average carAge 9: +5.9 points vs the average car9Age 10: +7.4 points vs the average carAge 11: +7.3 points vs the average car11Age 12: +5.8 points vs the average carAge 13: +5.5 points vs the average car13Age 14: -3.8 points vs the average carAge 15: -4.4 points vs the average car15Age 16: -4.0 points vs the average carAge 17: -3.4 points vs the average car17Age 18: -3.4 points vs the average carAge 19: -3.6 points vs the average car19Age 20: -1.1 points vs the average car20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)Gap (points)
3+5.3
4+0.8
5+1.0
6+2.5
7+4.0
8+5.1
9+5.9
10+7.4
11+7.3
12+5.8
13+5.5
14-3.8
15-4.4
16-4.0
17-3.4
18-3.4
19-3.6
20-1.1

The Civic fleet on the road, by age

How many took a first MOT in 2025 at each age — the shape of the Civic fleet still in use.

05k10k15k20kAge 3: 1k3Age 4: 4kAge 5: 5k5Age 6: 12kAge 7: 13k7Age 8: 14kAge 9: 16k9Age 10: 14kAge 11: 14k11Age 12: 15kAge 13: 12k13Age 14: 10kAge 15: 15k15Age 16: 17kAge 17: 18k17Age 18: 18kAge 19: 11k19Age 20: 10k20Vehicle age (years)
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Age (years)First tests
31,410
44,891
55,552
612,615
713,504
814,502
916,094
1014,921
1114,313
1215,091
1312,847
1410,809
1515,854
1617,442
1718,225
1818,937
1911,544
2010,975

What a Civic fails on

Where the failure items land when a Civic fails or needs a fix at test, 2025. Use it as a pre-purchase checklist: these are the areas to look at first.

Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment34.5%
Suspension19.1%
Brakes14.3%
Tyres9.8%
Visibility7.2%
Body, chassis, structure4.9%
Noise, emissions and leaks4.4%
Steering3.1%

Share of all failure items, 2025 — the 8 biggest categories shown (97.3% of the items); smaller categories are not listed.

The advisories to watch

Where testers most often write "keep an eye on this" for a Civic, 2025 — the faults in the post.

Suspension: 27.1% of advisories27.1%Tyres: 26.9% of advisories26.9%Brakes: 24.6% of advisories24.6%Non-component advisories: 5.1% of advisoriesBody, chassis, structure: 4.6% of advisoriesLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment: 3.6% of advisories
SuspensionTyresBrakesNon-component advisoriesBody, chassis, structureLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
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CategoryShare of advisories
Suspension27.1%
Tyres26.9%
Brakes24.6%
Non-component advisories5.1%
Body, chassis, structure4.6%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment3.6%

Petrol, diesel or hybrid Civic?

First-time pass rate for the four most-tested Civic fuel types, 2025, against the all-cars average. Fleet ages differ by fuel — newer fleets help the electrified bars.

50%60%70%80%90%100%all cars 72.3%Petrol: 67.0% of 198,452 tests67.0%Petrol198,452 testsDiesel: 67.3% of 57,824 tests67.3%Diesel57,824 testsHybrid electric: 76.6% of 2,829 tests76.6%Hybrid2,829 testsElectric: 60.0% of 542 tests60.0%Electric542 tests
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FuelTestsPass rate
Petrol198,45267.0%
Diesel57,82467.3%
Hybrid electric2,82976.6%
Electric54260.0%

What mileage is normal for a Civic?

Mileage recorded at test by vehicle age, 2025. The line is the typical (median) Civic; the shaded band holds the middle half. A car far outside the band, in either direction, is worth questions the recorded history can answer.

Typical Civic (median)
0k25k50k75k100k125k150k3579111315171920Vehicle age (years)Age 3: typical 21,250 miles (middle half 13,750–28,750)Age 4: typical 28,750 miles (middle half 18,750–36,250)Age 5: typical 33,750 miles (middle half 23,750–46,250)Age 6: typical 43,750 miles (middle half 31,250–56,250)Age 7: typical 51,250 miles (middle half 38,750–66,250)Age 8: typical 56,250 miles (middle half 41,250–71,250)Age 9: typical 66,250 miles (middle half 46,250–86,250)Age 10: typical 76,250 miles (middle half 53,750–98,750)Age 11: typical 83,750 miles (middle half 61,250–108,750)Age 12: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 68,750–118,750)Age 13: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 71,250–121,250)Age 14: typical 93,750 miles (middle half 73,750–116,250)Age 15: typical 103,750 miles (middle half 81,250–131,250)Age 16: typical 111,250 miles (middle half 86,250–136,250)Age 17: typical 116,250 miles (middle half 93,750–141,250)Age 18: typical 121,250 miles (middle half 96,250–146,250)Age 19: typical 123,750 miles (middle half 98,750–148,750)Age 20: typical 108,750 miles (middle half 83,750–133,750)108k mi

Mileage values are midpoints of 2,500-mile bands.

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Age (years)Lower quarterTypical (median)Upper quarter
313,75021,25028,750
418,75028,75036,250
523,75033,75046,250
631,25043,75056,250
738,75051,25066,250
841,25056,25071,250
946,25066,25086,250
1053,75076,25098,750
1161,25083,750108,750
1268,75093,750118,750
1371,25093,750121,250
1473,75093,750116,250
1581,250103,750131,250
1686,250111,250136,250
1793,750116,250141,250
1896,250121,250146,250
1998,750123,750148,750
2083,750108,750133,750

What fails at each age

The Civic's failure mix by age band, 2025 — each band's top categories at their true share of that band's failure items; the pale remainder is everything else. How the mix shifts with age is the point of the chart.

TyresBrakesVisibilityLamps, reflectors and electrical equipmentSuspensionBody, chassis, structureEverything else
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Age bandCategoryShare of the band's failure items
3-5 yrsTyres33.3%
3-5 yrsBrakes24.7%
3-5 yrsVisibility24.7%
3-5 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment7.1%
3-5 yrsSuspension3.6%
3-5 yrsEverything else6.6%
6-9 yrsTyres30.2%
6-9 yrsBrakes23.6%
6-9 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment15.4%
6-9 yrsVisibility15.1%
6-9 yrsSuspension4.5%
6-9 yrsEverything else11.2%
10-13 yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment25.4%
10-13 yrsBrakes21.2%
10-13 yrsTyres19.5%
10-13 yrsSuspension11.2%
10-13 yrsVisibility9.0%
10-13 yrsEverything else13.7%
14+ yrsLamps, reflectors and electrical equipment31.6%
14+ yrsSuspension24.8%
14+ yrsBrakes14.5%
14+ yrsTyres7.5%
14+ yrsBody, chassis, structure6.3%
14+ yrsEverything else15.3%

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How these figures are computed. Every number on this page is calculated by SortedCars from the DVSA anonymised MOT results dataset (every MOT test in Great Britain — 2025 for single-year figures; trend figures state their span, currently 2023–2025). Where a figure comes from a sample or uses banded values (mileage is banded to 2,500 miles), the page says so beside the figure. Test class 4 only, first tests only — retests are excluded. Class 4 is the car MOT class and also covers car-derived vans, pickups and motorhomes tested to the same standard; where this page says "cars" it means class 4. Pass rate = passes ÷ (passes + failures + pass-after-rectification): a vehicle that failed and was fixed during the visit counts as a fail. Pass rates describe fleets, not individual machines: they reflect how cars were driven, maintained and used as well as how they were built, and beyond recorded mileage none of that is in the data. A well-kept example of a model with a weak average can still pass; a neglected example of a strong one can still fail. No figure is shown for any group with fewer than 500 tests. Alias spellings of a make in the DVSA file are counted under one make name, and all trims and variants of a model are grouped under one model name, using SortedCars' grouping tables. The taxed and SORN counts on this page are the one exception: they are not computed from MOT records but taken from the Department for Transport's vehicle licensing statistics (DfT/DVLA table VEH0124, updated 15 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0), which count the cars on DVLA's register that were taxed or on SORN at the end of each year shown, UK-wide, cars only. They describe a model as a whole, grouped under SortedCars' model names, and say nothing about any one car. “Dangerous” is DVSA's statutory defect category (in force since May 2018): a defect posing an immediate risk to road safety — driving the vehicle before repair is an offence. What these figures are for. These statistics are general information about groups of vehicles. They are not advice, a valuation or a recommendation to buy, avoid or price any particular vehicle, and no decision about one car should rest on them alone — check the car itself and its own records. We take care over the calculations, but we cannot guarantee they are complete, current or free of error, and we accept no liability for loss arising from reliance on them. This does not limit any liability that cannot lawfully be limited — see our Terms & Conditions. If you believe any figure on this page is inaccurate, contact us. SortedCars is not affiliated with, or endorsed by, the DVSA or DVLA. DVSA publishes the raw test records; the statistics on this page are SortedCars' own calculations from them. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.