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Honda Insight reliability
MOT pass rates & common faults·12,656 DVSA tests·2024
Across 12,656 real DVSA MOT tests in 2024, 69% of Honda Insight cars aged 13 years and older pass their MOT first time, ahead of the 61% average for all cars of that age. It holds up especially well on emissions & leaks and identification.
69%
Strong for its agepass first time (13 years and older)
Strong for its age · beats 66% of peers
+8.7 pts
MOT pass rate by age
8 to 12 years
2,821 tests · fleet 73%
72%
13 years and older
9,835 tests · fleet 61%
69%
Where the Insight fails
Suspension94
Brakes95
Body & structure98
Steering99
Tyres96
Lights & electrics88
Holds up better on emissions & leaks, identification, body & structure.
Share of 13 years and older Honda Insight MOTs with no fault in each area; the marker shows the fleet average. OGL v3.0.
How it tends to age
How the Honda Insight tends to age
The MOT areas flagged most often on Honda Insight models 13 years and older. It is the model’s typical pattern across millions of tests, not a forecast for this specific car.
- Lights & electrics · flagged on ~12% of MOTs
- Suspension · flagged on ~6% of MOTs
- Brakes · flagged on ~5% of MOTs
- Tyres · flagged on ~4% of MOTs
Common questions
Is the Honda Insight reliable?
On 2024 MOT data the Honda Insight holds up well for its age: 69% of examples aged 13 years and older pass first time, against a 61% fleet average. That puts it ahead of 66% of similar-age models.
What is the MOT pass rate for a Honda Insight?
First-time MOT pass rates for the Honda Insight in 2024: 8 to 12 years, 72%; and 13 years and older, 69%. Pass rates fall with age across the whole fleet, so compare each figure with cars of the same age, not with a new car.
What commonly fails on a Honda Insight MOT?
For Honda Insight cars aged 8 to 12 years, the areas that fail an MOT more often than the fleet average are lights & electrics (11.1% of tests vs 6.9% fleet).
Other Honda models
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