Honda ACCORD - 2003
393.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2003 is 380.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda ACCORD, model year 2003.
Sample size: 1,596 cars, 3,502 tests and 13,788 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 1,596 cars
The 2003 Honda Accord shows a slightly higher overall defect rate than the yearly average, with 394 defects per 100 vehicles compared to the average of 378. Notably, the model excels in braking and steering defects, registering 25% and 47% fewer issues in these categories than the average car. However, it struggles with lights and electrics, where defects are 32% more common, and wheels, suspensions, and axles, which are 26% worse than average. Mileage-wise, higher mileage intervals (93,000 miles and above) show a significant increase in defect rates, indicating that older vehicles may be more prone to issues.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,596 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 23.8% better
129.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 169.3 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 47.6% better
13.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▼ 5.0% worse
31.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.8 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 31.8% worse
135.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.8 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- Beam image obviously incorrect
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
- Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 24.4% worse
375.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 302.1 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
Body/Structure
▲ 19.5% better
52.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 65.2 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
Equipment
▲ 9.6% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.6 / 100 tests
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- is significantly reduced or The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any seat belt anchorage (a ’prescribed area’): inadequately repaired
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 28.5% better
37.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 52.7 / 100 tests
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,045
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,173
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 756
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 631
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 531
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 497
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 486
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 367
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 358
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 343
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 486
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 217
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 127
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 115
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 105
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 100
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 93
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 90
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 87