Honda ACCORD - 2005
392.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2005 is 377.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda ACCORD, model year 2005.
Sample size: 2,917 cars, 6,316 tests and 24,781 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 2,917 cars
The 2005 Honda Accord has an overall defect rate of 392 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the average of 376 per 100 vehicles for cars of the same year, reflecting a 4.5% increase. Notably, it performs better in categories such as Steering and Body/Structure, where defects are significantly lower than the average, showing a more robust build quality in these areas. However, it suffers from higher issues related to Lights & Electrics and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, with defect rates considerably exceeding the average. Mileage trends reveal that as the vehicle ages, the defect rate increases, particularly after reaching 124,000 miles, where it peaks at 524 defects per 100 vehicles. Overall, the Accord demonstrates mixed reliability with strengths in certain structural aspects but weaknesses in electrical and wheel systems.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 2,917 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 16.7% better
132.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 158.5 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- 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
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
Steering
▲ 22.3% better
17.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 22.4 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
Visibility
▼ 1.4% worse
28.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 28.4 / 100 tests
- 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
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 29.6% worse
142.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 110.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- 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
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 19.2% worse
374.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.1 / 100 tests
- 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
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
Body/Structure
▲ 23.6% better
47.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.5 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- 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
Equipment
▲ 42.6% better
7.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 12.9 / 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
- ESC 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
Other
▲ 25.3% better
34.9 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 46.7 / 100 tests
- 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified limits
- Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
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: 3,788
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,084
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,409
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,107
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 942
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 847
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 734
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 682
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 640
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 616
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 734
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 380
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 365
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 218
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 188
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 187
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 167
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 145
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 141