Honda ACCORD - 2007
368.6 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2007 is 357.4 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda ACCORD, model year 2007.
Sample size: 3,134 cars, 6,872 tests and 25,327 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,134 cars
The 2007 Honda Accord has an overall defect rate of 369 per 100 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the yearly average of 352 per 100 vehicles, reflecting a 4.6% increase. Notably, the model shows a significant increase in defects related to lights and electrics, with a rate of 138 compared to the average of 100, indicating potential issues in this category. Conversely, the Accord performs better in the "Other" defects category, with only 30 compared to the average of 45. Mileage trends reveal an increase in defects with higher mileage, particularly above 124,000 miles, where the defect rate rises significantly.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,134 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 11.6% better
125.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 141.7 / 100 tests
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Steering
▲ 22.0% better
15.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 20.0 / 100 tests
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
Visibility
▲ 7.5% better
24.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.5 / 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
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 34.5% worse
138.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 102.9 / 100 tests
- Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
- 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
- Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
- Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▼ 11.6% worse
350.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 314.0 / 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
▲ 18.2% better
44.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 54.8 / 100 tests
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 22.0% better
8.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 10.9 / 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
- 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
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 32.6% better
29.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 43.9 / 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 levels exceed the manufacturer’s specified 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: 3,643
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 2,258
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,305
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,010
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 955
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 871
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 841
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 743
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 701
Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 638
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 841
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 480
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 425
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 265
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 220
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 182
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 176
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 163
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 155
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 139