Honda ACCORD - 2012
219.4 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2012 is 249.2 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda ACCORD, model year 2012.
Sample size: 1,203 cars, 2,641 tests and 5,795 recorded faults.
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Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year
Quick summary
Total: 1,203 cars
The 2012 Honda Accord shows an overall defect rate of 219 per 100 cars, which is 11% lower than the average for vehicles of the same year. Notably, it performs particularly well in categories such as steering, body structure, and equipment, with significantly lower defect rates compared to the average. While tyre wear is a common issue across many vehicles, this model stands out positively in other areas. Mileage trends indicate that defect rates increase with higher mileage, but even at higher mileage brackets, the Accord maintains a lower rate than average.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 1,203 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 3.0% better
100.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 103.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▲ 48.5% better
6.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 13.2 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
- 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
- Steering linkage retaining or locking device missing or ineffective
Visibility
▲ 10.4% better
17.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 19.2 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▼ 15.2% worse
71.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 61.9 / 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
- A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 8.6% better
223.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 244.4 / 100 tests
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
- A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
Body/Structure
▲ 59.9% better
10.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 26.2 / 100 tests
- Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 79.0% better
1.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 6.2 / 100 tests
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- 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
- 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
- Audible warning:
- A seat belt:
Other
▲ 67.8% better
7.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 23.6 / 100 tests
- Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
- Exhaust emits excessive dense blue or clearly visible black smoke during acceleration which would obscure the view of other road users
- Emissions test unable to be completed
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 899
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 723
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 360
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 261
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 240
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 230
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 167
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 156
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 151
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 137
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 95
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 92
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 75
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 68
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 64
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 62
Parking brake efficiency: below minimum requirement
FAIL
Occurrences: 56
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 55
Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
FAIL
Occurrences: 40
A shock absorber damaged … or showing signs of severe leakage
FAIL
Occurrences: 32