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Honda CIVIC - 2014

149.7 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2014 is 198.0 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda CIVIC, model year 2014. Sample size: 14,703 cars, 31,218 tests and 46,743 recorded faults.
0%
Less faults compared to the average car of same model year

Quick summary

Total: 14,703 cars

The 2014 Honda Civic has an overall defect rate of 150 per 100 vehicles, which is notably lower than the yearly average of 194 per 100, indicating a 23% better performance overall. It particularly excels in categories such as Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, and Body/Structure, where it shows significantly fewer defects compared to the average vehicle. However, it does have a slightly higher rate of issues in the Steering category. Mileage trends reveal that as distance increases, defect rates also rise, with the model performing worse at higher mileages.

Cars by mileage segment

Total: 14,703 cars

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Categories

Brakes
▲ 14.8% better
79.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 92.8 / 100 tests
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
  • Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
  • Brake hose ferrules: excessively corroded
  • Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
  • Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 15.1% worse
13.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.9 / 100 tests
  • 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
  • Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc.
  • Free play in the steering, measured at the rim of the steering wheel is: excessive
Visibility
▲ 2.9% better
16.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 17.2 / 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: defective
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Lights & Electrics
▲ 8.9% better
36.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 39.5 / 100 tests
  • Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
  • The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
  • 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
  • Beam image obviously incorrect
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 29.0% better
141.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 198.8 / 100 tests
  • A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
  • A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
  • A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
Body/Structure
▲ 77.6% better
3.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.6 / 100 tests
  • Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
  • A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
  • Body, cab or chassis: excessively corroded at mounting points
  • Vehicle structure corroded to the extent that: the rigidity of the assembly is significantly reduced
  • A main load-bearing structural member: fractured or deformed such that structural rigidity is significantly reduced
Equipment
▲ 37.8% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 4.5 / 100 tests
  • A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
  • ESC MIL indicates a system malfunction
  • A seat belt:
Other
▲ 58.0% better
6.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 15.7 / 100 tests
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Any part of the noise suppression system: insecure
  • Fluid: leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users
  • Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
  • Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer

Fault rate by mileage segment

Model    Year average
0 359 0–31,000 mi 31,000–62,000 62,000–93,000 93,000–124,000 124,000+
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.

Most common faults (Top 10)

Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 7,985
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,616
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 4,500
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 3,266
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,915
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,663
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,311
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative: when rear registration plate has 2 or more lamps or light sources
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,305
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,226
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,225

Serious faults (Top 10)

Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 821
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 735
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 649
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 631
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 430
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 390
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 382
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 363
A headlamp: missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
FAIL
Occurrences: 353
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 240