Honda CR-V - 2002
471.8 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2002 is 375.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda CR-V, model year 2002.
Sample size: 3,224 cars, 7,233 tests and 34,125 recorded faults.
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Quick summary
Total: 3,224 cars
The 2002 Honda CR-V has a significantly higher overall defect rate of 472 defects per 100 vehicles, which is 26% above the average of 374 defects for cars of the same year. This model shows particularly high issues in the categories of Steering, Visibility, Lights & Electrics, and Wheels, Suspensions & Axles, with defect rates notably exceeding the average. In contrast, it performs better in Equipment defects, being 22% lower than the average. The defect rates increase with mileage, particularly notable in the 124,000+ miles category, suggesting that as the vehicle ages, the likelihood of defects rises substantially.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,224 cars
Categories
Brakes
▲ 9.0% better
152.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 167.0 / 100 tests
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
Steering
▼ 86.6% worse
47.2 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 25.3 / 100 tests
- A steering ball joint: with excessive wear or free play
- Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
- 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
Visibility
▼ 29.4% worse
38.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 29.6 / 100 tests
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Obligatory mirror or device: slightly damaged or loose
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
Lights & Electrics
▼ 55.8% worse
149.6 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 96.0 / 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
▼ 45.0% worse
428.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 295.2 / 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 joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
Body/Structure
▼ 3.0% worse
71.0 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 68.9 / 100 tests
- 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
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: missing, split, insecure or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt
Equipment
▲ 23.5% better
11.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.9 / 100 tests
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
- 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
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
Other
▲ 14.6% better
45.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 53.6 / 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: 4,575
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,935
Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,568
A suspension component: excessively damaged or corroded
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,411
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,310
A suspension joint dust cover: severely deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,133
Headlamp reflector or lens: slightly defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,046
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
MINOR
Occurrences: 1,020
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 959
A spring: or spring component fractured or seriously weakened
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 942
Serious faults (Top 10)
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 894
The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm … is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
FAIL
Occurrences: 722
Beam image obviously incorrect
FAIL
Occurrences: 463
Lamp: missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than a half not functioning
FAIL
Occurrences: 390
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 307
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 247
Stop lamp(s): all missing or inoperative
FAIL
Occurrences: 241
Headlamp reflector or lens: seriously defective or missing
FAIL
Occurrences: 216
Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
FAIL
Occurrences: 211
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 206