Honda HR-V - 2020
65.2 faults per 100 tests
Year average for all cars of 2020 is 91.3 faults per 100 tests
Dataset: MOT tests in Great Britain (period: 2024-01-01 to 2025-09-10) for Honda HR-V, model year 2020.
Sample size: 3,948 cars, 7,825 tests and 5,103 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: 3,948 cars
The 2020 Honda HR-V exhibits a significantly lower overall defect rate compared to the average car of the same year, with 65 defects per 100 vehicles versus the average of 90. The model performs particularly well in key areas such as brakes, steering, and lights, showing substantially fewer defects than the average. Notably, it demonstrates a remarkable 96% lower defect rate in the steering category. Although there are some mileage trends indicating higher defect rates as mileage increases, the HR-V remains consistently better than average across all mileage segments.
Cars by mileage segment
Total: 3,948 cars
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Categories
Brakes
▲ 43.5% better
28.7 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 50.8 / 100 tests
- Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
- Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
- 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
▲ 93.3% better
0.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover: damaged or deteriorated
Visibility
▲ 12.8% better
12.3 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 14.1 / 100 tests
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
- Wiper blade: defective
- Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured: but not adversely affecting driver’s view
Lights & Electrics
▲ 75.0% better
2.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 11.2 / 100 tests
- Reflector defective or damaged: by up to 50% of the reflecting surface
- A lens defective: which has no effect on emitted light
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
- 4.3.1 (a) (iii)
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements
Wheels & Suspension
▲ 12.7% better
85.1 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 97.5 / 100 tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
- A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
- A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
Body/Structure
▲ 83.3% better
0.4 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 2.4 / 100 tests
- A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot: severely deteriorated
- A driver’s seat: insecure
- A passenger seat: insecure
- A passenger seat: insecure
- Exhaust system has a major leak or is insecure
Equipment
▲ 46.7% better
0.8 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 1.5 / 100 tests
- A seat belt:
- Seat belt buckle missing, damaged or not functioning as intended
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- A seat belt: webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened
- An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction
Other
▲ 86.5% better
0.5 faults / 100 tests
Year avg: 3.7 / 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
- 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
Fault rate by mileage segment
Model
Year average
* Metric: faults per 100 tests.
Most common faults (Top 10)
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,389
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 1,353
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 695
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 223
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
PRS
Occurrences: 142
Brake disc or drum: insecure, fractured or otherwise likely to fail
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 138
Brake disc or drum: significantly and obviously worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 124
Wiper blade: defective
MINOR
Occurrences: 120
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
ADVISORY
Occurrences: 115
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Serious faults (Top 10)
Wiper blade: missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 101
Brake lining or pad: worn below 1.5mm
FAIL
Occurrences: 77
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
FAIL
Occurrences: 66
A tyre: with a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords
FAIL
Occurrences: 63
A tyre: with a lump, bulge or tear … or with cords exposed or damaged
FAIL
Occurrences: 28
A suspension pin, bush, joint or bearing: excessively worn
FAIL
Occurrences: 17
Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen
FAIL
Occurrences: 14
Tyre pressure monitoring system malfunctioning or obviously not working
FAIL
Occurrences: 10
Engine MIL inoperative or indicating a malfunction
FAIL
Occurrences: 8
Brake lining or pad: worn down to wear indicator
FAIL
Occurrences: 6