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Honda

Unclassified

5,669 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Unclassifieds pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 7.7 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,988 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

83.4%

Pass-after-fix

6.2%

Fail

9.9%

Avg miles

34,527

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

The picture

Unclassified: above-average pass rates, with caveats

Across 5,669 MOT tests, the Unclassified returns 83.4% first-time pass — above the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a non-functioning shock absorber. Tyre tread under the limit and a stop-lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 34,527, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

Top ten reasons for rejection.

  1. 01

    A shock absorber not functioning or leaking severely

    52 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  2. 02

    Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements

    49 occurrences · 0.9% of tests

  3. 03

    Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    43 occurrences · 0.8% of tests

  4. 04

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    39 occurrences · 0.7% of tests

  5. 05

    Reflector missing or reflecting white to the rear

    35 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  6. 06

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    34 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  7. 07

    A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    33 occurrences · 0.6% of tests

  8. 08

    Audible warning not working

    30 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  9. 09

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    29 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

  10. 10

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    29 occurrences · 0.5% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 3 failures

£148–£370

If every one of this Unclassified's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Digital tyre-tread depth gauge

Five quid for a gauge beats £150 for a retest. UK MOT minimum is 1.6mm — most testers fail anything below 2mm to be safe.

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Unclassified?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Unclassified and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.