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MOT statistics · 2023 tests

Honda Insight MOT pass rate, common failures and mileage

In 2023, 79.0% of 9,107 MOT tests on the Honda Insight ended in a pass, 2.5 points above the 76.5% average for all cars.

Pass rate
79.0%
All cars 76.5%
Tests
9,107
Initial MOTs in 2023
Mileage at 10
101k
Median; middle half 63k to 161k

Pass rate and mileage by age

Each row covers the Honda Insight MOT tests at that age. Mileage shows the median and the middle half of odometer readings, from the 25th to the 75th percentile.

AgePass rateMileage
9418 tests
85.9%
111,000 · 59k to 169k
10810 tests
84.7%
101,000 · 63k to 161k
111,647 tests
81.8%
107,000 · 71k to 169k
122,343 tests
80.3%
103,000 · 73k to 153k
132,517 tests
75.9%
101,000 · 71k to 137k
141,012 tests
71.4%
103,000 · 77k to 133k
Insight pass rateAll cars at that ageMiddle half of mileages

Most common MOT failures and advisories

How often each item came up, per 100 MOT tests on the Honda Insight. Advisories are things the tester noted that did not fail the car, often wear that will need attention soon. Follow an item to see what it means and how serious it is.

Failures

Side and tail lights
A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
5.4in 100 tests
Wiper blades
Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
2.8in 100 tests
Brake pads
A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
2.5in 100 tests
Headlights
A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED
2.2in 100 tests
Tyre tread
Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
1.9in 100 tests
Number plate lights
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps
1.7in 100 tests
Steering joint covers
A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
1.7in 100 tests
Tyres
A tyre seriously damaged
1.1in 100 tests

Advisories and minor defects

Brake discs
Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured
11.9in 100 tests
Brake pads
A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
8.9in 100 tests
Headlights
Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than whit
6.0in 100 tests
Number plate lights
A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources (minor defect)
4.4in 100 tests
Track rod ends
Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated (minor defect)
4.1in 100 tests
Shock absorbers
A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
3.8in 100 tests
Headlights
Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective (minor defect)
3.5in 100 tests
Brake discs
Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn
3.3in 100 tests

What to check on a used Insight

The parts that come up most often in Honda Insight MOTs, and how to look at them on a viewing.

  1. Brake discs and pads
    Ask when the discs and pads were last replaced, and look through the wheel for a raised lip on the edge of the disc.
  2. Lights
    Walk round with every light on, and ask someone to press the brake pedal so you can see both brake lights.
  3. Suspension and steering joints
    Listen for knocks over bumps and at full lock, and ask whether any suspension or steering joints have been replaced.
  4. Shock absorbers
    Push down hard on each corner: it should rise once and settle. Oil on the shock absorber body is a sign of a leak.
  5. Number plates
    Check the plates are clean, legal and match the registration on the V5C logbook.

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Questions

What is the MOT pass rate of the Honda Insight?
In 2023, 79.0% of 9,107 initial MOT tests on the Honda Insight ended in a pass, against 76.5% for all cars and light vans.
What fails most often on a Honda Insight MOT?
The most common failures were side and tail lights (5.4 in 100 tests), wiper blades (2.8 in 100 tests), brake pads (2.5 in 100 tests).
What is a normal mileage for a 10-year-old Honda Insight?
At 10 years old, the median Honda Insight at its MOT had covered 101,000 miles, and the middle half had between 63,000 and 161,000 miles.
What do MOT testers most often advise on a Honda Insight?
The most common advisories were brake discs (11.9 in 100 tests), brake pads (8.9 in 100 tests), headlights (6.0 in 100 tests).

Other Honda models

Overall MOT pass rate in 2023. Compare all Honda models or see every make.

Jazz80.6%Civic74.3%CR-V79.5%HR-V90.7%Accord68.6%Insight79.0%FR-V64.3%S200083.5%

How these figures are made. We counted every initial MOT test (not retests) of cars and light vans in Great Britain in 2023 from the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 33,842,940 tests in all. Pass rate is the share of initial tests that ended in a pass, counting faults fixed during the test. Age is whole years from first registration to the test, so a car having its first MOT a few weeks early counts as 2.

Like-for-like pass rates average each model's pass rate at ages 3 to 10 with the same age mix for every model, so a model is not flattered by a young fleet or penalised by an old one. Models are grouped by the first word of the DVSA model name, and names that cover several models are left out.

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. RegTail's analysis of the DVSA anonymised MOT dataset, 2023 tests.