Honda Dba MOT reliability

Honda Dbas passed their MOT first time 33% of the time across 3 tests in 2025.

These figures come from only 3 MOT tests. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

First-time pass rate

33%

MOTs analysed

3

Still licensed (GB)

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Body type

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Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2010 petrol

2 MOTs

Passed first time 50%. Typical mileage 99,267 (most between 99,264 and 99,269).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 0% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 50%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Position lamp: not working (50.0%)
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps (50.0%)
Service brake performance: efficiency below requirements (50.0%)
Service brake imbalance: across an axle (50.0%)

Where 2010 Dbas fail

Brakes

50.0%

Lights & electrics

50.0%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.