Honda Elysion MOT reliability

Honda Elysions passed their MOT first time 72% of the time across 721 tests in 2025.

First-time pass rate

72%

MOTs analysed

721

Still licensed (GB)

–

Body type

Hatchback

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

2018 petrol

38 MOTs

These figures come from 38 MOT tests. That's a fairly small number of cars, so they may not be typical of these cars as a whole.

Passed first time 71%. Typical mileage 100,931 (most between 73,166 and 128,397).

2018: 100% → 2019: 100% → 2021: 63% → 2022: 68% → 2023: 65% → 2024: 68% → 2025: 71%

Most common failures

Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick (10.5%)
Position lamp: not working (7.9%)
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (7.9%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.3%)
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect (5.3%)

Where 2018 Elysions fail

Lights & electrics

18.4%

Brakes

13.2%

Suspension & axles

7.9%

Visibility & wipers

7.9%

Wheels & tyres

5.3%

Body, structure & corrosion

2.6%

Steering

2.6%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.6%

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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.