Honda Insight MOT reliability

Honda Insights passed their MOT first time 68% of the time across 8,496 tests in 2025. 7,902 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

68%

MOTs analysed

8,496

Still licensed (GB)

7,902

Body type

Sedan

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

2019 hybrid

11 MOTs

These figures come from only 11 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.

Passed first time 73%. Typical mileage 86,194 (most between 84,159 and 100,608).

2019: 67% → 2020: 50% → 2021: 73% → 2022: 59% → 2023: 65% → 2024: 64% → 2025: 73%

Most common failures

Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (18.2%)
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam (9.1%)
Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play (9.1%)

2019 petrol

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. 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.

Passed first time 100%. Typical mileage 83,701 (most between 83,701 and 83,701).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 25% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2019 Insights fail

Suspension & axles

18.2%

Lights & electrics

9.1%

Steering

9.1%

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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.