Honda NSX MOT reliability

Honda NSXs passed their MOT first time 92% of the time across 392 tests in 2025. 311 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

92%

MOTs analysed

392

Still licensed (GB)

311

Body type

Coupe

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

2017 hybrid

58 MOTs

These figures come from 58 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 93%. Typical mileage 9,507 (most between 5,931 and 15,319).

2019: 100% → 2020: 92% → 2021: 93% → 2022: 95% → 2023: 93% → 2024: 97% → 2025: 93%

Most common failures

Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure (3.4%)
Ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (1.7%)
Attachment: fixing missing (1.7%)
Tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (1.7%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.7%)

2017 petrol

5 MOTs

These figures come from only 5 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 100%. Typical mileage 49,723 (most between 17,790 and 66,520).

2020: 100% → 2021: 100% → 2022: 86% → 2023: 83% → 2024: 80% → 2025: 100%

Most common failures

Where 2017 NSXs fail

Wheels & tyres

6.9%

Suspension & axles

1.7%

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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.