How reliable is the Honda Cr-Z compared with other cars?

We do not publish a comparison for the Honda Cr-Z, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 73.7% across 3,773 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.

What do testers most often warn about on a Honda Cr-Z?

The most common advisory is "Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured", noted on 20.5% of all Honda Cr-Z tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.

What mileage does a Honda Cr-Z usually have at its MOT?

The average odometer reading recorded at test is 95,384 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.

Which Honda Cr-Z years are the most reliable?

Going by MOT pass rate, Honda Cr-Z cars first registered 2014–2016 do best at 83.8%, and those registered 2010 and earlier do worst at 73.4%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.

Does a Honda Cr-Z get harder to pass as it ages?

Yes. At 9 to 11 years old, 83.8% of Honda Cr-Z tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 73.4%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.

Are most Honda Cr-Z models petrol or diesel?

Of the Honda Cr-Z cars tested, 40% are hybrid, 33% are petrol, 14% are other. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

Model reliability file

Honda Cr-Z MOT pass rate & common failures

From 3,773 recorded MOT tests of the Honda Cr-Z, published by DVSA.

Data updated 29 July 2026

Quick answer

Across 3,773 MOT tests, 73.7% of Honda Cr-Z tests ended in a pass. This figure is not adjusted for age or mileage, so it is not a reliability ranking: the Honda Cr-Z fleet does not yet cover a wide enough spread of ages and distances to compare it fairly against other models. Its most commonly recorded failure is suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, which appears in 12.7% of failed tests. Cars of this model average 95,384 miles on the odometer when tested.

At a glance

Recorded pass rate

73.7%unadjusted, not comparable3,773 tests

We are not publishing a ranking for the Cr-Z. The examples tested do not cover a wide enough spread of ages and mileages to compare it fairly, and an unadjusted pass rate mostly sorts models by how recently they were bought rather than how well they were built. The failure and advisory patterns below come from the same 3,773 tests and are worth reading on their own terms.

DVSA recorded wording

Most common failure items

Share of failed Honda Cr-Z tests in which each item was recorded. One failed test often lists several items, so these do not sum to 100%.

1.A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc12.7%
110 occurrencesSuspension joint dust cover missing or split explained
2.Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement11.9%
103 occurrencesParking brake efficiency too low explained
3.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm11.5%
100 occurrencesBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
4.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake10.6%
92 occurrencesBrake binding or imbalanced across an axle explained
5.The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired7.9%
69 occurrencesSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained
6.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn7.6%
66 occurrencesSuspension arm bush worn explained
7.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements7.6%
66 occurrencesTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
8.Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc7.0%
61 occurrencesSteering rack gaiter split, damaged or missing explained
9.Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen6.3%
55 occurrencesWiper or washer not working properly explained
10.Exhaust system leaking or insecure6.0%
52 occurrencesExhaust leaking or insecure explained

Warnings without a failure

Most common advisories

Share of all Honda Cr-Z tests carrying each advisory. The denominator differs from the failure list above because an advisory can be issued on a car that passed.

1.Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured20.5%
773 testsBrake disc worn, pitted or scored explained
2.Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements17.9%
676 testsTyre worn close to the legal limit explained
3.A tyre seriously damaged15.4%
580 testsTyre damaged or deteriorated explained
4.A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened9.5%
360 testsRoad spring broken or fractured explained
5.A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm9.5%
357 testsBrake drum or shoe worn or contaminated explained
6.Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake5.9%
223 testsBrake binding or imbalanced across an axle explained
7.A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn5.5%
206 testsSuspension arm bush worn explained
8.The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired4.8%
181 testsSuspension mounting corroded or insecure explained

The rest of the record

Everything else recorded on the Honda Cr-Z

The 15 other defects testers recorded on this model, beyond the most common listed above. Each links to what it means and what it takes to put right.

How wear changes the picture

Cr-Z pass rate by age and registration year

How often the Honda Cr-Z passes at each age, with the years those cars were first registered. Tests are from 2025, so a car aged 9 to 11 was first used in 2014–2016.

9–11 yrsreg. 2014–201684%

12–14 yrsreg. 2011–201373%

15+ yrsreg. 2010 and earlier73%

Read this as an age curve rather than a verdict on particular model years. Nearly every car passes less often as it gets older, so a newer Cr-Z outscoring an older one says more about wear than about how that year’s cars were built. Bands holding too few tests to be meaningful are omitted rather than shown as a rate.

What gets tested

The Cr-Z fleet

Average mileage recorded at test: 95,384
Fuel mix of tested cars: Hybrid40.3%
Petrol32.6%
Other14.5%
Electric12.4%

Check a specific Honda Cr-Z

A model average tells you the pattern. Its own MOT record tells you the car.

Compare within the range

Other Honda models

Honda Jazz — 75.5% adjusted
Honda Civic — 74.8% adjusted
Honda Cr-V — 80.3% adjusted
Honda Hr-V — 78.6% adjusted
Honda Accord — 61.3% unadjusted
Honda Insight — 67.7% unadjusted
All Honda models

Common questions

How reliable is the Honda Cr-Z compared with other cars?: We do not publish a comparison for the Honda Cr-Z, because the cars of this model that have been tested do not cover a wide enough range of ages and mileages. Its raw pass rate is 73.7% across 3,773 tests, but comparing a raw rate between models mostly ranks them by how new they are rather than how good they are. The failure and advisory patterns further down the page are still drawn from real tests and are worth reading.
What is the most common MOT failure on a Honda Cr-Z?: The item recorded most often is "A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc", which appears in 12.7% of failed Honda Cr-Z tests. Because one failed test can list several items, these shares do not add up to 100%.
What do testers most often warn about on a Honda Cr-Z?: The most common advisory is "Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured", noted on 20.5% of all Honda Cr-Z tests. An advisory is not a failure: it flags something that will likely need attention before the next test.
What mileage does a Honda Cr-Z usually have at its MOT?: The average odometer reading recorded at test is 95,384 miles. This is the mileage across all tested examples of every age, not an annual figure, so treat it as a description of the fleet rather than a target for one car.
Which Honda Cr-Z years are the most reliable?: Going by MOT pass rate, Honda Cr-Z cars first registered 2014–2016 do best at 83.8%, and those registered 2010 and earlier do worst at 73.4%. But that ordering is mostly age, not build year: almost every model passes less often as it wears, so the newest cars top this list whatever they are. A specific year looking strong here means little on its own; the failure items above, and the individual car's own MOT history, tell you far more.
Does a Honda Cr-Z get harder to pass as it ages?: Yes. At 9 to 11 years old, 83.8% of Honda Cr-Z tests pass. By fifteen years or more, that falls to 73.4%. Nearly every model follows this pattern, which is why comparing raw pass rates between models is misleading unless age is accounted for.
Are most Honda Cr-Z models petrol or diesel?: Of the Honda Cr-Z cars tested, 40% are hybrid, 33% are petrol, 14% are other. Fuel type affects which items tend to fail, particularly emissions and exhaust components.

How this was worked out

Method and limits

Figures come from the DVSA anonymised MOT testing dataset, published under the Open Government Licence. Only class 4 initial tests are counted: retests are excluded so a car appears once, and abandoned tests are excluded entirely. No adjusted rate is shown because this model's tested examples do not cover enough of the national age and mileage range for standardisation to mean anything.

An MOT measures whether a car met a legal standard on the day. It is not a breakdown record, a service history or a running-cost estimate, and a pass rate is a property of a fleet rather than a prediction about one car.