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Honda Accord — Reliability by Year

201,796 vehicles · MOT data 1982–2015 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda Accord was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

Best pass rate year
2015
88.8% pass rate · 186 vehicles
Lowest pass rate year
1987
60.7% pass rate · 746 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2015
88.8%
52,249 mi 186
2014
87.1%
56,215 mi 489
2013
85.0%
63,571 mi 602
2012
83.0%
74,946 mi 1,526
2011
82.9%
81,494 mi 1,701
2010
82.5%
85,983 mi 1,883
2009
81.4%
88,172 mi 4,821
2008
79.2%
90,137 mi 5,863
2007
76.5%
97,770 mi 7,936
2006
76.0%
99,431 mi 8,950
2005
75.2%
97,265 mi 12,637
2004
74.5%
96,735 mi 14,198
2003
73.9%
88,295 mi 9,028
2002
73.3%
79,136 mi 9,399
2001
71.9%
83,686 mi 14,270
2000
71.4%
89,274 mi 21,846
1999
70.2%
96,378 mi 17,964
1998
67.3%
99,543 mi 10,498
1997
66.4%
102,180 mi 10,802
1996
65.5%
105,647 mi 11,357
1995
64.9%
109,749 mi 8,697
1994
64.4%
111,142 mi 7,281
1993
65.9%
111,526 mi 4,130
1992
69.6%
114,245 mi 3,387
1991
69.2%
116,846 mi 3,387
1990
69.3%
114,376 mi 3,814
1989
64.3%
111,194 mi 1,819
1988
62.8%
104,701 mi 1,028
1987
60.7%
97,742 mi 746
1986
63.7%
89,751 mi 519
1985
63.0%
78,577 mi 351
1984
67.9%
74,283 mi 260
1983
68.0%
69,357 mi 285
1982
70.8%
65,711 mi 136

Which year Honda Accord is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests. Green = noticeably above average for this model; red = noticeably below average.

Tests range from an average of 52,249 miles (newest year) to 116,846 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →

Trying to decide which year to buy?

We've done the full analysis — which years to look for, which to avoid, and where to find the best value for reliability on a Honda Accord.

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