Which year Honda Accord is most reliable?

Based on 201,796 vehicles (1982–2015) and millions of DVLA MOT records.

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Not just "newer is more reliable"

These rankings compare each year at the same mileage point — a 2003 Accord at 80,000 miles is judged against a 2014 Accord at 80,000 miles, not its full lifetime average. Verdicts are also relative to this model's own average, not a universal scale. That's the difference between "old cars wear out" and "this year is genuinely more or less reliable."

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Years to look for

2005–2015

Above-average pass rate — these years consistently do better than other Accords

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Below model average

1982–1996

Lower pass rate than other Accords — worth checking the MOT history before buying

See common failures for 1990 →

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Dataset

201,796

vehicles · 1982–2015 · millions of MOT records

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CarHunch sweet spot — 1998–2012

These years hit the reliability-to-value sweet spot: a 67.0–83.0% pass rate, well above this model's median, but old enough to have depreciated significantly from peak price. If budget matters alongside reliability, start your search here.

Pass rate by year

Year	Pass rate	Vehicles
2015	88.8%	186	Recommended
2014	87.1%	489	Recommended
2013	85.0%	602	Recommended
2012	83.0%	1,526	Recommended
2011	82.8%	1,701	Recommended
2010	82.5%	1,883	Recommended
2009	81.4%	4,821	Recommended
2008	78.9%	5,863	Recommended
2007	76.4%	7,936	Recommended
2006	75.9%	8,950	Recommended
2005	75.2%	12,637	Recommended
2004	74.5%	14,198
2003	73.9%	9,028
2002	73.1%	9,399
2001	71.8%	14,270
2000	71.3%	21,846
1999	70.1%	17,964
1998	67.0%	10,498
1997	66.0%	10,802
1996	65.1%	11,357	Below avg
1995	64.3%	8,697	Below avg
1994	63.1%	7,281	Below avg
1993	62.0%	4,130	Below avg
1992	56.3%	3,387	Below avg
1991	51.2%	3,387	Below avg
1990	43.9%	3,814	Below avg
1989	55.9%	1,819	Below avg
1988	51.8%	1,028	Below avg
1987	49.4%	746	Below avg
1986	51.1%	519	Below avg
1985	45.9%	351	Below avg
1984	50.4%	260	Below avg
1983	50.9%	285	Below avg
1982	46.9%	136	Below avg

Click any year to see full MOT history, common faults and comparisons for those cars. Verdicts are relative to this model's own average — a good Land Rover year is judged differently from a good Toyota year.

How each year holds up at higher mileage

Each line is a different model year. The mileage ranges are divided into 5 equal groups based on how this model is actually driven in the real world — so you're comparing like-for-like, not arbitrary round numbers.

Only years with enough data across at least 3 mileage ranges are shown. Newer years appear in blue; older years in amber.

How is this measured?

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What "pass rate" means

The percentage of all MOT tests that resulted in a pass — counted across a car's whole life, not just its first test. Higher means fewer failures over time.

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Mileage groups built from real data

We split this model's real-world mileage history into 5 equal groups — so each slice contains the same number of cars, not an arbitrary round number like "0–30,000 miles."

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Does age still matter?

Yes. A low-mileage 20-year-old car has still had 20 years of weather, perishing rubber, and ageing electrics. Comparing at the same mileage narrows the gap between old and new — but doesn't erase it entirely.

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Why this beats surveys

Our figures come from the DVLA's national MOT database — over 50 million real test results from accredited garages, with no opinions involved. Most reliability guides are based on owner surveys with a few hundred responses per model.

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