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Honda C90 — Reliability by Year

37,204 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2003 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda C90 was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →

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Best pass rate year
1983
87.9% pass rate · 230 vehicles
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Lowest pass rate year
1992
81.8% pass rate · 1,547 vehicles
Year Pass rate Avg mileage Vehicles
2003
83.6%
16,349 mi 153
2002
82.6%
17,565 mi 813
2001
83.4%
18,790 mi 1,027
2000
83.5%
18,276 mi 1,202
1999
82.8%
18,280 mi 1,443
1998
82.6%
18,750 mi 1,537
1997
83.3%
17,887 mi 1,560
1996
83.8%
18,291 mi 823
1995
85.3%
18,881 mi 475
1994
83.6%
19,662 mi 513
1993
83.0%
19,488 mi 747
1992
81.8%
20,344 mi 1,547
1991
83.2%
19,871 mi 2,428
1990
84.0%
20,201 mi 3,431
1989
82.2%
19,859 mi 4,307
1988
83.6%
19,936 mi 4,965
1987
83.2%
19,719 mi 5,117
1986
82.4%
19,003 mi 3,208
1985
83.4%
19,437 mi 656
1984
83.4%
18,180 mi 505
1983
87.9%
13,862 mi 230
1982
87.4%
10,647 mi 164
1981
86.1%
13,007 mi 143
1980
83.9%
12,544 mi 210

Which year Honda C90 is most reliable?

MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.

Tests range from an average of 10,647 miles (newest year) to 20,344 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 C90.

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