What year Honda Civic Crx is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1997 Honda Civic Crx has the highest pass rate at 73.9%, out of 221 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Civic Crx MOT failures?

The most common Honda Civic Crx MOT failures vary by year. Check the individual year pages for detailed defect breakdowns — links in the table above.

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Honda Civic Crx — Reliability by Year

7,070 vehicles · MOT data 1987–1997 · first-test pass rates

This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda Civic Crx 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

1997

73.9% pass rate · 221 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1987

59.5% pass rate · 657 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1997	73.9%	87,490 mi	221
1996	71.8%	93,763 mi	181
1995	69.5%	96,490 mi	247
1994	70.3%	101,669 mi	337
1993	67.1%	104,766 mi	728
1992	68.0%	111,977 mi	671
1991	67.6%	128,499 mi	346
1990	65.6%	118,253 mi	855
1989	62.5%	123,280 mi	1,648
1988	62.7%	118,018 mi	1,179
1987	59.5%	112,358 mi	657

Which year Honda Civic Crx 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 87,490 miles (newest year) to 128,499 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 Civic Crx.

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