What year Honda Civic Esi is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1994 Honda Civic Esi has the highest pass rate at 100.0%, out of 689 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Civic Esi MOT failures?

The most common Honda Civic Esi 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 Esi — Reliability by Year

2,582 vehicles · MOT data 1992–1995 · first-test pass rates

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

1994

100.0% pass rate · 689 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1995

33.3% pass rate · 232 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1995	33.3%	99,574 mi	232
1994	100.0%	87,288 mi	689
1993	50.0%	140,111 mi	1,077
1992	—	—	584

Which year Honda Civic Esi 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 87,288 miles (newest year) to 140,111 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 Esi.

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