Honda Civic Type R — Reliability by Year
2,054 vehicles · MOT data 2002–2025 · first-test pass rates
This page shows MOT first-test pass rates for each year the Honda Civic Type R was manufactured — click any year to explore that cohort in detail. Trying to decide which year to buy? See the full buying guide →
* UK vehicles require their first MOT at 3 years old. Recent model years shown in grey have little or no MOT test data yet — pass rate data will build up as those vehicles mature.
Which year Honda Civic Type R is most reliable?
MOT pass rate by year of manufacture — averaged across each vehicle's lifetime of tests.
Tests range from an average of 106,175 miles (newest year) to 116,992 miles (oldest year). Older years naturally accumulate more tests at higher mileages — see the mileage-normalised breakdown →
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 Type R.
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