What year Honda Civic is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2020 Honda Civic has the highest pass rate at 92.4%, out of 3,362 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Civic MOT failures?

The most common Honda Civic 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 — Reliability by Year

695,230 vehicles · MOT data 1980–2021 · first-test pass rates

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

2020

92.4% pass rate · 3,362 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1988

59.8% pass rate · 1,205 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2021	91.1%	25,083 mi	166
2020	92.4%	29,189 mi	3,362
2019	91.4%	32,170 mi	12,891
2018	90.1%	36,153 mi	14,744
2017	89.8%	38,619 mi	14,963
2016	88.6%	45,139 mi	16,695
2015	87.9%	51,310 mi	15,461
2014	86.2%	56,175 mi	15,016
2013	84.9%	62,383 mi	16,365
2012	83.8%	64,085 mi	14,135
2011	76.8%	62,160 mi	12,474
2010	76.3%	70,735 mi	19,983
2009	76.4%	75,290 mi	25,198
2008	76.3%	79,286 mi	33,055
2007	75.6%	82,170 mi	43,214
2006	75.0%	84,354 mi	36,348
2005	75.7%	73,552 mi	32,387
2004	75.5%	75,787 mi	33,904
2003	74.5%	73,923 mi	35,845
2002	74.2%	77,339 mi	35,573
2001	73.6%	78,237 mi	33,169
2000	71.3%	76,745 mi	25,264
1999	69.8%	80,683 mi	29,715
1998	68.3%	84,788 mi	33,118
1997	68.4%	88,495 mi	33,039
1996	67.6%	91,786 mi	29,415
1995	66.4%	94,879 mi	25,644
1994	66.1%	96,538 mi	16,146
1993	66.0%	98,686 mi	11,163
1992	65.6%	101,620 mi	8,185
1991	65.7%	95,215 mi	6,432
1990	63.5%	94,780 mi	4,358
1989	63.7%	94,225 mi	2,399
1988	59.8%	87,728 mi	1,205
1987	61.2%	80,454 mi	877
1986	59.9%	82,346 mi	819
1985	63.1%	73,065 mi	567
1984	62.3%	67,301 mi	468
1983	67.9%	58,382 mi	406
1982	69.5%	57,423 mi	428
1981	62.0%	55,144 mi	332
1980	68.6%	42,881 mi	302

Which year Honda Civic 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 25,083 miles (newest year) to 101,620 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.

See the buying guide →

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