What year Honda Legend is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2007 Honda Legend has the highest pass rate at 84.4%, out of 180 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Legend MOT failures?

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

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Honda Legend — Reliability by Year

4,512 vehicles · MOT data 1987–2008 · first-test pass rates

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

2007

84.4% pass rate · 180 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1988

56.7% pass rate · 185 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2008	84.3%	68,054 mi	154
2007	84.4%	70,156 mi	180
2006	84.0%	66,725 mi	157
2000	75.4%	89,438 mi	181
1999	73.5%	93,257 mi	258
1998	74.9%	98,870 mi	391
1997	72.5%	108,156 mi	344
1996	72.7%	110,089 mi	452
1995	73.1%	114,150 mi	259
1994	72.0%	114,978 mi	312
1993	69.8%	123,729 mi	385
1992	70.2%	124,992 mi	348
1991	69.4%	128,570 mi	364
1990	65.4%	111,560 mi	184
1989	63.3%	108,497 mi	226
1988	56.7%	102,757 mi	185
1987	63.5%	78,651 mi	132

Which year Honda Legend 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 66,725 miles (newest year) to 128,570 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 Legend.

See the buying guide →

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