What year Honda Prelude is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 2000 Honda Prelude has the highest pass rate at 73.6%, out of 649 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Prelude MOT failures?

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

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Honda Prelude — Reliability by Year

20,059 vehicles · MOT data 1985–2000 · first-test pass rates

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

2000

73.6% pass rate · 649 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1988

61.1% pass rate · 393 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
2000	73.6%	83,326 mi	649
1999	71.7%	91,294 mi	986
1998	69.9%	95,814 mi	1,638
1997	69.9%	98,984 mi	2,280
1996	70.1%	101,817 mi	1,099
1995	68.0%	110,688 mi	1,765
1994	67.7%	113,691 mi	2,082
1993	66.7%	116,471 mi	2,978
1992	66.4%	117,709 mi	2,548
1991	66.3%	115,544 mi	1,341
1990	65.2%	107,011 mi	1,048
1989	62.5%	106,924 mi	822
1988	61.1%	100,007 mi	393
1987	62.5%	85,816 mi	139
1986	65.1%	81,849 mi	160
1985	64.8%	87,611 mi	131

Which year Honda Prelude 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 81,849 miles (newest year) to 117,709 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 Prelude.

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