What year Honda Vision is most reliable?

Based on MOT first-test pass rates, the 1988 Honda Vision has the highest pass rate at 84.5%, out of 306 vehicles tested.

What are the most common Honda Vision MOT failures?

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

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Honda Vision — Reliability by Year

1,997 vehicles · MOT data 1986–1994 · first-test pass rates

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

1988

84.5% pass rate · 306 vehicles

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Lowest pass rate year

1989

80.6% pass rate · 369 vehicles

Year	Pass rate	Avg mileage	Vehicles
1994	82.2%	4,855 mi	112
1993	82.3%	5,352 mi	142
1992	82.1%	5,018 mi	179
1991	81.0%	4,675 mi	201
1990	82.7%	4,967 mi	294
1989	80.6%	4,899 mi	369
1988	84.5%	5,277 mi	306
1987	82.9%	5,462 mi	269
1986	82.1%	4,941 mi	125

Which year Honda Vision 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 4,675 miles (newest year) to 5,462 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 Vision.

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