Honda E Advance MOT failures and reliability
The Honda E Advance is one of the stronger cars at the MOT: 90% of its 1,817 tests in 2025 were passed first time, 18 points better than the 72% for all cars. Half the Honda E Advance cars tested were registered in 2021 or later, and younger cars pass more often. That ranks it 1st of the 13 Honda models we cover. Every figure here comes from the DVSA's record of each Honda E Advance MOT, so it shows what testers found rather than what owners report.
- MOT tests in 2025
- 1,817
- First-time pass rate
- 90%
- All cars
- 72%
Honda E Advance MOT strengths and weak spots
The Honda E Advance fails less often than the average car in every area of the test we measure.
It does best on lights and electrics, where 0.8% of Honda E Advance tests failed against 10.7% for all cars.
Honda E Advance cars first registered in 2022 passed 90% first time; those from 2020 passed 90%.
At 5 years old the average Honda E Advance had covered 23,144 miles, about 4,600 a year.
The single most common failure on the Honda E Advance was wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively, on 3.1% of tests.
What the Honda E Advance fails on
Share of Honda E Advance tests with at least one failure in each area, beside the figure for all cars.
- Tyres5.3% (all cars 6.3%)
- Visibility3.9% (all cars 4.4%)
- Lights and electrics0.8% (all cars 10.7%)
- Brakes0.5% (all cars 6.3%)
- Number plates and VIN0.2% (all cars 0.3%)
- Body and structure0.1% (all cars 3.3%)
- Suspension0.1% (all cars 9.1%)
Most common failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively 3.1%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 1.5%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords 1.4%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 1.3%
- Tyres, condition: has a bulge, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure 0.4%
- Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative 0.4%
- Headlamp aim: too low 0.3%
- Headlamp aim: too high 0.3%
Most common advisories
- Tread depth: worn close to legal limit/worn on edge 15.8%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing 7.0%
- Tyres, condition: has a cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords 5.8%
- Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre 2.2%
- Tyres, condition: slightly damaged 1.5%
- Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt 1.4%
- Brake pads: wearing thin 1.4%
- Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened 0.3%
Pass rate by year of registration
First-time pass rate of the Honda E Advance by the year it was first registered.
| First registered | Tests | Pass rate |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 781 | 90% |
| 2021 | 622 | 90% |
| 2022 | 405 | 90% |
Typical mileage by age
Average Honda E Advance odometer reading at the MOT, by age in years at the test.
| Age at test | Average mileage |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 13,575 miles |
| 4 years | 19,665 miles |
| 5 years | 23,144 miles |
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The figures above tell you what to look out for on any Honda E Advance. For one Honda E Advance's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration for a free MOT check.
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Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.