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Honda Stepwagon
MOT 2024

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Honda

Stepwagon

7,565 MOT tests analysed. sits above the UK fleet average — here's where Stepwagons pass, fail, and end up on the retest sheet.

That's 3.6 points above the UK fleet average across our 1,984 tracked models — a confident result.

Pass

81.1%

Pass-after-fix

4.7%

Fail

13.6%

Avg miles

86,035

Pass + Pass-after-fix + Fail = 100%

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Performance by cohort

3 year bands · 7,565 tests

Pass rate climbs 1.2 points across the cohorts — newer Stepwagon examples clear the test more reliably than the early cars.

Pre-2018 cohort 6,855

Pass

81.6%

Fail

13.3%

PRS

4.5%

Avg mileage at test

85,877 mi

2018–2020 cohort 495

Pass

74.3%

Fail

17.6%

PRS

6.7%

Avg mileage at test

89,056 mi

2021+ cohort 215

Pass

82.8%

Fail

13.0%

PRS

4.2%

Avg mileage at test

84,160 mi

Cohort = vehicle's first-registration year band. Same model, different generations of build.

The picture

Stepwagon: middle-of-the-pack on first-time pass

Across 3,111 MOT tests, the Stepwagon returns 77.0% first-time pass — roughly in line with the UK fleet average. The single most-logged Major fail is a torn steering gaiter. A defective headlamp lens and a number-plate lamp out round out the top three. Average tested mileage sits at 91,494, which is the lens to read those failure rankings through. If you own one and the next test is close, the ranked list below is a sensible pre-test checklist.

ABI Insurance Group

Group 10–26

Below the fleet average — generally reasonable to insure. Lower groups cost less to insure; UK fleet average is around Group 22.

Source: ABI Group Rating Panel · administered by Thatcham Research · groups cover standard variants; performance trims may sit higher. Browse all insurance groups →

10–26

out of 50

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Top ten reasons for rejection.

Filter failures:

  1. 01

    Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated

    407 occurrences · 5.4% of tests

  2. 02

    Headlamp reflector or lens slightly defective

    253 occurrences · 3.3% of tests

  3. 03

    A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources

    225 occurrences · 3.0% of tests

  4. 04

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    172 occurrences · 2.3% of tests

  5. 05

    A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    139 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  6. 06

    A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc

    133 occurrences · 1.8% of tests

  7. 07

    A suspension joint dust cover severely deteriorated

    128 occurrences · 1.7% of tests

  8. 08

    The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements

    110 occurrences · 1.5% of tests

  9. 09

    An obligatory rear fog lamp missing, or a front or rear fog lamp inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

    107 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

  10. 10

    a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm

    105 occurrences · 1.4% of tests

Counts cover Major and Dangerous defects logged at test. Advisory items excluded so this shows why a car was rejected, not just what the tester flagged in passing.

Worst-case fix budget · top 4 failures

£178–£595

If every one of this Stepwagon's most-logged Major fails hit at the same MOT, that's the real-world UK garage range. Reality is usually one or two items, not all of them. Open the estimator →

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Year-band analysis

Best year to buy. Worst to avoid.

First-time MOT pass rate split by registration band. A 8.4-point gap between bands means the year you buy Honda Stepwagon has a real effect on what turns up at the garage.

Best band to buy

82.8%

2021+ registration

the 2021-on band climbs to 82.8% — a 8.4-point improvement. Failures here are mostly wear items: ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt, lens slightly defective — the structural issues that drag down older examples don't appear in the top-10 for this band. Post-2020 examples are early in their MOT life and generally show the cleanest records.

Band to be cautious about

74.3%

2018–2020 registration

On the 2018–2020 band, the data shows a 74.3% pass rate against a fleet average of 82.8% on the newer band. The main culprits logged at test: ball joint dust cover damaged or deteriorated, but preventing the ingress of dirt, inoperative in the case of multiple lamps…, and ball joint dust cover severely deteriorated. Average mileage on test for this band is 89,056 miles — high-mileage wear items are a recurring theme.

Best band to buy: 2021+ (82.8% first-time pass). Worst band to avoid: 2018-2020 (74.3% pass). That's a 8.4-point spread across 495 older tests and 215 newer ones — year of build makes a material difference on this model.

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Tools that pre-empt a retest.

Picked against this car's top failure patterns. Affiliate links to Amazon UK — we earn a small cut at no cost to you. Disclosed up-front, doesn't shape the data.

Item 01 · Amazon UK

Headlight restoration kit

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Item 02 · Amazon UK

H7 / W21W bulb pack

A spare-bulb kit lives in the boot. Test morning is not the time to find your stop-lamp's gone.

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Buying or keeping a Stepwagon?

Use the failure ranking as a pre-test checklist or a haggling lever. Treat the headline pass rate as a fleet-wide trend, not a guarantee on any individual car.

If you own a Stepwagon and your last MOT looked nothing like the ranked failures above, that's normal — individual cars vary widely. The ranking shows the patterns testers flag most often across the country.