Honda CR-Z
Registered from 2010 to 2015.
About this model
The Honda CR-Z is a sport compact hybrid electric vehicle manufactured by Honda and marketed as a "sport hybrid coupe." It combines a gasoline-electric hybrid drivetrain with features typical of a sports car, including a standard six-speed manual transmission and a 2+2 seating layout.
From the Wikipedia article Honda CR-Z, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2011 1.5 petrol. 129 of 690 tests failed, 19%.
Better than 69% of 2011 cars. The typical one fails 22%, across 924 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 43% | 55 |
| Suspension | 28% | 36 |
| Tyres and wheels | 27% | 35 |
| Lights and electrics | 18% | 23 |
| Body and structure | 12% | 16 |
| Visibility | 9% | 11 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Exhaust system leaking or insecure
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 43% of its failures
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Suspension — 28% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Tyres and wheels — 27% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
- Lights and electrics — 18% of its failures
- Body and structure — 12% of its failures
- Visibility — 9% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 23% of its inspections, against the 26% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 17% | 14% | 36 | |
| 40–60k miles | 17% | 18% | 95 | |
| 60–80k miles | 19% | 21% | 167 | |
| 80–100k miles | 19% | 24% | 171 | |
| 100–120k miles | 18% | 25% | 99 | |
| 120–140k miles | 23% | 26% | 74 |
642 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 80k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Specification
| Year | Measured |
|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.5 petrol · 1245 kg · 2425 mm wheelbase · 4.9 L/100km (NEDC) |