Honda E Advance

What fails its inspection

Great Britain's MOT record for the 2020 electric. 45 of 812 tests failed, 6%.

Better than 82% of 2020 cars. The typical one fails 8%, across 906 models with enough tests behind them to say.

The defects inspectors cite

• Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
• A tyre cords visible or damaged
• A tyre seriously damaged
• Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
• Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror
• A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning

Before you buy one

Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.

• Tyres and wheels — 80% of its failures
  • Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements
  • A tyre cords visible or damaged
  • A tyre seriously damaged
• Visibility — 22% of its failures
  • Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
  • Windscreen or window damaged or seriously discoloured and affecting the driver's view of the road or of an obligatory external mirror

Specification