Honda Elysion
Registered from 2004 to 2021.
About this model
The Honda Elysion is a seven- or eight-seat minivan originally sold in Japan as a competitor to the Toyota Alphard and the Nissan Elgrand. The Honda LaGreat, marketed in the United States as the Honda Odyssey, featured popular styling but was considered impractical in Japan due to its relatively large dimensions. The Elysion was designed with styling cues from the LaGreat but made smaller to be competitive in the Japanese market.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Elysion, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2008 2.4 petrol. 17 of 77 tests failed, 22%.
Better than 73% of 2008 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 922 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 53% | 9 |
| Suspension | 35% | 6 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 18% | 3 |
| Tyres and wheels | 18% | 3 |
| Visibility | 18% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 6% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- 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
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- A tyre seriously damaged
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Engine MIL illuminated indicating a malfunction
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 35% of its failures
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Exhaust and emissions — 18% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Tyres and wheels — 18% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 53% of its failures
- 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
- A mandatory tell-tale for main beam headlamp or rear fog lamp missing or inoperative
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 6% of its failures
- A door will not open using the relevant control or close properly