Honda FR-V
Registered from 2004 to 2016.
About this model
The Honda FR-V, marketed as the Honda Edix in Japan, is a six-passenger car that was manufactured by Honda from 2004 to 2009, over a single generation. A five-door compact multi-purpose vehicle (MPV), the FR-V was noted for its 3+3 seating configuration, along with the Fiat Multipla.
From the Wikipedia article Honda FR-V, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2007 1.8 petrol. 330 of 1,332 tests failed, 25%.
Better than 60% of 2007 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 935 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Suspension | 44% | 146 |
| Lights and electrics | 40% | 133 |
| Brakes | 30% | 100 |
| Tyres and wheels | 24% | 80 |
| Body and structure | 18% | 59 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 17% | 56 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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.
- Suspension — 44% of its failures
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- Brakes — 30% of its failures
- A brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Tyres and wheels — 24% of its failures
- Exhaust and emissions — 17% of its failures
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Lights and electrics — 40% of its failures
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- Body and structure — 18% of its failures
- The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired
When it starts failing
At 180–200k miles this one fails 33% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40–60k miles | 12% | 21% | 43 | |
| 60–80k miles | 22% | 24% | 122 | |
| 80–100k miles | 23% | 27% | 287 | |
| 100–120k miles | 25% | 29% | 310 | |
| 120–140k miles | 27% | 30% | 289 | |
| 140–160k miles | 27% | 30% | 141 | |
| 160–180k miles | 30% | 30% | 74 | |
| 180–200k miles | 33% | 30% | 42 |
1,308 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 100k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/0474/16
Abnormal deployment pressure may lead to rupture of the driver's air bag inflator case. In this event, metal fragments could be propelled into the passenger compartment, potentially causing injury to a vehicle occupant.
Recall of the product from end users