Honda Freed
Registered from 2008 to 2021.
About this model
The Honda Freed is a mini MPV produced by the Japanese automaker Honda since 2008. The vehicle is designed mainly for the need of Japanese consumers. It is based on the Fit/Jazz platform and acts as a replacement for the first generation Mobilio in Japan. Three different versions of the Freed are available: a six-seater version which features captain's seats in the second row, a seven-seater version and a five-seater version. Honda also stated that a wheelchair-accessible model is offered in addition to versions with a side lift-up seat and passenger lift-up seat.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Freed, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2010 1.5 petrol. 9 of 65 tests failed, 14%.
Better than 93% of 2010 cars. The typical one fails 24%, across 955 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Lights and electrics | 56% | 5 |
| Suspension | 33% | 3 |
| Visibility | 33% | 3 |
| Body and structure | 22% | 2 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 11% | 1 |
| Tyres and wheels | 11% | 1 |
The defects inspectors cite
- A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc
- 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
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- A body panel or body component likely to become detached
- A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A reversing lamp inoperative
Where it stands out against its peers
- Lights and electrics: failed more often than 93% of 2010 cars — 56% of its 9 failed tests, where an ordinary 2010 car has 35%.
Same model year only, at least 30 peer cars, zeros included. Every car has a worst part; this shows which, and how far from ordinary it is. A high share means more to check, not a verdict.
NHTSA's investigations are American; no European regulator publishes an equivalent record, so this section has nothing to draw on for a European car. There is no European equivalent of the service-bulletin register either.
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Suspension — 33% 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
- Exhaust and emissions — 11% of its failures
- Tyres and wheels — 11% of its failures
- Lights and electrics — 56% 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 lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning
- A reversing lamp inoperative
- Visibility — 33% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
- Body and structure — 22% of its failures
- A body panel or body component likely to become detached