Honda S2000
Registered from 1999 to 2009.
About this model
The Honda S2000 is a front-mid engine open top sports car that was manufactured by Japanese automobile manufacturer Honda, from 1999 until 2009. First shown as a concept car called the SSM at the Tokyo Motor Show in 1995, the production version was launched on April 15, 1999, to celebrate the company's 50th anniversary. The S2000 is named for its engine displacement of two liters, while "S" stood for "sports" carrying on in the tradition of the S500, S600, and S800 roadsters of the 1960s.
From the Wikipedia article Honda S2000, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 2005 2.0 petrol. 105 of 807 tests failed, 13%.
Better than 95% of 2005 cars. The typical one fails 27%, across 837 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Brakes | 35% | 37 |
| Suspension | 33% | 35 |
| Exhaust and emissions | 21% | 22 |
| Tyres and wheels | 15% | 16 |
| Visibility | 13% | 14 |
| Lights and electrics | 12% | 13 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
Before you buy one
Built from what this car fails on, not from general knowledge of the model.
- Brakes — 35% of its failures
- Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake
- Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement
- Suspension — 33% of its failures
- A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- A suspension pin, bush or joint likely to become detached
- Exhaust and emissions — 21% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Tyres and wheels — 15% of its failures
- Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle.
- Lights and electrics — 12% of its failures
- Visibility — 13% of its failures
When it starts failing
At 120–140k miles this one fails 16% of its inspections, against the 30% an ordinary car of the same age fails.
| Odometer | Failure rate | Rate | Its age | Tests |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20–40k miles | 5% | 17% | 81 | |
| 40–60k miles | 6% | 21% | 163 | |
| 60–80k miles | 16% | 26% | 190 | |
| 80–100k miles | 13% | 28% | 179 | |
| 100–120k miles | 18% | 29% | 93 | |
| 120–140k miles | 16% | 30% | 44 |
750 British inspections, grouped by the odometer reading recorded at the test.
Half of these have more than 60k miles on them. That is how far people drive this car, not how long it lasts.