Honda Shuttle
Registered from 1996 to 2000.
About this model
The Honda Fit Shuttle is a subcompact car which was made by Honda from May 2011 until August 2022 over two generations. A Japanese domestic market model, the Shuttle is a five-door station wagon derived from the Fit. The first generation served as successor the Airwave, also derived from the Fit. The second generation entered production in April 2015. The Fit Shuttle has a front-mounted engine and either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive, with petrol engined and petrol-electric hybrid variants.
From the Wikipedia article Honda Fit Shuttle, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
What fails its inspection
Great Britain's MOT record for the 1999 2.3 petrol. 22 of 70 tests failed, 31%.
Better than 15% of 1999 cars. The typical one fails 26%, across 348 models with enough tests behind them to say.
| Where | Share of failures | Failed tests |
|---|---|---|
| Exhaust and emissions | 64% | 14 |
| Suspension | 45% | 10 |
| Lights and electrics | 36% | 8 |
| Brakes | 32% | 7 |
| Tyres and wheels | 23% | 5 |
| Visibility | 18% | 4 |
The defects inspectors cite
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- 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
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Where it stands out against its peers
- Exhaust and emissions: failed more often than 98% of 1999 cars — 64% of its 22 failed tests, where an ordinary 1999 car has 22%.
- Tyres and wheels: failed more often than 90% of 1999 cars — 23% of its 22 failed tests, where an ordinary 1999 car has 8%.
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.
- Exhaust and emissions — 64% of its failures
- Emissions levels exceed the manufacturer's specified limits
- Emissions levels exceed default limits
- Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer
- Suspension — 45% 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
- Brakes — 32% of its failures
- Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded
- Tyres and wheels — 23% of its failures
- A tyre seriously damaged
- Lights and electrics — 36% of its failures
- Visibility — 18% of its failures
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen
Recalls
Filed by the manufacturer with a regulator. A recall is repaired free of charge, whoever owns the car now.
A12/00544/20
The airbag inflators may be defective and may create excessive internal pressure in the event of activation.As a result, the metal inflator casing may rupture, causing metal fragments to be propelled through the airbag and into the passenger compartment, injuring the vehicle occupants.
Recall of the product from end users