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Honda Stepwagon reliability
The Honda Stepwagon fails its MOT less often than most cars over 10 years old: 23.2% of 1,782 tests failed in 2023, against 39.7% on average.
6 to 10 years old
32% failed their MOT
From 493 MOT tests of Honda Stepwagons this age. A small sample, so take it as a rough guide: a few cars either way can move these figures.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 20× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps7.9% vs 0.4%Fix about £30
Fails 5× as oftenPosition lamps7.5% vs 1.5%Fix about £30
Fails 7× as oftenAnti-roll bars6.7% vs 1%
Fails 2× as oftenHeadlamp aim5.7% vs 2.5%Fix about £30
Advised 50× as oftenHeadlamps9.9% vs 0.2%Fix about £30
Advised 83% more oftenSuspension arms9.7% vs 5.3%
Advised 6× as oftenSteering linkage components8.3% vs 1.3%
Advised 6× as oftenAnti-roll bars8.3% vs 1.5%
Over 10 years old
23.2% failed their MOT
From 1,782 MOT tests of Honda Stepwagons this age.
Where it does worse than other cars this age
Fails 7× as oftenFront and rear fog lamps6.7% vs 1%Fix about £30
Advised 41% more oftenHeadlamps5.2% vs 3.7%Fix about £30
Checking a Honda Stepwagon before you buy
Look at the parts above at the viewing, and read the car’s own MOT history: advisories for the same parts suggest the problem is already starting. Sweep’s free check shows every MOT, advisory and mileage reading for a registration.
Source: DVSA anonymised MOT tests 2023 (Open Government Licence v3.0). Failure rates compare this model with all cars in the same age band. Fix prices are typical independent-garage estimates.