Car statistics
Honda car statistics
How many Honda cars are on the road in Great Britain, every Honda model, its share of new cars over time and which fuels they use, how they do at the MOT and their safety recalls. Built from DVLA licensing records and DVSA MOT results.
- Licensed in Great Britain 904,246 −2.7% on a year earlier
- Rank among makes No. 14 2.7% of licensed cars
- MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 72.4% Cars of the same ages 68.4%
- New registrations in 2025 26,471 1.3% of all new cars
- Most common fuel Petrol 65.1% of those licensed
- Safety recalls since 1992 89 naming 20 Honda models
How many Honda cars are on the road?
There were 904,246 Honda cars licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 99,163 declared off the road (SORN). That is 2.7% of all licensed cars, or about 1 in 37, making Honda the No. 14 make on the road. That is 14.9% fewer than the peak of 1.06 million in 2016. Diesel makes up 16.7% of licensed Honda cars, against 28.1% of all cars.
Honda cars licensed in Great Britain
The highest year-end count was 1.06 million in 2016.
| Year | Licensed |
|---|---|
| 1994 | 311,785 |
| 1995 | 339,125 |
| 1996 | 376,648 |
| 1997 | 416,286 |
| 1998 | 459,001 |
| 1999 | 510,715 |
| 2000 | 554,544 |
| 2001 | 599,655 |
| 2002 | 647,642 |
| 2003 | 699,151 |
| 2004 | 760,427 |
| 2005 | 821,334 |
| 2006 | 871,739 |
| 2007 | 933,244 |
| 2008 | 973,109 |
| 2009 | 1,004,164 |
| 2010 | 1,023,867 |
| 2011 | 1,027,590 |
| 2012 | 1,037,503 |
| 2013 | 1,046,395 |
| 2014 | 1,045,562 |
| 2015 | 1,050,693 |
| 2016 | 1,062,611 |
| 2017 | 1,059,542 |
| 2018 | 1,053,907 |
| 2019 | 1,040,534 |
| 2020 | 1,010,240 |
| 2021 | 987,602 |
| 2022 | 969,710 |
| 2023 | 949,657 |
| 2024 | 933,055 |
| 2025 | 910,797 |
| 2026 | 904,246 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Honda cars
All cars in Great Britain
Source:DfT / DVLA End of March 2026 Updated
Honda models
21 Honda models have a page of their own. The most common is the Honda Jazz, with 344,971 licensed: 38.2% of all Honda cars on the road. Over the last year the HR-V added the most cars on the road (+5,036, +9.3%) and the Civic lost the most (−18,654, −7.2%). The totals above also count models too small for a page of their own.
| Model | Licensed | Change on a year | SORN | Main fuel | MOT pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jazz | 344,971 | −0.9% | 12,274 | Petrol | 74.4% |
| Civic | 240,431 | −7.2% | 44,064 | Petrol | 67.1% |
| CR-V | 189,370 | −3.9% | 16,666 | Diesel | 74.4% |
| HR-V | 59,192 | +9.3% | 1,647 | Hybrid | 87.2% |
| Accord | 19,251 | −13.8% | 10,908 | Petrol | 61.3% |
| E | 8,659 | +16.8% | 141 | Electric | 89.7% |
| Insight | 7,982 | −3.2% | 446 | Hybrid | 67.6% |
| ZR-V | 6,946 | +17.9% | 60 | Hybrid | – |
| FR-V | 4,759 | −17.5% | 934 | Petrol | 54.2% |
| CR-Z | 3,490 | −2.3% | 185 | Hybrid | 73.6% |
| S2000 | 3,137 | −6.1% | 3,131 | Petrol | 82.6% |
| Stepwagon | 1,581 | +37.1% | 140 | Petrol | – |
| Fit | 1,153 | +69.1% | 54 | Hybrid | – |
| Prelude | 863 | +24.4% | 1,730 | Petrol | – |
| Integra | 506 | +0.6% | 912 | Petrol | 85.9% |
| Legend | 366 | −9.4% | 442 | Petrol | – |
| Stream | 334 | −17.1% | 308 | Petrol | – |
| Odyssey | 316 | +44.3% | 76 | Petrol | – |
| NSX | 265 | +3.5% | 269 | Petrol | – |
| Logo | 216 | −20.6% | 267 | Petrol | – |
| CRX | 103 | −4.6% | 508 | Petrol | – |
MOT pass rates are first-time passes of cars aged three and over in 2025. A dash means too few tests, or a model DVSA’s records do not separate from vans.
New Honda cars registered each year
Registrations of new Honda cars in Great Britain peaked at 105,859 in 2007. In 2025, 26,471 were registered for the first time: 1.3% of all new cars, against 4.4% in 2007, Honda’s best year for share of new cars.
Registered for the first time, by year
| Year | First registrations |
|---|---|
| ’01 | 66,309 |
| ’02 | 79,919 |
| ’03 | 83,497 |
| ’04 | 91,960 |
| ’05 | 98,991 |
| ’06 | 98,001 |
| ’07 | 105,859 |
| ’08 | 84,474 |
| ’09 | 74,251 |
| ’10 | 63,094 |
| ’11 | 49,953 |
| ’12 | 53,563 |
| ’13 | 54,930 |
| ’14 | 52,777 |
| ’15 | 53,198 |
| ’16 | 58,784 |
| ’17 | 53,317 |
| ’18 | 52,193 |
| ’19 | 43,891 |
| ’20 | 27,454 |
| ’21 | 27,998 |
| ’22 | 26,124 |
| ’23 | 28,264 |
| ’24 | 34,084 |
| ’25 | 26,471 |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Share of all new cars
Honda’s first registrations as a share of every car registered for the first time in Great Britain that year.
| Year | Share of new cars |
|---|---|
| 2001 | 2.6% |
| 2002 | 3.0% |
| 2003 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 3.5% |
| 2005 | 4.1% |
| 2006 | 4.2% |
| 2007 | 4.4% |
| 2008 | 4.0% |
| 2009 | 3.8% |
| 2010 | 3.2% |
| 2011 | 2.6% |
| 2012 | 2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.5% |
| 2014 | 2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.2% |
| 2017 | 2.1% |
| 2018 | 2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.7% |
| 2021 | 1.7% |
| 2022 | 1.6% |
| 2023 | 1.5% |
| 2024 | 1.7% |
| 2025 | 1.3% |
Source:DfT / DVLA 2001 to 2025 Updated
Honda MOT reliability
In 2025, 72.4% of MOT tests of Honda cars were passed first time, from 886,705 tests. Cars of the same ages pass 68.4% of the time, so Honda does better than average for the age of its cars, by 4.0 points. That ranks Honda No. 17 of the 50 makes with enough tests to compare. 7.1% of Honda tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Among Honda models with enough tests, the Integra does best for its age (+23.4 points against cars of the same ages) and the FR-V does worst (−4.3 points). Average age at test for Honda cars: 13.0 years.
| Model | Tests | Pass rate | Same ages | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Integra | 1,303 | 85.9% | 62.5% | +23.4 pts |
| S2000 | 4,850 | 82.6% | 60.0% | +22.6 pts |
| CR-Z | 3,774 | 73.6% | 63.2% | +10.4 pts |
| HR-V | 38,656 | 87.2% | 80.8% | +6.4 pts |
| Insight | 8,493 | 67.6% | 61.5% | +6.1 pts |
| Jazz | 339,665 | 74.4% | 68.8% | +5.6 pts |
| CR-V | 194,375 | 74.4% | 68.8% | +5.6 pts |
| E | 1,914 | 89.7% | 88.0% | +1.7 pts |
| Accord | 22,889 | 61.3% | 60.3% | +1.0 pts |
| Civic | 260,589 | 67.1% | 67.0% | +0.1 pts |
| FR-V | 5,964 | 54.2% | 58.5% | −4.3 pts |
Every make and model ranked by MOT pass rate
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Honda safety recalls
DVSA lists 89 safety recalls naming a Honda car model since 1992, across 20 models. 34 were launched from 2016 to 2025, ranking Honda No. 24 of the makes with recalls in those years. A recall naming several Honda models counts once.
Recalls launched each year, 2006 to 2025
| Year | Recalls |
|---|---|
| ’06 | 3 |
| ’07 | 3 |
| ’08 | 4 |
| ’09 | 1 |
| ’10 | 6 |
| ’11 | 7 |
| ’12 | 4 |
| ’13 | 4 |
| ’14 | 1 |
| ’15 | 6 |
| ’16 | 6 |
| ’17 | 1 |
| ’18 | 6 |
| ’19 | 7 |
| ’20 | 4 |
| ’21 | 2 |
| ’22 | 1 |
| ’23 | 0 |
| ’24 | 5 |
| ’25 | 2 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Models with the most recalls
| Model | Recalls |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic | 45 |
| Honda CR-V | 30 |
| Honda Jazz | 26 |
| Honda Accord | 16 |
| Honda Legend | 9 |
| Honda Insight | 8 |
| Honda Stream | 6 |
| Honda FR-V | 4 |
| Honda HR-V | 4 |
| Honda ZR-V | 4 |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Latest Honda recalls
- 16 Feb 2026 Civic Wheel Steel Bushes Missing (Accessory) Honda Civic
- 31 Mar 2025 22-25M Civic and Other Models EPS Gear Box Worm Wheel Swelling Failure 6JP Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda ZR-V
- 30 Jan 2025 Trailer Hitch Incorrect Part Number Label Attached (Accessory) Honda CR-V
- 9 Dec 2024 23-25M High Pressure Fuel Pump Solenoid Component Part Breakage - 6YP Honda Civic, Honda CR-V, Honda ZR-V
- 5 Dec 2024 23YM Civic Lithium-Ion Battery Negative Terminal Defect Honda Civic
Models mostly registered as vans are left out, as on our recalls hub. A recall applies to vehicles built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Honda. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check. How we match recalls to models.
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated
Makes of a similar size
| Rank | Make | Licensed | Change on a year | Main fuel | MOT vs same ages |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hyundai | 1,150,509 | +4.9% | Petrol | −1.0 pts |
| 12 | Skoda | 992,035 | +5.2% | Petrol | +1.5 pts |
| 13 | Land Rover | 929,945 | +1.9% | Diesel | +4.9 pts |
| 14 | Honda | 904,246 | −2.7% | Petrol | +4.0 pts |
| 15 | MINI | 893,867 | +1.5% | Petrol | +5.3 pts |
| 16 | Renault | 885,220 | +0.7% | Petrol | −8.8 pts |
| 17 | Citroën | 787,247 | −3.5% | Petrol | −6.3 pts |
Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of March 2026 | 37,339,879 car records (licensed and SORN) | 15 September 2026 |
| Registered for the first time | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | 2001 to 2025 | – | 15 September 2026 |
| MOT results | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 29,122,953 car MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
| Safety recalls | Vehicle safety recalls Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | January 1992 to September 2026 | 7,495 road vehicle recalls (R/) | 15 September 2026 |
- Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
- Make totals count every car DVLA records under the make, including models too small for a page of their own. The rank is among all 525 makes on the record.
- Licensed counts are vehicles with a current tax or exemption at the end of each year (or the latest quarter). SORN counts are shown separately.
- First registrations count cars registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
- MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over; retests are excluded. The same-ages figure is what all cars would score with this make’s mix of ages.
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