How many Honda Accords are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, how new registrations have changed and which fuels they use. Built from DVLA licensing records and 22,889 DVSA MOT tests.
Licensed in Great Britain19,251−13.8% on a year earlier
Declared SORN10,908Off the road, not taxed
MOT first-time pass rate, 202561.3%Cars of the same ages 60.3%
Rank by number licensedNo. 246of 1,159 models we cover
Peak year2005162,595 licensed
Average annual mileage6,293miles a year
How many Honda Accords are left in Great Britain?
There were 19,251 Honda Accords licensed in Great Britain at the end of March 2026, and a further 10,908 declared off the road (SORN).
That is 88.2% fewer than the peak of 162,595 in 2005.
Honda Accords licensed in Great Britain
Numbers peaked in 2005 and have fallen every year since, as older cars are scrapped faster than new ones are registered.
3 versions of the Honda Accord have their own page.
The figures above include every version; each version page covers only the cars DVLA records
under that version’s name.
In 2025, 61.3% of Honda Accord MOT tests were passed first time,
against 72.8% for all cars.
Cars of the same ages as the Honda Accords tested pass 60.3% of the time, so the Honda Accord does better than average for its age, by 1.0 points. In 2024 its pass rate was 60.4%.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Honda Accord vs all cars
Comparing like with like: each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older average age does not count against a model.
0%
50%
100%
11–14 years
15–19 years
20+ years
Honda Accord
All cars
MOT first-time pass rate by vehicle age, Honda Accord compared with all cars
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Honda Accord fails its MOT,
appearing on 55.1% of failed tests. A failed test can have defects in
more than one category, so shares add up to more than 100%.
10.8% of Honda Accord tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 7.3% for all cars.
Most common MOT failure categories
Share of failed Honda Accord MOT tests with at least one defect in each category
Most common Honda Accord MOT defects and advisories
The single most common reason a Honda Accord failed its MOT in 2025 was
“Position lamp: not working”, on 19.2% of 8,864 failed tests.
67.0% of tests ended with at least one advisory, a problem to watch that did not fail the test; the most common was “Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge”.
The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.
Most common reasons for failure
Share of failed tests with each defect. A test can fail for more than one.
Most common specific MOT defects on failed Honda Accord tests, 2025
Defect
Share of failed tests
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
19.2%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
11 years of the Honda Accord, by year of first registration, have their own page with MOT results, common faults, mileage and how many are left. Against all cars of the same age, the 2012 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (71.8% passed first time) and the 2000 cars worst (58.0%).
Registered: cars on the DVLA record at the end of the year they were first registered (these counts start in 2014, so older years show a dash). Left:
licensed or declared SORN at the end of 2025.
Both cover the United Kingdom. Pass rate: first-time passes at normal MOT tests in Great
Britain in 2025; all cars: every car first registered the same year.
Honda Accord annual mileage
The average Honda Accord covers 6,293 miles a year,
worked out from odometer readings at consecutive MOT tests.
Average annual mileage by age
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2k
4k
6k
8k
7,526
11–14 years
6,827
15–19 years
4,977
20+ years
Average annual mileage of a Honda Accord by vehicle age
Registrations of Honda Accords for the first time in Great Britain were highest at 15,116 in 2001, when this data begins. In 2025, 57 were registered. With almost none registered new, the number on the road is likely to keep falling.
Registered for the first time, by year
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20k
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Honda Accords registered for the first time in Great Britain, by year
Of the 20,919 Honda Accords licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 43.6% have an engine of 1,901cc to 2,000cc, and 26.9% have an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc. The share with an engine of 2,101cc to 2,200cc has grown from 11.5% in 2014 to 26.9%. Petrols made up 65.7% of those licensed in 2014 and 59.5% in 2025.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
Honda Accords licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, by engine size
Engine size
Share of those licensed
1,901cc to 2,000cc 9,112 licensed
43.6%
2,101cc to 2,200cc 5,620 licensed
26.9%
2,201cc to 2,300cc 3,089 licensed
14.8%
2,301cc to 2,400cc 2,386 licensed
11.4%
1,801cc to 1,900cc 469 licensed
2.2%
Other sizes 243 licensed
1.2%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size and fuel together, end of 2025
Engine size
Fuel
Licensed
Share
1,901–2,000cc
Petrol
9,039
43.2%
2,101–2,200cc
Diesel
5,407
25.8%
2,201–2,300cc
Diesel
2,972
14.2%
2,301–2,400cc
Petrol
2,364
11.3%
1,801–1,900cc
Petrol
468
2.2%
2,101–2,200cc
Petrol
213
1.0%
Engine sizes, 2014 to 2025
Share of those licensed at the end of each year, for the most common sizes.
Honda Accords licensed in the UK by fuel type, share of each year’s total
Year
Petrol
Diesel
2014
65.7%
33.9%
2015
63.6%
36.0%
2016
61.6%
37.9%
2017
59.5%
40.0%
2018
57.8%
41.7%
2019
56.6%
43.0%
2020
55.7%
43.8%
2021
55.5%
44.0%
2022
55.8%
43.7%
2023
57.0%
42.5%
2024
58.1%
41.4%
2025
59.5%
40.1%
Source:DfT / DVLAEnd of 2014 to end of 2025Updated
United Kingdom figures from DfT table VEH0220 (licensed cars at the end of each year, SORN
excluded), so they differ slightly from the Great Britain counts elsewhere on this page.
How we use engine sizes.
Honda Accord fuel economy and CO2
The Vehicle Certification Agency’s new car data lists the Honda Accord from 2000, when the data begins, to 2015. On the NEDC test (listings 2000 to 2015), official combined fuel economy for its petrol and diesel versions ranges from 26.2 to 53.3 mpg, with CO2 of 138 to 256 g/km.
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2015
Official NEDC figures by engine and fuel, listed 2000 to 2015
Official figures from laboratory type-approval tests. VCA says they may not be achieved in
real-world driving, and should not be used to rank cars with similar figures.
Engine sizes are rounded to the nearest 0.1 litre. A version is one line in
VCA’s data (description, gearbox, engine and fuel), counted once however many years it was
listed.
Matched from VCA’s model names “Accord 06 Saloon”, “Accord 06 Tourer”, “Accord Saloon, Model Year 2012”, “Accord 4 Door (2001 YM)”. How we use VCA’s figures.
Honda Accord safety recalls
DVSA lists 16 safety recalls for the Honda Accord since 1992, the first in 1999. The most recent was launched on 23 October 2020.
The absorption of moisture into the driver's air bag propellant could lead to slow deployment or inflator rupture
Launched 23 October 2020DVSA recall R/2020/061Manufacturer ref. HUK6NA
Defect
The absorption of moisture into the driver’s airbag propellant could lead to slow deployment or inflator rupture.
Remedy
Replace the airbag inflator or the airbag assembly. Honda is still preparing for the development and production of the remedy parts.
A recall applies to cars built on particular dates or with particular VINs, not to every Honda Accord. The details come from manufacturers through DVSA, which says they may be delayed or
incomplete. To check a specific car, use GOV.UK’s vehicle recall check or ask the manufacturer or a
dealer. How we match recalls to models.
Figures cover Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is not included.
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 vehicles registered in Great Britain for the first time, including used imports.
Models are grouped by DVLA’s generic model name, so every generation and trim counts together.
MOT figures cover normal tests of cars aged three and over in 2025; retests are excluded. Age is rounded to the nearest year.
DVSA records the model name typed in at the test. We match those names to DVLA’s generic models, so a handful of tests may be counted under a close relative.
