Car statistics by year

2011 Honda Civic

Honda Civic cars first registered in 2011: how they did at their 2025 MOT, what failed them, how far they have been driven and how many are still on the road. Compared with every car first registered in 2011, so like is set against like.

A year of the Honda Civic. “2011” is the year of first registration.

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10,809 MOT tests of 2011 Honda Civic cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 57.4% All 2011 cars 61.5%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 94,300 miles; all 2011 cars 96,500
  • Left at the end of 2025 10,828 89.3% of the 12,120 at the end of 2014
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 8.7% All 2011 cars 9.8%
  • Tests with an advisory 61.3% All 2011 cars 64.7%
  • MOT tests in 2025 10,809 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2011 Honda Civics do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 14 years old, 57.4% of 2011 Honda Civic MOT tests were passed first time, against 61.5% for all cars first registered in 2011. 2011 Honda Civics did worse than average for their age, by 4.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 58.7% of the time (all 2011 cars 62.1%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Honda Civic vs all cars

Each pair of bars is one year of first registration, tested in 2025. Older cars pass less often, so compare each Honda Civic bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Honda Civic compared with all cars
First registered Honda CivicAll cars
’05 56.5%57.7%
’06 53.4%56.9%
’07 54.0%57.3%
’08 53.8%57.0%
’09 54.3%58.2%
’10 54.9%59.3%
’11 57.4%61.5%
’12 69.0%63.6%
’13 71.6%66.0%
’14 75.9%69.1%
’15 79.3%72.6%
’16 80.8%75.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2011 Honda Civic

Stop lamp: not working was the most common single reason a 2011 Honda Civic failed, on 21.3% of about 4,600 failed tests. By area of the car, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment failed most often (63.5% of failed tests; all 2011 cars 43.8%). 8.7% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 9.8% for all cars first registered in 2011. A failed test can have several defects, so shares add up to more than 100%.

Most common reasons for failure

Share of failed tests with each defect. The same fault on any wheel or side counts once.

Most common specific MOT defects on failed 2011 Honda Civic tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Stop lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 21.3%
Position lamp: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 18.5%
Shock absorbers: serious fluid leak Suspension 12.5%
Headlamp aim: projected beam image is obviously incorrect Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.2%
Side repeaters: not working Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 9.2%
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.5%
Headlamp: not working on dipped beam Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 7.1%
Linkage ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt Suspension 7.0%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 6.7%
Coil spring: fractured or broken Suspension 6.6%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Honda Civic vs all 2011 cars

The marker shows the share for all cars first registered the same year.

Share of failed 2011 Honda Civic MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2011 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 63.5%
Suspension 37.8%
Brakes 16.9%
Tyres 13.9%
Visibility 11.7%
Body, chassis, structure 8.4%
Noise, emissions and leaks 7.5%
Steering 5.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2011 Honda Civic

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 61.3% of 2011 Honda Civic tests had at least one (all 2011 cars 64.7%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2011 Honda Civic tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 17.7%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 11.8%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 11.8%
Shock absorbers: light misting of oil Suspension 10.5%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 9.1%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 6.2%
Exhaust system: minor leak of exhaust gases Body, chassis, structure 5.0%
Play in steering rack inner joint(s) Non-component advisories 4.1%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 4.0%
Coil spring: corroded Suspension 3.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2011 Honda Civic?

Half of the 2011 Honda Civics tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 94,300 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 73,300 and a quarter more than 116,900. For all cars first registered in 2011, the middle figure was 96,500 miles, so 2011 Honda Civics have been driven about as far as average.

Mileage at the 2025 MOT

Odometer readings at each car’s latest MOT of the year. The bar covers the middle half of cars; the line the middle 80%.

Odometer readings at the 2025 MOT, 2011 Honda Civic and all 2011 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2011 Honda Civic 56,000 73,300 94,300 116,900 138,600 10,431
All 2011 cars 50,600 71,400 96,500 124,000 152,200 1,271,944
miles

Half of the 2011 Honda Civics tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 94,300 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2011 Honda Civics are left?

At the end of 2014, 12,120 2011 Honda Civics were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom (these counts start in 2014). By the end of 2025, 10,828 were: 10,369 licensed and 459 declared off the road (SORN). That is 89.3% still on the record, against 78.7% for all cars first registered in 2011.

Share still on the record since 2014

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2014. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2011 Honda Civics on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2014, compared with all 2011 cars
Year end 2011 Honda CivicAll 2011 cars
2014 100.0%100.0%
2015 100.9%100.6%
2016 100.8%100.1%
2017 100.4%99.0%
2018 99.8%97.6%
2019 98.9%96.1%
2020 98.0%94.5%
2021 97.4%92.9%
2022 96.3%90.6%
2023 94.7%87.4%
2024 92.4%83.4%
2025 89.3%78.7%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2011

5 of the Honda Civic’s 45 recalls in DVSA’s records cover cars built during 2011. 5 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2011 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2011 may have been built in 2010, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Honda Civic recalls whose build dates include 2011
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
29 Aug 2019 Possible air bag inflator rupture 26 Jun 2007 to 21 May 2014 8 (all models)
29 Aug 2019 Possible air bag inflator rupture 17 Dec 2003 to 9 Nov 2011 43 (all models)
29 Aug 2019 Possible air bag inflator rupture 17 Nov 2000 to 16 Dec 2014 122,397 (all models)
16 May 2016 Drivers airbag inflator may rupture if deployed 2 Mar 2004 to 20 May 2015 252,174 (all models)
13 Nov 2012 Vehicle may move unexpectedly 27 Oct 2011 to 4 Sept 2012 244

Every Honda Civic recall · Check a specific car on GOV.UK · How we match recalls

Recall details come from manufacturers through DVSA. “Vehicles” is the number the manufacturer reported; “all models” means the figure covers everything in the recall. A recall listed here may not apply to a particular car: only the manufacturer or GOV.UK can say for its VIN.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis January 1992 to September 2026 Updated

Other years of the Honda Civic

27 years of the Honda Civic, 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 2014 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (75.9% passed first time) and the 1997 cars worst (60.0%).

Honda Civics by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
1996 1,768 63.6% 70.0%
1997 2,526 60.0% 68.5%
1998 2,827 60.3% 67.1%
1999 3,273 62.6% 65.4%
2000 3,601 64.6% 63.1%
2001 5,413 55.9% 61.5%
2002 7,655 55.1% 59.7%
2003 8,545 53.6% 58.9%
2004 11,194 57.0% 57.9%
2005 12,978 56.5% 57.7%
2006 12,582 53.4% 56.9%
2007 19,692 54.0% 57.3%
2008 18,312 53.8% 57.0%
2009 17,391 54.3% 58.2%
2010 15,694 54.9% 59.3%
2011 10,828 57.4% 61.5%
2012 13,005 69.0% 63.6%
2013 15,264 71.6% 66.0%
2014 15,318 14,500 75.9% 69.1%
2015 15,652 15,129 79.3% 72.6%
2016 16,591 16,265 80.8% 75.6%
2017 15,314 14,617 83.3% 79.1%
2018 14,746 13,958 84.9% 81.8%
2019 12,963 12,425 86.0% 84.4%
2020 5,724 5,539 87.0% 86.9%
2021 4,912 4,935 88.0% 88.4%
2022 1,439 1,365 93.7% 89.4%

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.

Data sources and methodology

Datasets used on this page
Figures Source Period Records Updated
MOT results and mileage Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Derived statistics UK Motoring
2025 10,809 MOT tests of 2011 Honda Civic cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 10,828 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Honda Civic cars first registered in 2011; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2011.
  • Year of first registration is DVSA’s first-use date: when the car was first registered, in the UK or abroad.
  • Defects and advisories are DVSA’s descriptions made readable. Where on the car a defect was found (side, front or rear) is ignored, so the same fault on any wheel counts once per test.
  • Mileage is the odometer reading at each car’s latest normal MOT of the year, as recorded by the tester. A few readings are in kilometres or mistyped; percentiles are not thrown by a handful of outliers.
  • Cars on the record come from DfT table VEH0124 and cover the United Kingdom, including Northern Ireland; MOT figures cover Great Britain only.
  • 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.

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