Car statistics
Honda Civic Tropica statistics
How many Honda Civic Tropicas are still on the road in Great Britain, how many are declared off the road, and how the Tropica compares with other versions of the Honda Civic. Built from DVLA licensing records, with MOT results for the Honda Civic.
- Licensed in Great Britain 147 −8.7% on a year earlier
- Declared SORN 258 Off the road, not taxed
- Still registered 21.6% Other Honda Civic versions 9.9%
- Licensed in 2000 1,869 when this data begins
- Share of Honda Civics 0.1% of those licensed or SORN
- Declared off the road 63.7% of those still registered are SORN
How many Honda Civic Tropicas are left in Great Britain?
There were 147 Honda Civic Tropicas licensed in Great Britain at the end of June 2026, and a further 258 declared off the road (SORN). The licensed count is 92.1% lower than the 1,869 in 2000, when this data begins. More are declared SORN than are licensed: 63.7% of those still registered are off the road.
Honda Civic Tropicas licensed and SORN in Great Britain
This data records SORN from 2007, so the SORN line starts there.
| Year | Licensed | Declared SORN |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,869 | – |
| 2001 | 1,853 | – |
| 2002 | 1,838 | – |
| 2003 | 1,836 | – |
| 2004 | 1,829 | – |
| 2005 | 1,805 | – |
| 2006 | 1,747 | – |
| 2007 | 1,705 | 21 |
| 2008 | 1,640 | 34 |
| 2009 | 1,610 | 29 |
| 2010 | 1,571 | 43 |
| 2011 | 1,479 | 58 |
| 2012 | 1,402 | 54 |
| 2013 | 1,276 | 76 |
| 2014 | 1,111 | 86 |
| 2015 | 946 | 112 |
| 2016 | 806 | 141 |
| 2017 | 638 | 179 |
| 2018 | 523 | 184 |
| 2019 | 408 | 209 |
| 2020 | 339 | 226 |
| 2021 | 274 | 246 |
| 2022 | 226 | 244 |
| 2023 | 190 | 249 |
| 2024 | 159 | 253 |
| 2025 | 140 | 267 |
| 2026 | 147 | 258 |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Fuel type
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
How many Honda Civic Tropicas have survived?
21.6% of Honda Civic Tropicas are still registered (licensed or SORN), measured against the most on the road at any year end since 2000. For other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era, the figure is 9.9%, so Honda Civic Tropicas are 2.2 times as likely to have survived.
Share still registered (licensed or SORN)
Compared with 16 other versions of the Honda Civic from the same era.
| Version | Share still registered |
|---|---|
| Honda Civic Tropica | 21.6% |
| Other Honda Civic versions of the same age | 9.9% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of June 2026 Updated
Honda Civic Tropica engine sizes and fuel types
Of the 142 Honda Civic Tropicas licensed in the UK at the end of 2025, 99.3% have an engine of 1,301cc to 1,400cc.
Engine sizes, end of 2025
DVLA records engine size in 100cc bands.
| Engine size | Share of those licensed |
|---|---|
| 1,301cc to 1,400cc 141 licensed | 99.3% |
| Other sizes 1 licensed | 0.7% |
Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2014 to end of 2025 Updated
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. This covers cars DVLA records under this version’s name only; the Honda Civic page covers every version. How we use engine sizes.
Honda Civic MOT reliability
In 2025, 67.1% of Honda Civic MOT tests were passed first time, against 72.8% for all cars. Cars of the same ages pass 67.0% of the time, so the Honda Civic does about as well as average for its age.
DVSA's MOT results name the model, not the version, so these figures cover all Honda Civics tested, the Tropica among them. For the full breakdown, including defects in detail and results year by year, see the Honda Civic page.
MOT first-time pass rate by age: Honda Civic vs all cars
Each bar pair covers cars of the same age, so an older fleet does not count against the model.
| Vehicle age | Honda Civic | All cars |
|---|---|---|
| 3 years | 93.8% | 89.5% |
| 4–5 years | 87.5% | 87.6% |
| 6–7 years | 85.3% | 83.0% |
| 8–10 years | 81.2% | 75.7% |
| 11–14 years | 69.2% | 65.5% |
| 15–19 years | 54.1% | 58.0% |
| 20+ years | 57.4% | 61.0% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Most common MOT failure categories
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment is the most common reason a Honda Civic fails. A failed test can have defects in more than one category.
| Defect category | Share of failed tests |
|---|---|
| Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment | 52.8% |
| Suspension | 32.6% |
| Brakes | 23.8% |
| Tyres | 19.3% |
| Visibility | 16.3% |
| Body, chassis, structure | 9.9% |
Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated
Other versions of the Honda Civic
Versions of the Honda Civic with their own page. The Honda Civic page covers all 236,799 licensed, whatever the version.
| Version | Licensed | SORN | Still registered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honda Civic Type-R | 5,886 | 5,555 | 49.0% |
| Honda Civic VTI | 282 | 1,242 | 15.1% |
| Honda Civic CRX | 168 | 703 | 14.8% |
| Honda Civic CRX ESI | 190 | 386 | 28.3% |
| Honda Civic Tropica | 147 | 258 | 21.6% |
| Honda Civic CRX VTI | 60 | 208 | 28.0% |
| Honda Civic VTI-S | 55 | 206 | 20.2% |
| Honda Civic Illusion | 66 | 176 | 10.2% |
| Honda Civic VTI-S Jordan | 56 | 172 | 48.9% |
| Honda Civic Tornado | 56 | 159 | 9.6% |
| Honda Civic SR Coupe | 60 | 149 | 10.7% |
| Honda Civic Initial | 63 | 119 | 15.4% |
| Honda Civic Fusion | 64 | 113 | 15.4% |
| Honda Civic GM | 45 | 122 | 9.7% |
| Honda Civic Executive SE | 114 | 32 | 29.1% |
| Honda Civic Type-R 30TH A-Vsary | 55 | 75 | 44.2% |
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Data sources and methodology
| Figures | Source | Period | Records | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Licensed and SORN counts | Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport | End of June 2026 | 405 Honda Civic Tropica records (licensed and SORN) | 2 October 2026 |
| MOT results (whole model) | Anonymised MOT tests and results Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency Derived statistics UK Motoring | 2025 | 260,589 MOT tests | 15 September 2026 |
- 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, from 2007.
- This version groups DVLA’s detailed model names “CIVIC TROPICA”, “CIVIC TROPICA AUTO”. Engine size, gearbox, number of doors and fuel are ignored, so every engine and gearbox counts together.
- Survival compares the number still registered (licensed or SORN) with the most licensed at any year end since 1994, plus any first registered after that year. Other versions are those of the same model whose licensed count peaked in the same years, up to 2001.
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