Car statistics by year

2020 Honda CR-V

Honda CR-V cars first registered in 2020: 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 2020, so like is set against like.

A year of the Honda CR-V. “2020” is the year of first registration.

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5,543 MOT tests of 2020 Honda CR-V cars
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  • MOT first-time pass rate, 2025 92.0% All 2020 cars 86.9%
  • Typical mileage at the MOT 34,600 miles; all 2020 cars 36,000
  • Left at the end of 2025 5,495 100.2% of the 5,482 at the end of 2020
  • Tests finding a dangerous defect 1.9% All 2020 cars 4.7%
  • Tests with an advisory 21.6% All 2020 cars 38.2%
  • MOT tests in 2025 5,543 normal tests in Great Britain

How do 2020 Honda CR-Vs do at their MOT?

In 2025, at about 5 years old, 92.0% of 2020 Honda CR-V MOT tests were passed first time, against 86.9% for all cars first registered in 2020. 2020 Honda CR-Vs did better than average for their age, by 5.1 points. A year earlier the same cars passed 92.6% of the time (all 2020 cars 88.0%).

MOT pass rate by year of first registration: Honda CR-V 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 CR-V bar with the all-cars bar beside it.

MOT first-time pass rate in 2025 by year of first registration, Honda CR-V compared with all cars
First registered Honda CR-VAll cars
’11 71.4%61.5%
’12 73.9%63.6%
’13 79.9%66.0%
’14 81.7%69.1%
’15 82.8%72.6%
’16 85.1%75.6%
’17 86.1%79.1%
’18 88.0%81.8%
’19 91.1%84.4%
’20 92.0%86.9%
’21 92.0%88.4%
’22 93.2%89.4%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT failures on the 2020 Honda CR-V

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively was the most common single reason a 2020 Honda CR-V failed, on 32.6% of about 400 failed tests. By area of the car, visibility failed most often (39.8% of failed tests; all 2020 cars 20.5%). 1.9% of tests found at least one dangerous defect, against 4.7% for all cars first registered in 2020. 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 2020 Honda CR-V tests, 2025
Defect Share of failed tests
Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively Visibility 32.6%
Tyres: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm Tyres 13.6%
Tyres: cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 12.7%
Headlamp aim: too high Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 10.4%
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Visibility 5.2%
Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick Brakes 4.8%
Headlamp aim: too low Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 3.8%
Tyre pressure monitoring system: malfunctioning or obviously inoperative Tyres 3.8%
Tyres: ply or cords exposed Tyres 2.5%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Failure categories: Honda CR-V vs all 2020 cars

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

Share of failed 2020 Honda CR-V MOT tests with a defect in each category, with all 2020 cars for comparison
Category Share of failed tests
Visibility 39.8%
Tyres 34.2%
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment 18.6%
Brakes 9.7%
Body, chassis, structure 1.1%
Identification of the vehicle 1.1%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

Most common MOT advisories on the 2020 Honda CR-V

An advisory is something the tester noticed that did not fail the test but may need work soon. 21.6% of 2020 Honda CR-V tests had at least one (all 2020 cars 38.2%). These are the things to check on one you are thinking of buying.

Most common advisories

Most common MOT advisories on 2020 Honda CR-V tests, 2025
Advisory Share of tests
Tread depth: worn close to legal limit or worn on edge Tyres 11.6%
Brake pads: wearing thin Brakes 2.9%
Tyres: slightly damaged or cracking or perishing Tyres 2.7%
Child seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt Non-component advisories 2.2%
Nail in tyre Non-component advisories 1.6%
Tyres: cut but not deep enough to reach the ply or cords Tyres 1.6%
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened Brakes 1.0%
Items removed from driver's view prior to test Non-component advisories 0.8%
Registration plates: deteriorated but not likely to be misread Identification of the vehicle 0.7%
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively Brakes 0.7%

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

What mileage is normal for a 2020 Honda CR-V?

Half of the 2020 Honda CR-Vs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 34,600 miles. A quarter had covered fewer than 25,400 and a quarter more than 46,000. For all cars first registered in 2020, the middle figure was 36,000 miles, so 2020 Honda CR-Vs have been driven 3.9% less far than 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, 2020 Honda CR-V and all 2020 cars, by percentile
10% 25% Median 75% 90% Cars
2020 Honda CR-V 18,000 25,400 34,600 46,000 58,500 5,388
All 2020 cars 17,200 25,300 36,000 49,000 63,900 1,452,206
miles

Half of the 2020 Honda CR-Vs tested in 2025 had covered fewer than 34,600 miles.

Source:DVSA,UK Motoring analysis 2025 Updated

How many 2020 Honda CR-Vs are left?

At the end of 2020, 5,482 2020 Honda CR-Vs were on the DVLA record in the United Kingdom. By the end of 2025, 5,495 were: 5,482 licensed and 13 declared off the road (SORN). That is 100.2% still on the record, against 96.9% for all cars first registered in 2020.

Share still on the record since 2020

Cars licensed or SORN at each year end, as a share of the number at the end of 2020. Cars scrapped or exported leave the record. Late registrations and imports can push the share above 100%.

2020 Honda CR-Vs on the DVLA record at each year end as a share of the number at the end of 2020, compared with all 2020 cars
Year end 2020 Honda CR-VAll 2020 cars
2020 100.0%100.0%
2021 99.5%99.4%
2022 100.7%98.4%
2023 99.0%95.6%
2024 99.6%96.7%
2025 100.2%96.9%

Source:DfT / DVLA End of 2025 Updated

Recalls that may affect cars built around 2020

1 of the Honda CR-V’s 30 recalls in DVSA’s records covers cars built during 2020. 3 have no build dates, so could apply to any year.

The 2020 on this page is the year of first registration, not the year the car was built. A car first registered early in 2020 may have been built in 2019, and recalls apply to particular build dates and VINs, so check the recalls either side too.

Honda CR-V recalls whose build dates include 2020
Launched Concern Built Vehicles
2 Apr 2024 Battery Cable Contact Short Circuit Problem 22 Oct 2018 to 26 May 2020 and 1 Jun 2020 to 1 Jul 2022 18,733

Every Honda CR-V 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 CR-V

23 years of the Honda CR-V, 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 2013 cars did best at their 2025 MOT (79.9% passed first time) and the 2000 cars worst (52.7%).

Honda CR-Vs by year of first registration
Year Registered Left Pass rate All cars
2000 1,134 52.7% 63.1%
2001 1,540 55.7% 61.5%
2002 3,454 50.3% 59.7%
2003 4,784 50.3% 58.9%
2004 5,418 50.1% 57.9%
2005 7,979 53.5% 57.7%
2006 8,785 54.4% 56.9%
2007 13,167 57.4% 57.3%
2008 9,618 60.4% 57.0%
2009 9,067 64.6% 58.2%
2010 9,694 69.8% 59.3%
2011 9,711 71.4% 61.5%
2012 12,459 73.9% 63.6%
2013 14,228 79.9% 66.0%
2014 15,881 15,044 81.7% 69.1%
2015 14,975 14,529 82.8% 72.6%
2016 15,028 14,461 85.1% 75.6%
2017 12,501 12,119 86.1% 79.1%
2018 9,657 9,369 88.0% 81.8%
2019 8,068 8,181 91.1% 84.4%
2020 5,482 5,495 92.0% 86.9%
2021 5,705 5,680 92.0% 88.4%
2022 5,213 5,096 93.2% 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 5,543 MOT tests of 2020 Honda CR-V cars 15 September 2026
Cars on the record Vehicle licensing statistics Department for Transport End of 2025 5,495 cars still on the record (licensed or SORN) 15 September 2026
  • MOT figures cover normal tests in Great Britain in 2025 of Honda CR-V cars first registered in 2020; retests are excluded. “All cars” means every car we match to a model, first registered in 2020.
  • 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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