Used car guide · 2017–2022

Honda Civic Mk10: best and worst years, and what goes wrong

How each year of the Honda Civic Mk10 did at the MOTs done during 2023–2025, compared with other cars the same age, the weak spots that keep coming up, and what to check before you buy one. From 149,147 MOT tests.

2022best year: 94% pass first time, 5 points above all 2022 cars
2018weakest year: 85% pass first time, 2 points above all 2018 cars
Brake padsthe weak spot that shows up in 2 different years

Which Honda Civic Mk10 years are best and worst at their MOT?

First-time MOT pass rate for each year of the Honda Civic Mk10, against all cars registered the same year. Older cars fail more, so the comparison with cars the same age is what matters.

70%85%100%2017: 84% pass first time (all 2017 cars: 80%) 84% 2017*2018: 85% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 83%) 85% 20182019: 87% pass first time (all 2019 cars: 85%) 87% 20192020: 90% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 87%) 90% 20202021: 90% pass first time (all 2021 cars: 87%) 90% 20212022: 94% pass first time (all 2022 cars: 89%) 94% 2022
This model, first-time pass rate All cars registered that year · * changeover year: some cars are the previous or next generation
YearPass first timeAll cars that yearStands outMOT tests
2017*84%80% +4Nothing unusual43,390
201885%83% +2Nothing unusual40,248
201987%85% +2Nothing unusual37,647
202090%87% +3Brake pads 1.6× usual16,717
202190%87% +3Brake pads 1.9× usual9,722
202294%89% +5Nothing unusual1,423

Common Honda Civic Mk10 MOT failures, year after year

Parts flagged at MOT well above the usual rate for cars the same age, in more than one year of this generation. Repeat findings like these are much less likely to be chance.

  • Brake padsup to 1.9× usual

    Stands out in 2 years: 2021, 2020.

    Rough price £75–£175 (one axle) ClickMechanic

    At the viewing: Listen for squealing or grinding when braking, and look through the wheel at how much pad is left.

What usually goes wrong with the Honda Civic Mk10?

From owners, mechanics and UK buying guides, in our own words. Not every car will have them.

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting each car's main test of the year (not retests). A weak spot needs at least 30 cars flagged and must stay 1.5× the usual rate even at the cautious end of a 95% confidence range. Generation years are approximate: cars registered in a changeover year (*) can be either generation. How we score

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