2010 Honda FIT hybrid: common problems and MOT failures
What MOT testers find on the hybrid Honda FIT first registered in 2010 (hybrid cars only): we looked at the 353 MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.
Small sample: there were only 353 MOTs of these cars during 2023–2025, so treat the percentages as rough. The known faults below don't depend on it.
What goes wrong more than usual on a 2010 Honda FIT hybrid?
Parts flagged at MOT more often on the 2010 Honda FIT hybrid than on all cars registered in 2010.
- Rear fog light10.7× usualHonda FIT9.6% All 2010 cars0.9%
Failed outright at MOT: 9.3%, against 0.9% of all 2010 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.
Rough price £10–£80 our estimateAt the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.
Common 2010 Honda FIT hybrid MOT failures and advisories
The share of 2010 Honda FIT hybrid MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.
- Lights and electrics24% of testsRough price £10–£80
At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.
- Suspension22% of testsRough price £120–£400
At the viewing: Listen for knocks over speed bumps, and look behind each front wheel for a snapped coil spring.
- Tyres20% of testsRough price £70–£150
At the viewing: Check the tread on all four tyres, including the inside edges, and look for cracks or bulges.
- Brakes9% of testsRough price £150–£350
At the viewing: Look for a lip on the disc edges and feel for judder or pulling when braking firmly from about 40mph.
- Wipers, windscreen and mirrors6% of testsRough price £15–£250
At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.
- Seats and seatbelts3% of testsRough price £80–£250
At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.
Questions to ask the seller before buying a 2010 Honda FIT hybrid
Ask before you travel to see it. A seller who knows the car will have answers, and receipts.
- Any recent work on the rear fog light? (Flagged at MOT 10.7× as often on the 2010 Honda FIT hybrid as on other cars the same age.)
- Can I see the service history and receipts for any big jobs?
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Other years
Every year of the Honda FIT compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2017 | 143 | Lights and electrics 10% |
| 2016 | 307 | Tyres 16% |
| 2015 | 442 | Tyres 11% |
| 2014 | 1,463 | Tyres 9% |
| 2013 | 1,879 | Tyres 12% |
| 2012 | 2,999 | Lights and electrics 17% |
| 2011 | 2,485 | Lights and electrics 22% |
| 2009 | 188 | Lights and electrics 39% |
| 2008 | 151 | Lights and electrics 36% |
Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test done in Great Britain during 2023–2025, counting the MOTs of Honda FIT cars first registered in 2010. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score