Used car guide
2020 Honda HR-V: petrol or diesel?
Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions go wrong in different ways, so each has its own figures from the MOTs these cars had during 2023–2025. Pick the one you’re looking at: the fuel is on the logbook and in the car’s MOT history.
Petrol
93% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 87%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
9,800 MOTsSee the petrol guide ›
Diesel
91% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 87%)
Nothing stands out above the usual rate
1,226 MOTsSee the diesel guide ›
Hybrid versions had too few MOTs for figures of their own, or weren’t sold.
Known faults on every 2020 Honda HR-V
What Car? reports relatively few big issues and no common failure points, and it scored 100% in its reliability survey (joint first of 20 small SUVs).
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Other years
Every year of the Honda HR-V compared
| Year | MOT tests | Most flagged |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2025 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2024 | – | Too new for MOT data |
| 2023 | 365 | Tyres 15% |
| 2022 | 6,656 | Tyres 21% |
| 2021 | 891 | Tyres 22% |
| 2019 | 14,445 | Tyres 23% |
| 2018 | 17,965 | Tyres 24% |
| 2017 | 17,343 | Tyres 24% |
| 2016 | 20,416 | Tyres 26% |
| 2015 | 8,220 | Tyres 27% |
| 2006 | – | Too few tests |
| 2005 | 499 | Suspension 48% |
| 2004 | 741 | Suspension 45% |
| 2003 | 650 | Suspension 44% |
| 2002 | 1,253 | Suspension 43% |
| 2001 | 1,146 | Suspension 47% |
| 2000 | 946 | Suspension 45% |
| 1999 | 488 | Suspension 48% |