Used car guide · 2017–2022

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

How every year of the Honda Civic Mk10 did at its MOT in 2025 compared with other cars the same age, the weak spots that keep coming up, and what to check before you buy one. From 52,480 MOT tests.

2022best year: 94% pass first time, 5 points above all 2022 cars
2020weakest year: 87% pass first time, 1 points above all 2020 cars
Brake padsthe weak spot that shows up in 2 different years

Year by year

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.

60%80%100%2017: 83% pass first time (all 2017 cars: 78%) 83% 2017*2018: 85% pass first time (all 2018 cars: 81%) 85% 20182019: 86% pass first time (all 2019 cars: 84%) 86% 20192020: 87% pass first time (all 2020 cars: 86%) 87% 20202021: 88% pass first time (all 2021 cars: 87%) 88% 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*83%78% +5Nothing unusual14,519
201885%81% +4Nothing unusual13,501
201986%84% +2Wipers 1.7× usual12,616
202087%86% +1Brake pads 1.7× usual5,557
202188%87% +1Brake pads 2× usual4,879
202294%89% +5Nothing unusual1,408

Weak spots across the Honda Civic Mk10

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 2× 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.

  • Wipersup to 1.7× usual

    Stands out in 2 years: 2021, 2019.

    Rough price £15–£60 our estimate

    At the viewing: Test the wipers and washers on every speed.

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 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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