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2010 Honda FIT: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2010 Honda FITs, from 290 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

Small sample: only 290 of these were MOT tested in 2025, so treat the percentages as rough. The known faults below don't depend on it.

290MOT tests in 2025
67%pass first time (all 2010 cars: 59%)
4,200typical miles a year
2.8×the usual rate for headlights

What stands out

Parts flagged at MOT more often on 2010 Honda FITs than on all cars registered in 2010.

  • Headlights2.8× usual
    Honda FIT
    19% All 2010 cars
    6.8%

    Failed outright at MOT: 2.4%, against 3.6% of all 2010 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £40–£400 our estimate

    At the viewing: Check both headlights on dipped and full beam, and look for cloudy or cracked lenses.

By area

The share of 2010 Honda FIT MOT tests where testers flagged each area, as a fail or an advisory. Rough prices are typical independent-garage costs.

  • Lights and electrics
    36% of testsRough price £10–£80

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light, including brake lights and indicators, while you operate them.

  • Tyres
    26% 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.

  • Suspension
    26% 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.

  • Brakes
    11% 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 mirrors
    9% of testsRough price £15–£250

    At the viewing: Check for chips in the driver's view, and test the wipers and washers.

  • Seats and seatbelts
    3% of testsRough price £80–£250

    At the viewing: Pull each seatbelt sharply. It should lock, and retract cleanly.

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Other years

YearMOT testsMost flagged
2016128Tyres 21%
2015236Tyres 14%
2014929Lights and electrics 9%
2013962Tyres 14%
20121,265Lights and electrics 22%
2011964Lights and electrics 27%

Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2010 Honda FITs registered in 2010. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score