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2010 Honda Stepwagon: common problems and what to check

What gets flagged at MOT on 2010 Honda Stepwagons, from 523 tests in 2025, plus known faults and what to look at before you buy one.

523MOT tests in 2025
74%pass first time (all 2010 cars: 59%)
5,600typical miles a year
7.8×the usual rate for rear fog light

What stands out

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

  • Rear fog light7.8× usual
    Honda Stepwagon
    7.8% All 2010 cars
    1%

    Failed outright at MOT: 7.3%, against 0.9% of all 2010 cars. The rest were advisories or minor defects.

    Rough price £10–£80 our estimate

    At the viewing: Ask a friend to check every light while you work the switches: indicators, brake lights, fog lights and reversing lights.

By area

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

  • Suspension
    30% 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.

  • Lights and electrics
    27% 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
    25% 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.

  • Brakes
    16% 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
    8% 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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Where this comes from: the DVSA's anonymised results for every MOT test in Great Britain in 2025, counting tests of 2010 Honda Stepwagons registered in 2010. "Flagged" includes advisories, so it isn't the same as a fail rate. How we score