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Honda S2000

Reliability, running costs, and MOT data across 11 years from 8,815 real MOT tests.

Avg Pass Rate

87%

Total Tests

8,815

Best Year

2009 (95%)

Years Covered

11

How reliable is the Honda S2000?

vs national average+5% (82% avg)
vs Honda brand average+3% (84% avg)
Best to worst year spread13 percentage points
Reliability trendImproving over years

Honda S2000 by Year

YearPass RateTestsAvg Mileage
200995%63451,526 mi
200890%51161,054 mi
200790%86868,553 mi
200687%91272,625 mi
200587%1,28778,825 mi
200487%1,15979,694 mi
200382%1,07986,410 mi
200285%1,08389,197 mi
200183%36992,558 mi
200082%55394,953 mi
199989%36084,504 mi

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About the Honda S2000

The Honda S2000 has been tested 8,815 times in 2024 MOT data across 11 model years (1999 to 2009), with an average pass rate of 87%. That's slightly above the national average of 82%. Available as petrol.

Best and Worst Years

The 2009 model is the most reliable with a 95% pass rate from 634 tests. The 2003 model has the lowest at 82%. The 13 point spread between years means reliability varies somewhat, but no year is dramatically different.

Reliability Trend

Newer HONDA S2000s show better MOT pass rates than older ones, with an average improvement of 5 percentage points.

Mileage Across Years

The oldest model in our data (1999) averages 84,504 miles, while the newest (2009) averages 51,526 miles.

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