Ranked #196 car in the UK · SUV · 1,176 units sold last year

Honda ZR-V

The Honda ZR-V is the mid-size hybrid SUV slotting between the HR-V and CR-V - a comfortable, well-built family crossover using Honda's smooth, efficient self-charging hybrid system. It's refined, spacious and easy to live with, with Honda's strong reliability reputation. Not the sharpest or most exciting in the class, but as a dependable, frugal hybrid family SUV that needs no plugging in, it's a sensible and quietly capable choice.

How these figures are sourced the valuation is anchored to a researched used-market price for this model (AutoTrader median, 2023 at 30k miles). Reliability, mileage and variant data are real DVSA MOT records. Dimensions, tyre sizes and costs, servicing figures and the insurance group are segment-level estimates rather than sourced per car, and are being replaced model by model.

Honda ZR-V
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Body
SUV
Years
2023–2026
Fuel
Hybrid
Economy
50 mpg

combined

Insurance
Group 22

The short version

The Honda ZR-V holds its value well and is cheaper to run than most. On three-year value retention it ranks better than 87% of models.

Pick your version

Estimates are tuned to the version you choose.

Fuel

Hybrid · 1993cc

Power

184 ps

Drivetrain

FWD

Cam drive

Chain

Quoted MPG

50 mpg

Volume ZR-V (2023-). 2.0 e:HEV - same drivetrain as Civic e:HEV in a taller SUV body. Chain-driven Honda. ~50 mpg.

Tell us about the one you're looking at

2023
20232026
23,223 mi
0Expected: 23,223180k
good
PoorFairGoodExcellent

Tidy and well looked-after for its age — the typical car.

Remembered as you browse other cars.

Optional — fills in the exact year and ULEZ status for your specific car. The registration isn’t stored.

Estimated market value

How we got this number — click for the breakdown, or to challenge it.

£26,250

Range £20,550£32,550

medium confidence

When new (2023)circa £42,000Age-based value£28,743Mileage adjustment+£0Condition & region+£5Market calibration-£848Forecourt price£27,900Private sale£24,650Part-exchange£21,700

The depreciation curve

How a 2023-registration Honda ZR-V loses value over time.

What it costs to own

Over

Based on the 2023 car with 23,223 miles you entered above — worth about £26,250 today — here is the cost of owning it for the next 5 years, at roughly 7,741 miles a year.

5-year total

£14,987

Per year

£2,997

All-in per mile

£0.39

Fuel per mile

14.8p

If a company carAround £507/mo Benefit-in-Kind tax at the 40% rate (£253/mo at 20%) — 32% band

Depreciation£2,875
Fuel / energy£5,742
Servicing£1,765
Road tax£1,000
Insurance£3,605

If you're a company-car driver

At 32% BIK, a 40% taxpayer would pay about £507/month in company-car tax (£253/month at 20%) — on top of the running costs above. Full BIK table below for context.

Best age to buy — around 2 years

A 2-year-old example loses roughly £4,000 a year — 58% less than the £9,600 a one-year-old sheds. The steepest drop is behind it.

Uses current UK pump and home-charging prices (DESNZ weekly), typical-driver insurance and manufacturer service intervals. "Fuel per mile" is just the energy input — so an EV at ~9p and a diesel at ~22p make running-cost comparison direct. A guide; your own costs will vary.

How it compares

Where this car ranks against the 340 vehicles in our index — higher is better.

Holds its valuebetter than 87%
Fuel economybetter than 74%

Percentile rank across our full index. A measure is shown only where the data spreads meaningfully across the index.

Petrol, diesel, hybrid or EV?

How the available versions compare on price, running cost, and the headaches each tends to develop.

Petrol

The default choice: lowest purchase price and easy upkeep, at the cost of higher fuel bills than a hybrid.

New price
circa £40,000
Annual fuel / energy
£1,130
3-yr depreciation
47%

Watch for

  • ·Carbon build-up on direct-injection engines
  • ·Ignition coils and spark plugs with age
  • ·Cam or wet-belt service where fitted

Diesel

Makes sense for high motorway mileage; less so for short urban hops, where the DPF struggles.

New price
circa £43,000
Annual fuel / energy
£1,117
3-yr depreciation
50%

Watch for

  • ·DPF clogging on mostly-short journeys
  • ·EGR valve and turbo wear with mileage
  • ·AdBlue system upkeep on newer engines

Fuel/energy costs based on this week’s UK averages (w/c 03/08/2026) · Petrol 159.9p/L, Diesel 179.2p/L, Electricity 27.0p/kWh · DESNZ

Estimated insurance

Group 22 of 50 (mid — around the UK average) · Comprehensive · 3 years NCB

Indicative annual comprehensive premiums for this car, by driver age band and risk profile. Pick the combination closest to your circumstances.

3 years
0 yearsBaseline: 3 years15+
Risk profile:

Estimated annual premium · typical, age 33-39

£721/ year

Roughly £60 per month

Typical

Average UK driver — 3 years NCB, average postcode, no recent claims.
Age bandLower riskTypicalHigher risk
Age 17-25£1,643£2,053£2,669
Age 26-32£857£1,009£1,231
Age 33-39Selected£634£721£850
Age 40-49£538£598£694
Age 50+£480£533£629

How we estimate this

Indicative annual comprehensive premium estimates. The 'Typical' figure represents an average UK driver in each age band; Lower and Higher risk show the realistic spread driven by factors UK insurers legitimately price on (postcode, occupation, claims history, NCB, voluntary excess, modifications). Based on 10,000 miles/yr, £250 voluntary excess, and the no-claims bonus selected above. Always get individual quotes before buying.

Expected annual costs

Adjust the annual mileage to match how you'll actually use the car. Insurance is what you selected above (age 33-39, typical risk, 3 yrs NCB).

7,741 mi/yr
2,000UK avg for this model: 7,74130,000

Routine service

£185

Annual main-dealer service

Major service

£210

Every 2 years, annualised

Road tax

£200

Standard rate, post year-one

Fuel

£1,125

50 mpg, £1.60/L

Insurance

£721

Age 33-39, group 22

Clean-air zones

Depends on variant

Based on London ULEZ standards — Birmingham, Bath, Bristol, Sheffield, Glasgow and other UK clean-air zones generally follow the same rules.

Total expected£2,441 / year

Excludes depreciation and unscheduled repairs (see next section).

Unexpected costs

What out-of-warranty repairs typically run, by mileage band. Your selected mileage is highlighted.

0-30k miles

£80

per year · low risk

30-60k miles

£240

per year · low risk

60-100k miles

£520

per year · medium risk

100k+ miles

£900

per year · high risk

Tyres

215/65 R17 · 235/55 R18 · 235/50 R19

What a full set of four will cost you (including fit and balance), and which brand each tier of buyer should pick. A typical set lasts about 24,000 miles.

Budget

£400

set of 4, fitted · £85 per tyre

Mid-range

£580

set of 4, fitted · £130 per tyre

Premium

£840

set of 4, fitted · £195 per tyre

What to fit

Optional extras worth paying for

Factory options ranked by how much of their original cost they recover at resale. Anything above 70% return tends to make money back; below 40% is paying for your own enjoyment.

OptionNew costAdded used valueReturn

Tow bar (factory-fit)

Niche, but the buyers who want one will pay for it.

£650£45069%

Parking sensors & reversing camera

Near-expected now — its absence costs more than its presence returns.

£500£30060%

Heated seats / cold-weather pack

£450£20044%

Metallic or premium paint

Almost universal — an unusual colour is the bigger resale risk.

£600£20033%

Panoramic / opening roof

£1,100£35032%

Larger alloy wheels

£700£20029%

Parts most likely to fail

Drawn from owner reports and warranty data. Filtered for relevance to 23,223 miles.

Watch now

Failure typically happens around your current mileage.

Upcoming

A known weak point — but you haven't reached its usual mileage yet.

Already due

Past its usual failure mileage. Either already fixed, or about to.

12V batteryUpcoming

Typical at 40k-70kCost £100-£180low severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Brake discs & padsUpcoming

Typical at 35k-60kCost £250-£500 per axlelow severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Suspension bushes & drop linksUpcoming

Typical at 60k-100kCost £150-£400medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

Exhaust & emissions componentsUpcoming

Typical at 70k-110kCost £200-£700medium severityParts high

General wear item — not a model-specific fault.

"Parts low/medium/high" indicates how easy the replacement part is to source — discontinued or specialist parts mean longer workshop time and bigger bills.

Safety rating

Euro NCAP's independent crash-test rating for the Honda ZR-V, from its 2023 assessment.

4/5
TEST YEAR2023
Current rating · valid to 2029

The passenger compartment of the ZR-V remained stable in the frontal offset test.

Independent crash-test data from Euro NCAP. Star ratings reflect the test protocol of the year shown — newer protocols are stricter, so a 5-star from 2024 represents a higher bar than a 5-star from 2014. Euro NCAP ratings run for six years from publication; a lapsed rating means the protocol has moved on, not that the car performs any worse than it did on test.

MOT outlook

How this model fares at its MOT as it ages — from 7,605 real DVSA test records.

MOT pass rate

92%

of 3-year-old examples pass — not yet a wide enough age span to chart a trend.

Longevity

Not enough older examples yet to gauge longevity.

Reliability

Not enough first-MOT data yet. This measure needs cars registered from 2020 that have reached their first MOT at three years old; too few have so far for a figure worth publishing.

Not enough first-MOT data yet — no score. A car needs 100 first MOTs from 2020 registrations onward before this can be measured.

MOT outlook

Insufficient MOT history at this car's reference age — too few tests to compute a reliable percentile.

Things owners say

  • 01The self-charging hybrid is smooth and frugal, with no need to plug in - ideal for varied mileage.
  • 02Comfortable and spacious rather than sporty; Honda's reliability reputation is a key draw.
  • 03Slots between the HR-V and CR-V on size and price - check which suits your space needs best.

Safety recalls

Manufacturers occasionally issue safety recalls to fix a fault free of charge. You can check whether the Honda ZR-V, or your exact vehicle, has any outstanding recalls on the official DVSA service.

Check on GOV.UK

Opens the Driver & Vehicle Standards Agency recall checker. Choose the make, model and year of manufacture — no registration needed.

Theft risk

A general indicator from UK 2025 theft data and this car’s characteristics — not a prediction for any one vehicle.

Whole-car theft

Higher

Desirable SUVs like this are relay-theft targets — keyless entry can be exploited from the driveway in under a minute.

Parts theft

Higher

Hybrid versions are a catalytic-converter target — a hybrid cat is rich in precious metals and can be cut out in about a minute.

Worth doing

  • Keep keys in a Faraday pouch and away from the front door to block relay attacks.
  • A catalytic-converter guard or forensic marking makes a hybrid far less appealing to cut.
  • A visible steering lock is a cheap, strong deterrent on a frequently-targeted car.

Clean-air zones

Whether driving a Honda ZR-V into a UK clean-air zone will cost you anything. Rules use the same Euro standard across most zones — petrol from 2006 and diesel from 2015 onwards are exempt; pure electric is always exempt.

Charging zones for cars

CityAreaDaily chargeLikely outcome
LondonAll of Greater London (within the M25)£12.50
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
BirminghamInside the A4540 Middleway£8.00
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
BristolCity centre and part of the Portway£9.00
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
GlasgowCity centre
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
EdinburghCity centre
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
AberdeenCity centre
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.
DundeeCity centre
Likely exempt
Hybrid petrol engines from 2006 meet Euro 4.

Zones that don't charge private cars

  • BathCity centre (Private cars and motorbikes are not charged).
  • BradfordOuter ring road and the Aire Valley (Private cars are not charged).
  • SheffieldInside the A61 inner ring road (Private cars are not charged).
  • Newcastle & GatesheadCity centres and the Tyne, Swing, High Level and Redheugh bridges (Private cars are not charged).
  • PortsmouthPart of the city centre (Applies to taxis, PHVs, buses, coaches and HGVs only).

Model-level guidance only. To check a specific registration, use the official gov.uk clean-air zone checker. Zone charges and boundaries are set by local councils and change over time.

Company car tax

What HMRC's Benefit-in-Kind charge looks like if you ran this Honda ZR-V as a company car, by tax year and income-tax band. Calculated from a CO₂ of 131 g/km, using £47,500 as the P11D value.

Tax yearBIK %Tax @ 20%Tax @ 40%Monthly @ 20%Monthly @ 40%
2025-2631%£2,945£5,890£245£491
2026-2732%£3,040£6,080£253£507
2027-2833%£3,135£6,270£261£523
2028-2933%£3,135£6,270£261£523
2029-3033%£3,135£6,270£261£523

P11D value is approximated from the latest new price; the exact figure on your tax code will depend on options fitted. The 4% diesel surcharge applies only to non-RDE2 (pre-2021) diesels — we assume RDE2 compliance for current models. Bands and rates from HMRC's Autumn Budget 2024 confirmation through 2029/30.

Servicing & the dealer network

How well-supported Honda is across the UK — a practical read on how easy servicing, parts and warranty work will be to find.

Franchised UK dealers

~130

Large network

Mass-market

Network size relative to the UK's largest (Honda is 2.9% of all franchised outlets)

Servicing, parts and warranty work are easy to find UK-wide, and most independent garages know the brand well — which keeps maintenance competitive.

For context, the UK has roughly 4,500 franchised car-dealer outlets in total, plus about 15,500 independent garages.

Approximate figures, curated from public UK industry sources (NFDA, Car Dealer Magazine). Franchised networks shrink year on year — these indicate network size, not an exact count.

Dimensions & weight

These are segment estimates, not manufacturer figures. 296 of 325 catalogued cars share one of 14 identical dimension sets, so they describe a class rather than this particular car. Sourced figures replace them model by model.

Length

4,600 mm

Width

1,880 mm

Height

1,650 mm

Kerb weight

1,750 kg

Boot

500–1,600 L

Fuel tank

60 L

How many are still out there

How the UK Honda ZR-V fleet splits: taxed and on the road, parked off the road on a SORN, and gone from the register where that figure is available.

Currently registered

6,664

Currently taxed & on road

6,596

99% of all registered

SORN (off road)

68

1% of all registered

Scrapped or exported

n/a

not in this DfT extract

UK fleet trend — 2023 to 2025

+14.6% vs 2024
6796,596

Source: DfT VEH0124 vehicle licensing statistics (year-end 2025) · Updated 29 Jul 2026

Common questions

Honda ZR-V, answered from the data

How much does a used Honda ZR-V cost?
A 2023 Honda ZR-V with around 23,223 miles is worth roughly £26,250 today (typical range £21,900–£30,650). Dealer forecourt prices sit higher and part-exchange offers lower; newer or lower-mileage examples cost more.
How quickly does the Honda ZR-V depreciate?
A new Honda ZR-V typically loses about 31% of its value over the first three years, then depreciates more slowly. Buying at three to five years old avoids the steepest part of the curve.
What insurance group is the Honda ZR-V?
The Honda ZR-V sits in insurance group 22 of 50 — the middle of the scale. Exact premiums depend on the trim (some versions sit a few groups higher or lower), your age, postcode and no-claims history.
What goes wrong on a used Honda ZR-V?
The most common age-related issues we track for the Honda ZR-V are: 12v battery (typically around 40k-70k, £100-£180 to put right); brake discs & pads (typically around 35k-60k, £250-£500 per axle to put right); suspension bushes & drop links (typically around 60k-100k, £150-£400 to put right). A full service history and a recent MOT with no advisories are the best protection.
What does the Honda ZR-V cost to run?
Expect around 50 mpg combined on the 2.0 e:HEV Sport, £200 a year in road tax, about £185 for a standard annual service. The full cost-of-ownership table above breaks this down per year and per mile for the exact year and mileage you choose.
Is the Honda ZR-V ULEZ compliant?
Whether a Honda ZR-V is ULEZ compliant depends on its engine and registration date: petrol from 2006 and diesel from September 2015 generally qualify, and electric versions are always exempt.
How many Honda ZR-Vs are on UK roads?
About 6,596 Honda ZR-Vs are currently taxed and on the road in the UK, from DfT vehicle-licensing data.

Answers are generated from this car's Forecourt data — DVSA MOT records, DfT licensing statistics and our valuation model — and update with the weekly data refresh.

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