Honda Australia is the exclusive importer and distributor of Honda-branded vehicles in Australia and a data provider under the MVIS scheme

The ACCC is responsible for enforcing the MVIS scheme under the Competition and Consumer Act (CCA).
Honda Australia has paid a penalty of $18,780 after the ACCC issued it with an infringement notice for an alleged breach of Motor Vehicle Service and Repair Information Sharing Scheme (MVIS scheme) information sharing requirements.
The ACCC alleges that from 1 July 2022 to 6 May 2024, Honda Australia offered to supply the software only by yearly subscription, and did not give independent repairers the option to purchase less expensive subscriptions on a daily or monthly basis.
“We allege Honda breached the requirements of the MVIS scheme, which is designed to make vehicle servicing and repair more competitive by giving independent repairers access to the same technical information, including software, that dealerships have,” ACCC Acting Chair, Catriona Lowe, said.
“Providing repairers with flexibility and choice in how they access information under the MVIS scheme is fundamental to increasing competition and consumer choice.
“Making the information available on a daily, monthly and annual basis allows independent repairers to select the access period that is most appropriate for them.
“This in turn enables them to be in a position to offer more competitive prices to consumers.”
This is the first ACCC enforcement action for an alleged contravention of the MVIS scheme.
“We are continuing to conduct compliance checks and we will take appropriate enforcement action for non-compliance which is detected,” Catriona said.
“In appropriate circumstances, this may include commencing proceedings in the Federal Court, where contraventions of certain MVIS Scheme provisions may attract a penalty of up to $10,000,000 per contravention.”
The ACCC will also release updated industry guidance in the coming months about the MVIS scheme.

Further information is available at www.accc.gov.au