UK vehicle statistics / Hyundai
How many Hyundai cars are left?
At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,202,611 licensed and 44,286 SORN Hyundai vehicles in the UK, across 40 published model groups. That means 1 in 28 surviving Hyundai is currently off the road.
Looking at a Hyundai?
Population figures describe a model group, not the car in front of you.
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Is the Hyundai fleet shrinking?
Adding up every published Hyundai model group: 1,202,611 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Hyundai range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 31% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 44,286 are declared SORN — 1 in 28 of the 1,246,897 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
Hyundai MOT pass rate
In 2024, 72.9% of 727,031 Hyundai MOTs passed first time — above the 71.2% UK average.
The items most often behind a first-test failure across published Hyundai model groups:
- Brake Performance — 4.9% of tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Condition — 2.8% of tests. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Mechanical Brake Components — 2.2% of tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
- Stop Lamp — 1.9% of tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
See every model on the Hyundai MOT pass rate page.
Before you buy
- Brake Performance — 4.9% of tests in 2024. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
- Condition — 2.8% of tests in 2024. Corrosion, damage or wear on a tested component. Worth seeing in person, as the cost ranges from trivial to structural.
- Mechanical Brake Components — 2.2% of tests in 2024. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
- Stop Lamp — 1.9% of tests in 2024. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
- Check the actual Hyundai — These figures describe the model group. Enter the registration for that vehicle's free MOT, tax and mileage record before you pay a deposit.
Rarest Hyundai models
The published Hyundai model groups with the smallest surviving populations.
- I20 Element — 103 licensed, 0 SORN
- Elantra — 74 licensed, 264 SORN
- Lantra — 56 licensed, 295 SORN
- H100 — 61 licensed, 304 SORN
- I30 Advance Mhev — 372 licensed, 0 SORN
Every Hyundai model
| Model | Licensed | SORN |
|---|---|---|
| I10 | 282,613 | 5,679 |
| Tucson | 255,591 | 3,936 |
| I20 | 154,006 | 3,527 |
| Kona | 119,398 | 584 |
| I30 | 103,080 | 4,047 |
| Ioniq | 66,374 | 849 |
| Ix35 | 50,555 | 2,223 |
| Santa FE | 41,194 | 4,871 |
| Ix20 | 29,043 | 436 |
| I40 | 19,623 | 1,647 |
| Getz | 14,138 | 3,910 |
| Bayon | 15,081 | 46 |
| I800 | 7,339 | 629 |
| Coupe | 3,909 | 3,867 |
| Tucson Advance Phev Auto | 6,663 | 15 |
| Amica | 4,106 | 1,591 |
| Inster | 4,572 | 5 |
| Matrix | 2,274 | 1,128 |
| Bayon Premium | 3,323 | 16 |
| Accent | 1,087 | 1,819 |
| Ioniq 5 | 2,855 | 5 |
| Veloster | 2,251 | 158 |
| I20 N | 2,237 | 8 |
| Bayon Ultimate | 2,159 | 4 |
| Iload | 1,609 | 214 |
| Terracan | 734 | 886 |
| Bayon Advance | 1,585 | 4 |
| I20 Tech | 1,305 | 2 |
| I20 Black | 1,073 | 0 |
| Trajet | 187 | 667 |
| Ioniq 9 Calligraphy EV 4X4 | 700 | 0 |
| Sonata | 324 | 312 |
| Atoz | 111 | 337 |
| Bayon Tech | 433 | 1 |
| Bayon Black | 413 | 0 |
| I30 Advance Mhev | 372 | 0 |
| H100 | 61 | 304 |
| Lantra | 56 | 295 |
| Elantra | 74 | 264 |
| I20 Element | 103 | 0 |
How to read these numbers
Licensed means taxed and legal to use on the road at the end of the quarter. SORN means the keeper has declared it off the road — it still exists, but it is not in use. A model group's total is the best available proxy for how many survive, and a shrinking one means fewer donor cars, fewer specialists and slower parts supply.
Common questions
How many Hyundai cars are left in the UK?
1,202,611 Hyundai vehicles were licensed and 44,286 were SORN at the end of 2026 Q1, across 40 published model groups, according to DfT and DVLA statistics.
Which Hyundai is rarest?
Of the published Hyundai model groups, the I20 Element has the smallest surviving population at 103 licensed and 0 SORN.
Is the Hyundai fleet shrinking?
1,202,611 are licensed as of 2026 Q1 — the highest count in the published series, so the Hyundai range is still arriving on UK roads rather than leaving them. That is up 31% in the five years since 2021 Q1. A further 44,286 are declared SORN — 1 in 28 of the 1,246,897 still on the DVLA record is off the road, laid up, part-restored or waiting to be sold.
What is the Hyundai MOT pass rate?
72.9% of 727,031 class-4 initial MOT tests on Hyundai cars passed first time in 2024 — above the 71.2% UK average.
What do Hyundai cars fail the MOT on?
Across published Hyundai model groups, the most common initial failure categories in 2024 are brake performance (4.9% of tests), condition (2.8% of tests), mechanical brake components (2.2% of tests). DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes.
Does a Hyundai population figure describe the car I am looking at?
No. It describes the model group. Enter the registration for that car's own free MOT, tax and mileage record.
Source and limitations
Source: Department for Transport and DVLA, df_VEH0120_UK. Released 2026-07-15 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
DVLA make and model fields are administrative data and can contain omissions or inconsistencies. These statistics describe model groups, not an individual registration.
Confidential cells marked [c] represent between 1 and 4 vehicles and are treated as zero in aggregates, so totals can be slightly understated.