MOT pass rates / Hyundai

Hyundai MOT pass rates and common failures

Name: Hyundai MOT statistics
Creator: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

Hyundai cars passed 72.9% of their MOTs first time in 2024, across 727,031 class-4 initial tests and 40 model groups. That is above the 71.2% UK average, and ranks Hyundai 30th of 59 makes in the dataset.

Pass rates track age more strongly than badge: an older Hyundai is compared here against older cars of every other make, so read the age table below before drawing conclusions about the brand.

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What Hyundai cars fail on

The items most often behind a first-test failure across Hyundai model groups, as a share of Hyundai tests. DVSA publishes each model group's six most common categories, so this ranks the biggest published causes rather than every possible one.

Brake Performance — 4.9% of Hyundai tests. The brakes underperformed on the rolling road. Expect brake work rather than an adjustment.
Condition — 2.8% of Hyundai 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 Hyundai tests. Worn discs, pads or callipers. Routine wear, but it should be priced into the deal.
Stop Lamp — 1.9% of Hyundai tests. A brake light out. Usually a bulb.
Wipers — 1.7% of Hyundai tests. Worn wiper blades. Minutes to fix, and a fair hint that servicing was skipped.
Suspension Arms — 1.6% of Hyundai tests. Worn arms or bushes. A common age-related repair that affects handling and tyre wear.
Position Lamps — 1.5% of Hyundai tests. A side or tail light out. Usually a bulb.
Headlamp Aim — 1.4% of Hyundai tests. Headlights pointing too high or low. Cheap to adjust, and common on every make.

Hyundai MOT pass rate by age

Age at test	Tests	Initial pass rate
3–5 years	154,370	86%
6–9 years	271,817	79.6%
10–14 years	225,376	61.8%
15–30 years	75,422	54.7%

Hyundai models by MOT pass rate

Model	Tests	Initial pass rate
I10	168,200	72.7%
I20	108,189	71.7%
I30	92,358	64.3%
Tucson	92,038	81.1%
Ix35	43,725	64.9%
Ioniq	39,155	86.5%
Santa FE	31,889	66.7%
Kona	23,299	87.2%
Ix20	23,287	70.9%
Getz	17,847	53.6%
I40	16,932	71.8%
I800	6,362	61.2%
Coupe	5,368	52.2%
I10 SE Connect MPI	5,020	85.7%
Amica	4,492	56.1%
Kona Premium GDI HEV S-A	3,879	85.4%
Matrix	3,355	52%
Kona Play T-gdi	2,767	86.3%
Tucson Ultimate T-gdi HEV Auto	2,745	90.5%
Kona Premium SE GDI HEV S-A	2,689	87.4%
Tucson SE Connect T-gdi	2,676	84.9%
Tucson SE Nav48v MHEV CRDI 2WD	2,550	84.8%
I10 SE Connect MPI Auto	2,226	84.8%
Tucson N Line T-gdi 2WD	2,145	83.2%
Tucson Premium T-gdi HEV Auto	2,108	90.6%
Tucson Premium T-gdi	2,104	88%
Veloster	2,027	60%
I10 Premium MPI	1,856	84.9%
I20 SE Connect MHEV T-gdi	1,800	85.9%
Kona Ultimate GDI HEV S-A	1,585	84.4%
Accent	1,444	53.1%
Tucson Ultimate T-gdi	1,431	86.9%
Kona Ultimate EV	1,402	88.6%
Ioniq 5 Premium EV	1,334	93.5%
I20 Premium MHEV T-gdi	1,205	84.4%
I10 Premium MPI Auto	1,182	83.3%
I10 N Line T-gdi	1,180	85.3%
Kona Premium T-gdi MHEV	1,108	91%
Kona SE Connect T-gdi MHEV	1,068	86.1%
I20 Element T-gdi	1,004	84.9%

How many Hyundai vehicles are left?

At the end of 2026 Q1, DfT recorded 1,202,611 licensed and 44,286 SORN Hyundai vehicles across 40 published model groups.

Licensed and SORN counts for every Hyundai model

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.

Common questions

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 across all published models.

Which Hyundai has the best MOT pass rate?

Of the Hyundai model groups with a substantial sample, the Kona has the highest initial pass rate at 87.2% across 23,299 tests. Pass rates track vehicle age closely, so newer model groups tend to sit higher.

Does a good Hyundai pass rate mean the car I am looking at is fine?

No. A model-level rate describes a population, not one vehicle. Enter the registration for that car's own MOT, tax and mileage record, and check for outstanding finance, write-off and stolen markers before you buy.

Methodology and limitations

MOT outcomes describe testable items at the time of inspection. They are not a measure of overall mechanical reliability.

Scope: Class 4 normal initial MOT tests completed in 2024. Models require at least 1,000 qualifying tests. Duplicate source rows are removed using official DVSA test IDs.

Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency anonymised MOT tests and results, 2024, published 2025-05-23 under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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