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Hyundai i30 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Hyundai i30 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 422,957 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 9 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=44,113)33.7%
All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%
Median mileage at test70,153
All cars, median mileage68,033

249 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 9 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Hyundai i30 fails 12.1% of MOTs (9,060 tests), about the same as the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 17 years it fails 48.8% (2,972 tests), 5.7 points above the 43.1% average.
  • The gap is widest at 11 years: 7.8 points above all cars.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 9 years: Steering track rod end: ball joint play, at 6.7 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 17 years 53.6%

Solid line: this model. Dashed line: all cars at the same age.

Hyundai i30: share of MOT tests that failed, by age, against all cars. Ages with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
AgeMOT fail rateTests (n)All carsDifferenceMedian mileage
3 years12.1%9,06012.1%0.0 pts21,424 miles
4 years13.1%15,04713.4%−0.2 pts29,240 miles
5 years14.7%20,11615.3%−0.6 pts37,000 miles
6 years18.0%28,22017.8%+0.2 pts45,629 miles
7 years22.8%37,89820.6%+2.2 pts54,343 miles
8 years28.1%40,31123.8%+4.3 pts62,364 miles
9 years33.7%44,11327.1%+6.5 pts70,153 miles
10 years37.4%43,38730.3%+7.1 pts77,560 miles
11 years41.0%39,16133.3%+7.8 pts82,707 miles
12 years43.4%39,91536.0%+7.4 pts86,669 miles
13 years45.0%38,53338.3%+6.8 pts88,693 miles
14 years46.3%31,34740.3%+6.0 pts91,238 miles
15 years46.7%21,87441.6%+5.1 pts94,079 miles
16 years47.5%11,00342.6%+4.9 pts95,698 miles
17 years48.8%2,97243.1%+5.7 pts106,031 miles

Most common fail items at 9 years

Split into structural or mechanical items and wear items. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

Structural and mechanical

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major6.7
Handbrake too weak Major6.1
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side Major3.7
Suspension arm bush worn Major2.8

Out of 44,113 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous4.3
Brake light not working Major4.2
Dipped headlight not working Major3.6
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.2
Wipers not clearing screen Major2.6
Individual direction indicators: incorrect colour Major1.7

Out of 44,113 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 9 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Hyundai i1025.1%89,00727.1%
Hyundai i2025.6%52,99527.1%
Hyundai ix3529.5%36,48327.1%

MOT fail rate by first-use year

Each year has its own page: the fail rate for cars first used that year at each MOT from 2022 to 2025 with at least 1,000 tests, the most common faults at that age, and the car tax and ULEZ rules for that year.

First-use year data updated .

Latest MOT age with at least 1,000 tests for each first-use year.
First usedAge at testMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
200817 years in 202548.6%2,13343.1%
200916 years in 202546.9%7,58742.6%
201015 years in 202547.1%9,33641.6%
201114 years in 202546.8%8,41240.3%
201213 years in 202544.8%8,44938.3%
201312 years in 202542.1%10,18736.0%
201411 years in 202537.6%9,70333.3%
201510 years in 202532.3%13,51630.3%
20169 years in 202531.0%9,46127.1%
20178 years in 202519.9%6,73723.8%
20187 years in 202517.0%7,37420.6%
20196 years in 202513.5%4,17117.8%
20205 years in 202513.1%1,58515.3%
20214 years in 202513.2%1,80713.4%

More on the Hyundai i30

Read this with care. A fail rate is not a measure of build quality. How far cars are driven, how they are used and how well owners maintain them all change it, and wear items such as tyres and brake pads are common fails. Compare a model only with cars of the same age. Methodology and limits.

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Source

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DVSA anonymised MOT test data, class 4 normal MOT tests, 2022 to 2025. MOT data updated 22 September 2026.

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