MOT fail rates by first-use year

2016 Hyundai i30 MOT fail rate and common faults

How Hyundai i30 cars first used in 2016 did at their MOTs from 2022 to 2025, against all cars of the same age. From 38,499 DVSA MOT tests of these cars. First use is usually the date the car was first registered.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

At 9 years, tested in 2025

MOT fail rate at age 9 (n=9,461)31.0%

All cars at 9 years (n=9,949,012)27.1%

Difference+3.9 pts

MOT tests of 2016 cars, 2022 to 202538,499

What stands out

In 2025, at 9 years old, Hyundai i30 cars first used in 2016 failed 31.0% of MOTs (9,461 tests), 3.9 points above the 27.1% for all cars that age.
From 2022 to 2025, as these cars went from 6 to 9 years old, the fail rate moved from 22.6% to 31.0%.
Hyundai i30 cars first used a year earlier, in 2015, failed 31.0% at the same age of 9 years (13,754 tests, in 2024).
The most common fail item that is not a wear item, for the Hyundai i30 at 9 years, is handbrake too weak, at 6.1 per 100 MOTs (all cars: 0.7).

MOT fail rate by test year

Hyundai i30 cars first used in 2016: share of MOT tests that failed, by test year, against all cars of the same age. Years with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.
Test year	Age	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars	Difference
2022	6 years	22.6%	9,716	17.8%	+4.7 pts
2023	7 years	25.3%	9,704	20.6%	+4.7 pts
2024	8 years	28.8%	9,618	23.8%	+5.0 pts
2025	9 years	31.0%	9,461	27.1%	+3.9 pts

Most common faults at 9 years

These figures cover all Hyundai i30 MOTs at 9 years: cars first used 2013 to 2016, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=44,113). The list uses every first-use year so it has enough tests. Wear items (tyres, brake pads, wipers, bulbs) say more about upkeep than about the design.

MOT fail items

Fail item	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Handbrake too weak	6.1	0.7
Steering track rod end: ball joint play	5.8	1.0
Brake light not working Wear	3.8	1.7
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side	3.5	0.4
Dipped headlight not working Wear	3.4	1.5
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Wear	3.2	2.5
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Wear	2.8	2.0
Suspension arm bush worn	2.1	1.1
Wipers not clearing screen Wear	2.1	1.7
Side/position light not working Wear	1.6	1.7

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=44,113). A test with two items counts once for each.

Advisories

Advisory	Per 100 MOTs	All cars
Tyre tread close to the legal limit or worn on the edge Wear	18.3	16.4
Brake discs: worn, pitted or scored, but not seriously weakened	10.5	9.2
Brake pads wearing thin Wear	9.7	8.3
Tyre condition: slightly damaged/cracking or perishing Wear	8.9	8.5
Suspension pin or bush worn, without excessive movement	6.0	4.9
Track rod end ball joint: slight play	3.5	0.9
Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt	3.4	2.3
Brake discs: worn, but not excessively	3.0	2.7
Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of multiple lamps or light sources Wear	2.8	2.5
Service brake performance: binding but not excessively	2.5	1.1

Per 100 of the MOTs above (n=44,113). A test with two items counts once for each.

Fuel type at 9 years

These figures cover all Hyundai i30 MOTs at 9 years: cars first used 2013 to 2016, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=44,113). Each fuel is set against all cars of the same fuel and age. Fuels with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Fuel	Share of tests	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars, same fuel	Median mileage
Diesel	61.7%	35.4%	27,219	28.3%	76,712 miles
Petrol	38.3%	30.8%	16,893	26.3%	60,680 miles

Fail rate by mileage at 9 years

These figures cover all Hyundai i30 MOTs at 9 years: cars first used 2013 to 2016, tested 2022 to 2025 (n=44,113). At 9 years, Hyundai i30 cars at over 150,000 miles failed more often (43.3%, n=1,078) than those at under 30,000 miles (14.7%, n=1,798). Bands with fewer than 1,000 tests are not shown.

Mileage at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Under 30,000 miles	14.7%	1,798	14.3%
30,000 to 60,000 miles	25.5%	13,441	23.0%
60,000 to 90,000 miles	36.7%	17,581	29.4%
90,000 to 120,000 miles	41.4%	7,770	32.8%
120,000 to 150,000 miles	44.9%	2,264	34.1%
Over 150,000 miles	43.3%	1,078	33.8%

Car tax rules for a 2016 car

Cars first registered from 1 March 2001 to 31 March 2017 are taxed by CO2 emissions band, from band A (the lowest emissions) to band M. The band is set by the CO2 figure on the V5C logbook.

These are the rules, not the amount for a specific car. Car tax check

ULEZ and clean air zones

Petrol cars first registered from 2006 usually meet Euro 4, the petrol standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
Diesel cars first registered from September 2015 usually meet Euro 6, the diesel standard for the London ULEZ, so they usually do not pay the daily charge.
The clean air zones in Birmingham and Bristol use the same Euro 4 petrol and Euro 6 diesel standards. The low emission zones in Scotland use them too, but enforce them with fines, not a daily charge.

The Euro standard of the car decides, not the year alone. ULEZ checker

Other years of the Hyundai i30

2015 Hyundai i30 2017 Hyundai i30

Other Hyundai models first used in 2016

Model	Age at test	MOT fail rate	Tests (n)	All cars
Hyundai i10 (2016)	9 years in 2025	20.4%	22,145	27.1%
Hyundai Tucson (2016)	9 years in 2025	22.8%	20,270	27.1%
Hyundai i20 (2016)	9 years in 2025	20.8%	13,808	27.1%
Hyundai Santa Fe (2016)	9 years in 2025	22.1%	4,279	27.1%
Hyundai ix20 (2016)	9 years in 2025	22.9%	3,675	27.1%
Hyundai i40 (2016)	9 years in 2025	21.8%	3,366	27.1%

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 28 September 2026.

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Car tax and clean air zone rules are summarised from GOV.UK and Transport for London guidance. They are general rules and are not drawn from the MOT data.