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Hyundai i800 MOT fail rate by age and year

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 32,058 MOT tests · Updated

At 6 years, 30.2% of Hyundai i800 MOT tests ended in a fail (adjusted to typical mileage), against 17.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (5,501 MOT tests) [1].

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  • First used 2018: 17.1 pts above cars the same age, 4,794 MOT tests
  • Lights and electrics: fails 4.4–4.9× as often as cars the same age at 6 years, 1,201 of 5,501 MOT tests
  • Mileage: median 62,507 miles at 6 years against 44,951 for all class 4 vehicles, 5,501 MOT tests

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Figures are for the model, not one car, and compare with all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 in the same test year.

Fail rate at 6 years, typical mileage
30.2%
vs 17.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6
5,501 MOT tests
Fail rate at 6 years, raw
32.8%
vs 17.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6
5,501 MOT tests
Rank at 6 years
236 of 241
1 = fewest fails at typical mileage, among models with 5,000+ MOT tests at 6
5,501 MOT tests
Median mileage at 6 years
62,507 mi
vs 44,951 mi for all class 4 vehicles
5,501 MOT tests

Hyundai i800 MOT fail rate by age

Each line follows the cars first used in one year across the ages they were tested at from 2022 to 2025, so a line never mixes a 2005 car with a 2015 one. 32k DVSA MOT tests in all (32,058).

At 6 years and typical mileage that is 71% more fails than all class 4 vehicles tested at 6 (5,501 MOT tests).

Hyundai i800 MOT fail rate by age, one line per first-use yearEach line is the cars first used in one year, followed over the ages they were tested in 2022 to 2025. The dashed line is all class 4 vehicles at each age.0%13%25%38%50%345678910yearsAll class 4 vehiclesFirst used 2012: 43.7% at 10First used 2016: 36.9% at 6, 37.4% at 7, 40.2% at 8, 41.9% at 9First used 2017: 32.7% at 5, 32.5% at 6, 36.5% at 7, 35.5% at 8First used 2018: 30.2% at 4, 33.2% at 5, 36.6% at 6, 34.0% at 7First used 2019: 30.2% at 3, 30.7% at 4, 29.4% at 5, 28.0% at 620192012
Hyundai i800, one line per first-use year (darker = newer) all class 4 vehicles at the same age
Hyundai i800: share of MOT tests that failed, by age. Only ages with at least 1,000 MOT tests. 'Typical mileage' is n/a where the model's mileage bands cover less than 80% of the national mix.
AgeMOT testsRawTypical mileageAll class 4Difference
31,89530.4%29.0%12.2%+16.9 pts
43,11830.7%29.0%13.7%+15.3 pts
54,47231.4%29.1%15.6%+13.5 pts
65,50132.8%30.2%17.7%+12.5 pts
73,78635.9%32.1%20.2%+11.9 pts
82,72437.8%35.3%22.8%+12.5 pts
91,54040.1%37.6%26.1%+11.4 pts
101,53141.5%38.1%31.7%+6.4 pts
111,95841.5%39.4%34.3%+5.1 pts
122,22044.6%42.2%36.4%+5.8 pts
132,09745.3%43.3%37.9%+5.4 pts
141,21645.1%43.0%40.1%+3.0 pts

Higher MOT fail rate than average: 32.8% raw · 30.2% at typical mileage, against 17.7% for all class 4 vehicles tested at 6, 5,501 MOT tests. Which years? See the full verdict

First-use years with more MOT fails than cars the same age: 2016, 2018 (raw rates, not adjusted for mileage; each against 4,264 or more MOT tests).

What fails on a Hyundai i800 at 6 years

2 of 11 parts fail clearly more or less often than on cars the same age, with the same direction at 3 or more ages up to 18 years and no mixed picture.

What failed at 6 years, per 100 MOT tests (5,501 MOT tests), against all class 4 vehicles tested at 6. A test that fails on two parts counts for both.
PartPer 100All class 4ComparedMost common fail
Lights and electrics21.84.7fails 4.4–4.9× as often as cars the same agePosition lamp not working (MOT fail)
Brakes8.53.5fails 2.3–2.7× as often as cars the same ageBrake pad(s) less than 1.5 mm thick (MOT fail)
Tyres6.05.6about average for cars the same ageTyre tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm (MOT fail)
Emissions and leaks4.91.3about average for cars the same ageMalfunction indicator lamp inoperative or indicates a malfunction (MOT fail)
Visibility4.23.3about average for cars the same ageWindscreen wiper does not clear the windscreen effectively (MOT fail)
Suspension1.12.9about average for cars the same age

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The figures here describe Hyundai i800 cars as a group. A registration shows one car's own DVSA record: its MOT tests, the mileage at each test and the recall flag.

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Hyundai i800 recalls

1 DVSA recall lists this model by name [2]. Vehicles are DVSA's count of affected Hyundai i800 vehicles. The latest:

  • R/2024/340 Also covers the Hyundai i800: The rear inlet and outlet heater coolant hoses may melt due to the diesel particulate filter overheating during regeneration (5,735 vehicles of this model), built May 2015 to Nov 2020. From the recall's stated risk: “The rear inlet and outlet heater coolant hoses may melt due to the diesel particulate filter overheating during regeneration”

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Hyundai i800 against similar cars at 6 years

We have no similar model with a mileage-adjusted rate at this age to compare.

Other Hyundai models

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Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 32,058 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.
  2. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Vehicle safety recalls data. DVSA recall data. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Cars tested at 6 years are compared only with vehicles tested at 6 years in the same year, adjusted to typical mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data.