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Hyundai ix20 MOT fail rate by age

How often the Hyundai ix20 fails its MOT at each age, compared with all cars of the same age, and what it fails on. From 116,300 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025.

MOT data updated

At 8 years, the most tested age

MOT fail rate at age 8 (n=14,366)20.8%
All cars at 8 years (n=10,440,457)23.8%
Median mileage at test39,387
All cars, median mileage60,745

144 of 315 model groups with enough tests fail less often at 8 years.

What stands out

  • At 3 years the Hyundai ix20 fails 9.0% of MOTs (1,685 tests), 3.0 points below the 12.1% for all cars that age. At 14 years it fails 44.9% (3,818 tests), 4.6 points above the 40.3% average.
  • It moves from below to above the all-car rate between 8 and 9 years.
  • Its most common structural or mechanical fail item at 8 years: Handbrake too weak, at 2.6 per 100 MOTs.

MOT fail rate by age

3 years 14 years 49.4%

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

Hyundai ix20: 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 years9.0%1,68512.1%−3.0 pts11,895 miles
4 years11.6%3,86913.4%−1.7 pts16,600 miles
5 years11.0%7,82115.3%−4.3 pts22,120 miles
6 years13.8%11,33517.8%−4.0 pts27,834 miles
7 years16.5%13,12120.6%−4.1 pts33,642 miles
8 years20.8%14,36623.8%−3.0 pts39,387 miles
9 years28.5%13,88527.1%+1.3 pts46,137 miles
10 years34.8%13,76830.3%+4.5 pts52,579 miles
11 years39.5%14,19133.3%+6.2 pts59,724 miles
12 years43.4%10,95636.0%+7.4 pts66,275 miles
13 years43.8%7,48538.3%+5.6 pts71,473 miles
14 years44.9%3,81840.3%+4.6 pts76,874 miles

Most common fail items at 8 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
Handbrake too weak Major2.6
Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side Major1.7
Steering track rod end: ball joint play Major1.5

Out of 14,366 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Wear and upkeep

Fail itemPer 100 MOTs
Brake pads under 1.5 mm Dangerous3.3
Brake light not working Major2.7
Tyre tread below 1.6 mm Dangerous1.8
Side/position light not working Major1.7
Wipers not clearing screen Major1.7
Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid Major1.3
Tyre with cords exposed Dangerous1.2

Out of 14,366 MOTs. A test with two faults counts twice.

Other models at 8 years

ModelMOT fail rateTests (n)All cars
Hyundai i1021.2%91,91323.8%
Hyundai i2020.5%51,94923.8%
Hyundai Tucson20.7%49,42323.8%

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
201114 years in 202545.2%3,48840.3%
201213 years in 202544.2%3,51438.3%
201312 years in 202543.7%3,35736.0%
201411 years in 202536.6%3,47133.3%
201510 years in 202527.4%3,29030.3%
20169 years in 202522.9%3,67527.1%
20178 years in 202516.9%3,92223.8%
20187 years in 202511.9%2,17620.6%
20196 years in 202510.5%1,52017.8%

More on the Hyundai ix20

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.

Looking at one Hyundai ix20?

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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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