Common problems

Hyundai common problems by model

18 Hyundai models, each at its most tested age: the part area MOT testers fail most often, against all cars of the same age. From 3,498,567 DVSA MOT tests taken 2022 to 2025. Open a model for every area, the items behind it and what to check on a viewing.

MOT data updated 28 September 2026

Hyundai models with at least 3 ages of 1,000 or more MOT tests. Fails per 100 MOTs in the most common area.
Model	Age	Tests (n)	Most common fail area	Per 100	All cars
i10	8 years	91,913	Brakes	7.6	4.8
Tucson	6 years	97,247	Brakes	6.2	3.5
i20	9 years	52,995	Lights and electrics	10.0	9.2
i30	9 years	44,113	Brakes	12.8	5.6
ix35	10 years	44,084	Brakes	13.6	6.5
Ioniq	4 years	37,652	Tyres	4.3	4.7
Kona	3 years	54,974	Tyres	5.1	4.8
Santa Fe	8 years	12,510	Tyres	6.5	6.3
ix20	8 years	14,366	Lights and electrics	7.6	7.3
i40	9 years	13,789	Brakes	9.2	5.6
Getz	17 years	16,685	Lights and electrics	20.5	21.0
i800	6 years	5,501	Lights and electrics	21.8	4.7
Coupe	16 years	5,208	Brakes	27.2	11.6
Amica	16 years	5,641	Lights and electrics	17.6	20.4
Tucson (before 2015)	17 years	4,645	Suspension	24.1	17.2
Matrix	17 years	2,779	Lights and electrics	16.5	21.0
Veloster	10 years	2,587	Brakes	12.4	6.5
Terracan	18 years	1,395	Lights and electrics	20.1	21.4

For how often each model passes or fails its MOT, see Hyundai MOT fail rates by model.

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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.

The all cars figures cover all class 4 vehicles (cars and light vans) tested at the same age.

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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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