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Hyundai i20 steering problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 52,995 MOT tests · Updated

At 9 years, 0.4 in 100 MOT tests of the Hyundai i20 failed on steering, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 52,995 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: fails less often than all class 4 vehicles the same age (0.2–0.3×) (all test years), 217 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 14 ages from 3 to 16 years, 511,594 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 9 years: 52,995 for the Hyundai i20

Figures are for the model as a whole, not for one car.

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.4 fails per 100 MOT tests at 9 years, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 9 (all test years). The Hyundai i20 fails less often here.

Why it matters

A steering fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

Hyundai i20 steering fails by age

Hyundai i20 steering fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Hyundai i20. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.01233 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.1), 25,583 MOT tests34 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.2), 26,573 MOT tests5 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.3), 32,247 MOT tests56 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 0.5), 41,884 MOT tests7 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 0.8), 47,378 MOT tests78 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 1.2), 51,949 MOT tests9 years: 0.4 per 100 (all cars 1.8), 52,995 MOT tests910 years: 0.7 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 48,881 MOT tests11 years: 1.1 per 100 (all cars 2.5), 45,776 MOT tests1112 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 42,754 MOT tests13 years: 2.1 per 100 (all cars 2.9), 39,831 MOT tests1314 years: 2.8 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 28,900 MOT tests15 years: 3.1 per 100 (all cars 3.3), 18,333 MOT tests1516 years: 3.2 per 100 (all cars 3.4), 8,510 MOT tests
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Hyundai i20 All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
325,5830.00.1
426,5730.10.2
532,2470.10.3
641,8840.10.5
747,3780.20.8
851,9490.31.2
952,9950.41.8
1048,8810.72.1
1145,7761.12.5
1242,7541.82.8
1339,8312.12.9
1428,9002.83.2
1518,3333.13.3
168,5103.23.4

All first-use years of the Hyundai i20 pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the steering at 9 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.2 petrol: 0.4 per 100 at 9 years, fails less often than petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (0.2–0.3×) (all test years; 40,212 MOT tests)
  • 1.4 petrol: 0.3 per 100 at 9 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 7,241 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

With the engine running, turn the wheel lock to lock: listen for knocks or groans and feel for play at the straight-ahead position. On the drive the car should not wander.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Play in steering rack inner joint(s).

Check one Hyundai i20, not the average

The figures here describe Hyundai i20 cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Hyundai i20 problems

Steering on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Hyundai i20 have more steering problems than other cars?

0.2 to 0.3 times the steering fail rate of all class 4 vehicles the same age at 9 years (all test years), from 52,995 MOT tests. The interval is clear of 0.8 in the same direction at 6 of the 14 ages seen (ages up to 18 with at least 100 MOT tests with a fail).

How common are Hyundai i20 steering problems?

0.4 in 100 MOT tests at 9 years failed on steering, against 1.8 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 52,995 MOT tests).

Sources

  1. Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2022 to 2025. DVSA MOT data, Open Government Licence v3.0, 511,594 MOT tests. Accessed 7 Oct 2026.

Parts: against all class 4 vehicles at the same age, all 2022–2025 test years pooled, not adjusted for mileage. Breakdowns and non-MOT faults are not in this data. How we compare