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Hyundai ix20 exhaust, emissions and leaks problems

DVSA MOT tests 2022–2025 · 14,366 MOT tests · Updated

At 8 years, 0.3 in 100 MOT tests of the Hyundai ix20 failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 2.1 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,366 MOT tests) [1].

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  • Against all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years), 42 MOT tests with a fail
  • By age: seen at 11 ages from 4 to 14 years, 114,615 MOT tests
  • MOT tests at 8 years: 14,366 for the Hyundai ix20

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

What the MOT tests show

What we know

0.3 fails per 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 2.1 for all class 4 vehicles tested at 8 (all test years). That is about average.

Why it matters

An exhaust, emissions and leaks fail stops the car passing until it is fixed.

What to check

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

Hyundai ix20 exhaust, emissions and leaks fails by age

Hyundai ix20 exhaust, emissions and leaks fails per 100 MOT tests by ageSolid line: the Hyundai ix20. Dashed line: all cars the same age. The table below lists every value.0244 years: 0.0 per 100 (all cars 0.7), 3,869 MOT tests45 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 1.0), 7,821 MOT tests56 years: 0.1 per 100 (all cars 1.3), 11,335 MOT tests67 years: 0.2 per 100 (all cars 1.7), 13,121 MOT tests78 years: 0.3 per 100 (all cars 2.1), 14,366 MOT tests89 years: 0.5 per 100 (all cars 2.4), 13,885 MOT tests910 years: 0.6 per 100 (all cars 2.8), 13,768 MOT tests1011 years: 1.3 per 100 (all cars 3.2), 14,191 MOT tests1112 years: 1.8 per 100 (all cars 3.7), 10,956 MOT tests1213 years: 2.2 per 100 (all cars 4.3), 7,485 MOT tests1314 years: 3.4 per 100 (all cars 5.1), 3,818 MOT tests14
Fails per 100 MOT tests by age, all first-use years pooled. Hyundai ix20 All class 4 vehicles the same age
AgeMOT testsFails per 100All class 4 vehicles the same age
43,8690.00.7
57,8210.11.0
611,3350.21.3
713,1210.21.7
814,3660.32.1
913,8850.52.4
1013,7680.62.8
1114,1911.33.2
1210,9561.83.7
137,4852.24.3
143,8183.45.1

All first-use years of the Hyundai ix20 pooled at each age, against all class 4 vehicles at that age over all 2022–2025 test years.

What fails in the exhaust, emissions and leaks at 8 years

Advisories (not fails)

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By engine and fuel

  • 1.6 petrol: 0.1 per 100 at 8 years, about average for petrol class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 6,266 MOT tests)

How to check on a test drive

Start the car from cold and look for smoke at the exhaust, listen for blowing joints, and look under the engine and gearbox for fresh oil or fluid drips.

The most common advisory here in MOT records: Engine oil leaks: leak, but not excessive.

Check one Hyundai ix20, not the average

The figures here describe Hyundai ix20 cars as a group. These free tools answer for one car. Each line says what the tool reads.

Other Hyundai ix20 problems

Exhaust, emissions and leaks on rival models

Questions people ask

Does the Hyundai ix20 have more exhaust, emissions and leaks problems than other cars?

0.3 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years, against 2.1 for all class 4 vehicles the same age: about average by our test (all test years; 14,366 MOT tests).

How common are Hyundai ix20 exhaust, emissions and leaks problems?

0.3 in 100 MOT tests at 8 years failed on exhaust, emissions and leaks, against 2.1 for all class 4 vehicles the same age (all test years; 14,366 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, 116,300 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