Hyundai Coupe MOT pass rate: 58.9% (4,853 tests, 2025)

The Hyundai Coupe passed 58.9% of its 4,853 MOT tests in 2025 — 18.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 18 years old with 88,759 miles on the clock.

58.9%Pass rate (2025)

4,853MOT tests analysed

88,759 miMedian mileage at test

18 yrsMedian age at test

How the Coupe compares

Hyundai Coupe

58.9%

UK average (all Class 4 vehicles)

77.5% across 33.1 million tests

Hyundai average (all models)

79.4%

What fails most on the Hyundai Coupe

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the Coupe:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	2,447	32.5%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	1,347	17.9%
3	Suspension	1,216	16.1%
4	Noise, emissions and leaks	633	8.4%
5	Body, chassis, structure	566	7.5%
6	Tyres	497	6.6%

Pre-MOT checklist for Coupe owners

Based on the failure profile above, ten minutes with a torch before your test removes the most likely fail items:

Feel for a spongy pedal or pulling to one side; check pad wear through the wheel spokes if visible
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
A blowing exhaust or visible smoke will fail; warm the engine fully before the test
Look underneath for corrosion around sills and subframes, especially on older cars

Check the engine before the tester does

A stored fault code with the engine light on is an automatic Major defect. Scan and clear resolved faults before booking.

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Coupe pass rate by registration year

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage
2005	1,701	59.0%	-5.5 pts	90,708
2006	2,757	59.7%	-4.7 pts	88,242
2007	4,188	57.0%	-8.1 pts	92,203
2008	3,108	58.8%	-6.3 pts	89,044
2009	3,250	59.0%	-7.4 pts	85,055

Check a specific Coupe before you buy

Pass rates describe the model; they can’t tell you about the one car you’re looking at. Run its plate through our free MOT history check to see its personal record of failures, advisories and mileage readings.

Other Hyundai models

I1078.0% pass rate · 227,644 tests I2077.9% pass rate · 118,396 tests Tucson83.2% pass rate · 111,576 tests I3070.8% pass rate · 98,541 tests IX3568.9% pass rate · 49,691 tests Ioniq90.0% pass rate · 46,510 tests Kona90.0% pass rate · 30,474 tests Santa Fe71.9% pass rate · 30,227 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Hyundai Coupe?

In 2025, 58.9% of 4,853 first MOT tests on the Hyundai Coupe were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the Coupe fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (32.5% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Hyundai Coupe reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 58.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 18 years and 88,759 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2025 extract (Class 4 initial tests only; retests excluded). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures rounded to one decimal place.