Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate: 78.0% (227,644 tests, 2025)

Name: Hyundai I10 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Hyundai I10 passed 78.0% of its 227,644 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 48,410 miles on the clock.

78.0%Pass rate (2025)

227,644MOT tests analysed

48,410 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the I10 compares

Hyundai I10

78.0%

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 I10

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the I10:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	32,778	28.2%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	25,674	22.1%
3	Suspension	17,923	15.4%
4	Tyres	17,712	15.2%
5	Visibility	12,155	10.5%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	4,895	4.2%

Pre-MOT checklist for I10 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
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
Replace smeared wiper blades and top up washer fluid — both are test items

Engine management light on?

An illuminated engine management light is a Major MOT defect. Read the code, repair the cause, then confirm the light stays off — clearing a code alone is not a repair.

Understand the engine management light and MOT rules →

I10 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2008. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2011, 2015. Full ranking and method: Hyundai I10 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2008	13,937	63.6%	-1.5 pts	70,729	63.6% visual scale
2009	56,573	68.5%	+2.1 pts	64,515	68.5% visual scale
2010	55,921	70.9%	+3.5 pts	62,877	70.9% visual scale
2011	50,798	73.3%	+4.1 pts	59,161	73.3% visual scale
2012	59,853	72.4%	+1.2 pts	54,291	72.4% visual scale
2013	60,922	73.8%	+0.5 pts	49,253	73.8% visual scale
2014	68,101	78.6%	+2.8 pts	48,276	78.6% visual scale
2015	66,018	83.0%	+4.3 pts	43,516	83.0% visual scale
2016	65,382	85.4%	+4.0 pts	37,616	85.4% visual scale
2017	70,217	86.8%	+2.8 pts	34,785	86.8% visual scale
2018	62,382	87.4%	+1.0 pts	28,608	87.4% visual scale
2019	53,703	88.6%	+0.2 pts	23,228	88.6% visual scale
2020	4,658	91.0%	+1.1 pts	18,258	91.0% visual scale

Same-vehicle follow-up

The defect groups above are a single-year count. The prognosis registry follows the same vehicle_id into the next MOT year. The extracts do not record the repair, a turbo part number, or a gearbox type.

Brakes: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Suspension: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Noise, emissions and leaks: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold

On this model, these certificate lines have a published follow-up (cohort at least 200 cars):

Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 488 cars · 13.3% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 1,949 cars · 11.9% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 1,211 cars · 9.8% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 1,645 cars · 6.4% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 9,456 cars · 6.3% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific I10 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

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 IX2075.9% pass rate · 28,624 tests

FAQs

What is the MOT pass rate for a Hyundai I10?

In 2025, 78.0% of 227,644 first MOT tests on the Hyundai I10 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the I10 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (28.2% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Hyundai I10 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 78.0% it performs above the national average at a median age of 11 years and 48,410 miles. Always check the individual car's history too.

Before you agree to the work

A fault or an advisory is a quote waiting to happen. These pages set out what a garage has to tell you, what a comparable written quote should include, and what you can do if the bill is not what you agreed.

Estimates, quotes and extra work — what a price has to cover, and when a garage may charge more than it first said.
What a diagnostic test costs — what the fee should include, and when it should come off the repair.
Tools — when to buy and when to skip — how to choose a diagnostic tool, and when a garage visit is cheaper than owning one.
Choosing a garage you can check — what to verify before you hand over the keys.
Your rights after a car repair — what to do when the work is not right, and how to put it in writing.

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.