2008 Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate: 63.6% (13,937 tests)

2008-registered Hyundai I10s passed 63.6% of 13,937 MOT tests in 2023–2025 — 1.5 points worse than same-age cars (65.1%). This is one of the lower-scoring I10 years after correcting for vehicle age — inspect the individual car carefully.

63.6%Pass rate, 2008 cars

98.5Age-adjusted index (100 = average)

13,937Tests analysed

70,729 miMedian mileage at test

63.6% / 100.0%Petrol vs diesel pass rate

Is the 2008 I10 getting worse?

Pass rate of 2008-registered cars across recent test years:

Test year	Pass rate
2023	64.8% -0.6 vs same-age
2024	62.6% -2.3 vs same-age
2025	63.4% -1.8 vs same-age

The raw rate normally falls as cars age. The “vs same-age” figure compares this cohort with all UK cars registered in the same year, so normal ageing is not mistaken for a bad model year.

What fails on a 2008 I10

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	3,576	23.2%
2	Suspension	3,541	23.0%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,325	21.6%
4	Tyres	1,502	9.8%
5	Visibility	1,096	7.1%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	735	4.8%

All I10 years compared

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

Weighing up which year to buy? See the full ranking: Hyundai I10 years to avoid.

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FAQs

Is a 2008 Hyundai I10 reliable?

2008-registered examples passed 63.6% of their MOT tests (13,937 tests, 2023–2025), -1.5 points versus all UK cars registered in the same year. At roughly 18 years old with a median 70,729 miles, condition now varies car by car — always check the individual MOT history.

What mileage is too high for a 2008 I10?

The median tested example shows 70,729 miles. Anything far beyond that isn't automatically bad — a motorway-mile car with consistent service records often beats a low-mileage school-run car — but price accordingly and scrutinise the mileage trail for gaps or drops.

Source: DVSA Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023–2025 extracts (96 million Class 4 initial tests; retests excluded). Only vehicles old enough for a routine first MOT are included. Age-adjusted figures compare the model-year cohort with all vehicles of the same registration year tested in the same calendar year. Contains public sector information licensed under OGL v3.0.