Hyundai I20 MOT pass rate: 77.9% (118,396 tests, 2025)

Name: Hyundai I20 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Hyundai I20 passed 77.9% of its 118,396 MOT tests in 2025 — right on the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 11 years old with 60,463 miles on the clock.

77.9%Pass rate (2025)

118,396MOT tests analysed

60,463 miMedian mileage at test

11 yrsMedian age at test

How the I20 compares

Hyundai I20

77.9%

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 I20

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the I20:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	17,333	26.8%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	13,646	21.1%
3	Suspension	12,041	18.6%
4	Tyres	7,954	12.3%
5	Visibility	6,165	9.5%
6	Noise, emissions and leaks	3,053	4.7%

Pre-MOT checklist for I20 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 →

I20 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2011, 2012, 2013. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2015, 2016. Full ranking and method: Hyundai I20 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2009	27,260	68.9%	+2.5 pts	80,115	68.9% visual scale
2010	28,295	69.1%	+1.8 pts	78,261	69.1% visual scale
2011	28,434	68.5%	-0.7 pts	76,824	68.5% visual scale
2012	28,476	69.1%	-2.2 pts	68,921	69.1% visual scale
2013	37,005	71.6%	-1.7 pts	63,418	71.6% visual scale
2014	38,651	77.8%	+1.9 pts	57,743	77.8% visual scale
2015	38,006	84.0%	+5.3 pts	55,909	84.0% visual scale
2016	40,889	85.5%	+4.2 pts	49,191	85.5% visual scale
2017	34,674	87.4%	+3.4 pts	43,320	87.4% visual scale
2018	25,643	89.9%	+3.5 pts	35,636	89.9% visual scale
2019	21,863	91.4%	+3.0 pts	28,767	91.4% visual scale
2020	11,535	93.3%	+3.4 pts	22,880	93.3% 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):

Ball joint has slight play — 907 cars · 11.8% failed the same item the next year
Track rod end ball joint has slight play — 344 cars · 8.4% failed the same item the next year
Linkage ball joints ball joint has slight play — 944 cars · 7.8% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 911 cars · 7.8% failed the same item the next year
Rigid brake pipes corroded, covered in grease or other material — 5,315 cars · 7.5% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific I20 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 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 I20?

In 2025, 77.9% of 118,396 first MOT tests on the Hyundai I20 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the I20 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (26.8% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Hyundai I20 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 77.9% it performs above the national average at a median age of 11 years and 60,463 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.