Hyundai IX20 MOT pass rate: 75.9% (28,624 tests, 2025)

Name: Hyundai IX20 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Hyundai IX20 passed 75.9% of its 28,624 MOT tests in 2025 — 1.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 10 years old with 51,268 miles on the clock.

75.9%Pass rate (2025)

28,624MOT tests analysed

51,268 miMedian mileage at test

10 yrsMedian age at test

How the IX20 compares

Hyundai IX20

75.9%

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 IX20

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the IX20:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	5,638	33.2%
2	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	3,728	21.9%
3	Suspension	2,231	13.1%
4	Steering	1,974	11.6%
5	Tyres	1,636	9.6%
6	Visibility	997	5.9%

Pre-MOT checklist for IX20 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
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory

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 →

IX20 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2011, 2012, 2013. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2018. Full ranking and method: Hyundai IX20 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2011	10,576	63.9%	-5.2 pts	71,827	63.9% visual scale
2012	10,484	65.3%	-5.9 pts	65,675	65.3% visual scale
2013	10,013	66.7%	-6.7 pts	59,052	66.7% visual scale
2014	10,246	72.2%	-3.6 pts	50,377	72.2% visual scale
2015	9,688	81.5%	+2.8 pts	44,748	81.5% visual scale
2016	10,824	84.9%	+3.6 pts	39,784	84.9% visual scale
2017	11,616	88.3%	+4.2 pts	32,241	88.3% visual scale
2018	6,376	92.7%	+6.4 pts	25,778	92.7% visual scale
2019	4,496	93.1%	+4.7 pts	20,292	93.1% 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
Steering: advisory follow-up · did the same fail item hold
Tyres: 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 — 642 cars · 23.5% failed the same item the next year
Shock absorbers has light misting of oil — 257 cars · 17.5% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 1,992 cars · 7.0% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 447 cars · 6.3% failed the same item the next year
Tread depth worn close to legal limit/worn on edge — 2,901 cars · 2.0% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific IX20 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 IX20?

In 2025, 75.9% of 28,624 first MOT tests on the Hyundai IX20 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the IX20 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (33.2% of its recorded defects), followed by lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment.

Is the Hyundai IX20 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 75.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 10 years and 51,268 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.