Hyundai IX35 MOT pass rate: 68.9% (49,691 tests, 2025)

Name: Hyundai IX35 MOT statistics 2025
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Last updated 24 August 2026 · OBDCode UK editorial

The Hyundai IX35 passed 68.9% of its 49,691 MOT tests in 2025 — 8.6 points below the UK average of 77.5%. The median tested example was 12 years old with 91,373 miles on the clock.

68.9%Pass rate (2025)

49,691MOT tests analysed

91,373 miMedian mileage at test

12 yrsMedian age at test

How the IX35 compares

Hyundai IX35

68.9%

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 IX35

Across failed and rectified tests in 2025, these vehicle systems produced the most defects on the IX35:

#	System	Defects recorded	Share
1	Brakes	13,060	32.5%
2	Suspension	8,430	21.0%
3	Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment	6,401	15.9%
4	Tyres	5,561	13.8%
5	Steering	2,819	7.0%
6	Visibility	2,117	5.3%

Pre-MOT checklist for IX35 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
Bounce each corner and listen for clonks over speed bumps — suspension is this model’s (and the UK’s) top failure system
Walk round with all lights on: one blown bulb is the most avoidable fail there is
Check tread with the 20p test and inspect sidewalls for cracking — tyres close to the limit are the country’s most common advisory
With the engine running, turn lock to lock: knocks or stiff spots are testable defects

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 →

IX35 pass rate by registration year

Lower age-adjusted outliers to inspect carefully: 2013. Strongest age-adjusted years: 2014, 2015. Full ranking and method: Hyundai IX35 years to avoid.

Registration year	Tests	Pass rate	Vs same-age	Median mileage	Pass-rate bar
2010	8,237	63.6%	-3.8 pts	105,906	63.6% visual scale
2011	14,965	64.0%	-5.2 pts	101,759	64.0% visual scale
2012	24,298	66.3%	-4.9 pts	92,804	66.3% visual scale
2013	30,745	66.7%	-6.6 pts	86,964	66.7% visual scale
2014	39,278	74.4%	-1.4 pts	80,018	74.4% visual scale
2015	34,475	77.2%	-1.5 pts	71,628	77.2% 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
Steering: 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 — 648 cars · 16.0% failed the same item the next year
Ball joint has slight play — 767 cars · 15.4% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance binding but not excessively — 1,588 cars · 6.7% failed the same item the next year
Brake pads wearing thin — 4,345 cars · 6.0% failed the same item the next year
Service brake performance fluctuating, but not excessively — 264 cars · 5.7% failed the same item the next year

Check a specific IX35 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 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 IX35?

In 2025, 68.9% of 49,691 first MOT tests on the Hyundai IX35 were passes (UK average: 77.5%). Data: DVSA anonymised MOT results.

What does the IX35 fail its MOT on most?

The biggest defect group is brakes (32.5% of its recorded defects), followed by suspension.

Is the Hyundai IX35 reliable?

MOT pass rate is one lens on durability: at 68.9% it performs below the national average at a median age of 12 years and 91,373 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.