55.9%
Hyundai Amica
Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate and common problems
The Hyundai Amica passed 55.9% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 16.4 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
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How the Amica compares
Initial MOT tests in 2025, retests excluded. A car that failed and was repaired at the test station counts as a fail.
73.9%
Hyundai average
72.3%
UK average, all cars
The Amica runs 18 points behind the Hyundai average. It is 14th of the 17 Hyundai models in the data. The average Amica arrived at its test 19.1 years old with 61,577 miles recorded.
A pass rate records whether cars met the roadworthiness standard on test day. It is not a reliability score, and part of any gap reflects how old the tested cars were.
Amica MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 years and over | 4,921 | 55.9% | 16.4 pts below |
Every Hyundai Amica tested in 2025 was aged 11 years and over, so there is no other age group to compare with. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Amica failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Hyundai Amica cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 42.1% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Amica MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Hyundai Amica cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 38.6% of everything testers recorded against failed Hyundai Amica cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Amica
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working and stop lamp not working. 11.5% of failure items.
2
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has ply or cords exposed. 7.2% of failure items.
3
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases and joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 5.2% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.8% of failure items.
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Hyundai Amica MOT FAQs
What is the Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate?
55.9% of Hyundai Amica cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 4,921 tests. That is 16.4 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 526th of 575 models.
What does a Hyundai Amica most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Hyundai Amica cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 5.9% of failure items. Next were stop lamp not working (5.6%) and wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (4.8%).
Which area causes the most Hyundai Amica MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26.1%, followed by suspension at 16%.
Does this mean every Hyundai Amica has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Hyundai Amica that failed in 2025. They show where the model most often needs attention, not the condition of any individual car.
How do I see a specific Hyundai Amica's MOT history?
Enter its registration on the free Carpeep MOT history check to see that car's own test results, failures, advisories and recorded mileages.
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025: class 4 initial tests, retests excluded, with failure items from failed tests (advisories and minor defects excluded), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability.