53.4%
Hyundai Getz
Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate and common problems
The Hyundai Getz passed 53.4% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 19 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt.
Checking a specific car? Its own results, advisories and recorded mileages are in a free MOT history check.
How the Getz 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 Getz runs 20.6 points behind the Hyundai average. It is 15th of the 17 Hyundai models in the data. The average Getz arrived at its test 18.9 years old with 78,204 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.
Getz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 to 10 years (small sample) | 1 | 0% | 72.3 pts below |
| 11 years and over | 16,458 | 53.4% | 19 pts below |
Too few tests fall into some age groups to compare them reliably. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where Getz failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Hyundai Getz cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and suspension together account for 48.4% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common Getz MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Hyundai Getz cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 40.8% of everything testers recorded against failed Hyundai Getz cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a Getz
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: position lamp not working, stop lamp not working and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 14.8% of failure items.
2
Body, chassis, structure
Recorded most often: joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and exhaust system has a major leak of exhaust gases. 8.9% of failure items.
3
Suspension
Recorded most often: linkage ball joint dust cover ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt and ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 6.9% of failure items.
4
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively. 4.6% of failure items.
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Hyundai Getz MOT FAQs
What is the Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate?
53.4% of Hyundai Getz cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 16,459 tests. That is 19 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 551st of 575 models.
What does a Hyundai Getz most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Hyundai Getz cars failing their 2025 MOT was joints constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt, on 6.1% of failure items. Next were position lamp not working (5.9%) and stop lamp not working (5.7%).
Which area causes the most Hyundai Getz MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 26.9%, followed by suspension at 21.5%.
Does this mean every Hyundai Getz has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Hyundai Getz 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 Getz'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.