72.6%
Hyundai I20
Hyundai I20 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Hyundai I20 passed 72.6% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, in line with the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was position lamp not working.
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How the I20 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 I20 runs 1.3 points behind the Hyundai average. It is 5th of the 17 Hyundai models in the data. The average I20 arrived at its test 9.9 years old with 59,968 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.
I20 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Hyundai I20 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.2% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 59.7%, a drop of 27.5 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 17,286 | 87.2% | 14.9 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 56,450 | 78.9% | 6.6 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 53,094 | 59.7% | 12.7 pts below |
That is a steep decline with age, so the headline rate flatters older examples. The UK average of 72.3% covers cars of every age, so compare like with like.
Where I20 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Hyundai I20 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 48.9% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common I20 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Hyundai I20 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 I20 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a I20
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 registration plate lamp(s) inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps. 13.5% of failure items.
2
Visibility
Recorded most often: wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively and washers provides insufficient washer liquid. 9.6% of failure items.
3
Brakes
Recorded most often: brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and rigid brake pipes excessively corroded. 6.4% of failure items.
4
Tyres
Recorded most often: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm and condition has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords. 5.9% of failure items.
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Hyundai I20 MOT FAQs
What is the Hyundai I20 MOT pass rate?
72.6% of Hyundai I20 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 133,064 tests. That is in line with the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 300th of 575 models.
What does a Hyundai I20 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Hyundai I20 cars failing their 2025 MOT was position lamp not working, on 7.3% of failure items. Next were wipers does not clear the windscreen effectively (5.9%) and ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (5.4%).
Which area causes the most Hyundai I20 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 27.1%, followed by brakes at 21.8%.
Do older Hyundai I20 cars fail their MOT more often?
Hyundai I20 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 87.2% of MOT tests in 2025, against 59.7% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Hyundai I20 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Hyundai I20 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 I20'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.