Hyundai i800, Buying guide, MOT record, UK numbers and recalls
7,261 Hyundai i800s are licensed in the UK. In 2025 they passed 62.7% of initial MOT tests, 9.6 points below the 72.3% UK average.
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Hyundai i800 at the MOT
62.7% of 7,916 initial tests passed in 2025, ranking the i800 465th of 575 models. Hyundai i800s aged 3 to 5 years passed 72.2% of MOT tests in 2025; for examples aged 11 years and over that fell to 54.9%.
First-time pass rate, 2025
Share of initial tests passed, retests excluded.
Pass rate by age at test
Hyundai i800 tests in 2025.
Where i800s fail
Share of all failure items recorded on Hyundai i800 tests in 2025.
The items testers recorded most often were position lamp not working (11.2%), headlamp not working on dipped beam (6.3%) and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect (5.4%).
The MOT page lists every common i800 MOT failure. For one car's own results and advisories, run a free MOT history check.
What to look at on a viewing
The i800's most common failure areas, and what a tester checks in each.
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Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Walk round with every light on: headlights, brake lights, indicators, fog lights and the number plate lamp. Check no warning lights stay on after starting.42.7% of i800 failure items
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Brakes
Make sure the pedal feels firm, the car stops in a straight line, the handbrake holds on a slope and no brake warning light is showing.22.6% of i800 failure items
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Suspension
Listen for knocks over bumps, check the car sits level, and look for leaking shock absorbers and split rubber gaiters.8.6% of i800 failure items
Hyundai i800s in the UK
7,261 were licensed at the end of June 2026. The number licensed has grown 112% since the end of 2014, although it peaked at 8,445 at the end of 2019.
- Change since 2014
- +112%from 3,432 licensed
- Typical year of first use
- 2017half of those licensed at the end of 2025 were first used in 2017 or earlier
- First registered in 2025
- 1against 1,869 in 2019
- Declared off the road
- 6137.8% of those registered, under SORN
Licensed Hyundai i800s since 2014
Licensed at each year end and in the latest quarter.
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| Date | Licensed |
|---|---|
| End of 2014 | 3,432 |
| End of 2015 | 3,528 |
| End of 2016 | 4,512 |
| End of 2017 | 5,747 |
| End of 2018 | 6,782 |
| End of 2019 | 8,445 |
| End of 2020 | 8,381 |
| End of 2021 | 8,352 |
| End of 2022 | 8,108 |
| End of 2023 | 7,955 |
| End of 2024 | 7,610 |
| End of 2025 | 7,425 |
| End of June 2026 | 7,261 |
How old they are
Licensed Hyundai i800s by year of first use.
- Licensed at the end of 2025
- First registered that year
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| First used | Licensed, end 2025 | First registered that year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 74 | 82 |
| 2019 | 1,730 | 1,869 |
| 2018 | 1,104 | 1,213 |
| 2017 | 1,279 | 1,420 |
| 2016 | 953 | 1,089 |
| 2015 | 144 | 172 |
| 2014 | 147 | |
| 2013 | 207 | |
| 2012 | 819 | |
| 2011 | 393 | |
| 2010 | 333 | |
| 2009 | 133 | |
| 2008 | 84 |
i800 engine sizes
2.5 litre engines made up 99% of Hyundai i800 MOT tests in 2025. Diesel accounts for 100% of licensed i800s.
Hyundai i800 recalls
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Hyundai i800. Each covers vehicles built in a set period, so a recall does not mean every i800 is affected.
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Oct 2024 R/2024/340
The rear inlet and outlet heater coolant hoses may melt due to the diesel particulate filter overheating during regeneration
Defect and remedy
- Remedy
- Install modified hoses.
Other Hyundai models
The most-tested Hyundai models in 2025, against the i800's 62.7% MOT pass rate.
Hyundai i800 FAQs
How many Hyundai i800s are there in the UK?
7,261 Hyundai i800s were licensed in the UK at the end of June 2026, with a further 613 declared off the road (SORN), according to DfT vehicle licensing statistics.
Is the Hyundai i800 reliable?
MOT data does not measure reliability. It records whether a car met the roadworthiness standard on the day of its test. What it does show is a 62.7% first-time pass rate for the Hyundai i800 across 7,916 tests in 2025, below the 72.3% average for all cars.
Has the Hyundai i800 had any recalls?
1 DVSA safety recall launched from 2010 to July 2026 names the Hyundai i800. The most recent was published in October 2024. A recall applies to vehicles built in a set period, so check a specific car on the GOV.UK vehicle recall checker.
What should I check before buying a used Hyundai i800?
On the car itself, start with the areas it most often fails on: lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment, brakes and suspension. Then check the individual car's own records. Outstanding finance, insurance write-offs and police stolen markers are not part of the MOT record, so they take a history check.
How do I check a Hyundai i800's history?
Enter the registration of the specific car. A Carpeep car history check reports outstanding finance, write-off category, stolen markers, mileage history, previous keepers, MOT and tax status, import and export markers and scrapped status in one £15 report.
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Across the 1,389 vehicles of every make Carpeep has checked since November 2025, 19% had outstanding finance recorded and 13% an insurance write-off. More on the Hyundai history check. To confirm a car's identity, see the Hyundai VIN check.
- Outstanding finance
- Write-off records
- Stolen markers
- Mileage history
- Previous keepers
MOT figures are aggregated from the DVSA MOT Anonymised data set for 2025 (class 4 initial tests, retests excluded), which also gives the engine sizes. Licensed, SORN, fuel and registration figures are from the Department for Transport vehicle licensing statistics (VEH0120, VEH0124, VEH0160). Recalls are from the DVSA vehicle recalls data, with recalls launched up to July 2026. Government data is used under the Open Government Licence v3.0. MOT results describe roadworthiness at test, not mechanical reliability. History-check findings are anonymous counts from reports bought on Carpeep, each vehicle counted once, and are published only where at least 100 vehicles returned an answer.