69.2%
Hyundai IX20
Hyundai IX20 MOT pass rate and common problems
The Hyundai IX20 passed 69.2% of its initial MOT tests in 2025, 3.1 percentage points below the 72.3% UK average. The item testers recorded most often was track rod end ball joint has excessive play.
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How the IX20 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 IX20 runs 4.7 points behind the Hyundai average. It is 8th of the 17 Hyundai models in the data. The average IX20 arrived at its test 10.4 years old with 56,432 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.
IX20 MOT pass rate by age
The same 2025 tests split by the car's age at test.
Hyundai IX20 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90% of MOT tests. For cars aged 11 years and over that fell to 55.9%, a drop of 34.1 percentage points.
| Age at test | Tests | Pass rate | vs UK average |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 to 5 years | 1,238 | 90% | 17.7 pts above |
| 6 to 10 years | 15,465 | 77.9% | 5.6 pts above |
| 11 years and over | 12,051 | 55.9% | 16.4 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 IX20 failures cluster
Every failure item recorded on Hyundai IX20 cars in 2025, grouped into the DVSA's test areas.
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment and brakes together account for 57.6% of recorded failure items. These are recorded failures across the model, not faults every car has.
The 10 most common IX20 MOT failures
Specific items recorded on Hyundai IX20 cars that failed their 2025 MOT, as a share of all recorded failure items.
Together these 10 items make up 50.9% of everything testers recorded against failed Hyundai IX20 cars. The rest is spread across many smaller items, and one failed test often records several at once.
What to look at on a IX20
The recorded failures above, grouped by area, biggest first.
1
Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment
Recorded most often: stop lamp not working, position lamp not working and headlamp aim projected beam image is obviously incorrect. 17.3% of failure items.
2
Brakes
Recorded most often: rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements, brake pads less than 1.5 mm thick and parking brake performance inoperative on one side. 15.7% of failure items.
3
Steering
Recorded most often: track rod end ball joint has excessive play. 8.5% of failure items.
4
Suspension
Recorded most often: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt. 3.9% of failure items.
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Hyundai IX20 MOT FAQs
What is the Hyundai IX20 MOT pass rate?
69.2% of Hyundai IX20 cars passed their initial MOT first time in 2025, from 28,754 tests. That is 3.1 percentage points below the 72.3% average for all cars, and ranks 362nd of 575 models.
What does a Hyundai IX20 most commonly fail its MOT on?
The item testers recorded most often on Hyundai IX20 cars failing their 2025 MOT was track rod end ball joint has excessive play, on 8.5% of failure items. Next were stop lamp not working (8.2%) and rbt (sp) efficiency below requirements (6.9%).
Which area causes the most Hyundai IX20 MOT failures?
Across every recorded failure item, the largest area was lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment at 29.3%, followed by brakes at 28.3%.
Do older Hyundai IX20 cars fail their MOT more often?
Hyundai IX20 cars aged 3 to 5 years passed 90% of MOT tests in 2025, against 55.9% for cars aged 11 years and over.
Does this mean every Hyundai IX20 has these problems?
No. These are the items testers recorded across every Hyundai IX20 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 IX20'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.