Hyundai Accent: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Accent fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 17.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,717 individual Hyundai Accent tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 59.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 40 in every 100 Hyundai Accents presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Hyundai Accent tested had covered 74,735 miles and was built around 2004.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai Accent bought as a repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Hyundai Accent rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see what damaged Hyundai Accents actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Accent

1. Brakes imbalance across an axle such that the braking effort from any wheel is less than 70% of the maximum effort recorded from the other wheel on the same axle., 4.2% of tests (10.56x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 6.3% of tests (7.58x the national rate for this defect)
3. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 6.9% of tests (6.17x the national rate for this defect)
4. The strength or continuity of the load bearing structure within 30cm of any sub-frame, spring or suspension component mounting (a 'prescribed area') is significantly reduced or inadequately repaired, 4.8% of tests (5.84x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.7% of tests (4.84x the national rate for this defect)
6. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.2% of tests (4.29x the national rate for this defect)
7. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 5.5% of tests (4x the national rate for this defect)
8. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 2.6% of tests (3.37x the national rate for this defect)
9. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 5.8% of tests (3.3x the national rate for this defect)
10. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5% of tests (3.07x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,619 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Accent tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.18% of these flagged Hyundai Accent defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai Accent pass rate by model year

Pass rates fall steadily as cars age, so the model year matters as much as the model. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Accent year:

• 2002 Hyundai Accent - 60.9% first-time pass, 230 tests
• 2005 Hyundai Accent - 59.5% first-time pass, 264 tests
• 2006 Hyundai Accent - 58.8% first-time pass, 204 tests
• 2007 Hyundai Accent - 66.7% first-time pass, 213 tests

Other Hyundai models

• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Hyundai Tucson - 84%
• Hyundai I30 - 70.5%
• Hyundai Ix35 - 69.8%
• Hyundai Ioniq - 89.9%
• Hyundai Santa Fe - 71.3%
• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Peugeot 207 - 59.8%
• Vauxhall Vivaro - 59.7%
• Mitsubishi Grandis - 59.7%
• Nissan Pickup - 59.6%
• Ford Focus C-Max - 59.5%
• Renault Grand Espace - 59.4%

If this car is a salvage or write-off

• What does Cat N mean? Category N explained
• What does Cat S mean? Category S explained
• Cat S vs Cat N: the real differences

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