2002 Hyundai Amica: MOT pass rate and reliability

59.3% of 2002 Hyundai Amicas pass the MOT first time, measured across 396 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 60,948 miles.

How the 2002 compares

  • Against all Hyundai Amicas (66.3%, 5,789 tests): -7 points
  • Against all 2002 cars (65.4%): -6.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai Amica model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2002 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai Amica:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2000 59% 266 65,654
2001 63.4% 331 58,257
2002 59.3% 396 60,948
2006 64.7% 1,795 62,225
2007 68.5% 2,099 60,471
2008 71.2% 881 63,664

What this means if you are buying a 2002 Amica

The 2002 is a weaker year for this model, passing 7 points less often than the Hyundai Amica average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2002 figure for all cars above rather than against newer examples. Check the exact car with the free MOT history checker before you buy, and run its VIN and mileage through our free VIN decoder and clocking check.

What a 24-year-old car fails on

A 2002 car is 24 years old now, and age drives the failure mix more than the badge does. Across all cars tested, these are the categories that actually cause failures:

  • Lights and electrical: 10.36% of all cars tested
  • Suspension: 8.65% of all cars tested
  • Tyres: 6.23% of all cars tested
  • Brakes: 6.1% of all cars tested
  • Visibility: wipers, washers, glass: 4.65% of all cars tested
  • Body, chassis and structure: 3.18% of all cars tested

That is around average, so condition and service history will tell you more than the odometer does. On a 2002 Hyundai Amica the average at test was 60,948 miles, so treat anything far above that as a car that has worked harder than its peers, and anything far below as one worth checking for the faults that come from standing still.

The strongest year for this model is 2008 at 71.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2000 at 59%. That 12.2 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2002 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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