Hyundai Coupe: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Coupe fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 18.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,997 individual Hyundai Coupe tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 58.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 42 in every 100 Hyundai Coupes 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 Coupe tested had covered 89,072 miles and was built around 2006.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Coupe sits 18.6 points below the national average, ranked 1,975 of 2,005 models. On one bought as 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 Coupe 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Hyundai Coupes at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Coupe

1. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 3.7% of tests (10.2x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 12.5% of tests (9.57x the national rate for this defect)
3. Warning device shows system malfunction, 3.6% of tests (8.79x the national rate for this defect)
4. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 4.3% of tests (8.51x the national rate for this defect)
5. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5% of tests (6.75x the national rate for this defect)
6. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 3.9% of tests (6.53x the national rate for this defect)
7. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 6.4% of tests (6.32x the national rate for this defect)
8. 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, 4.3% of tests (4.54x the national rate for this defect)
9. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.5% of tests (4.33x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 3.5% of tests (3.28x the national rate for this defect)

From 5,989 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Coupe tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.61% of these flagged Hyundai Coupe defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Hyundai Coupe

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Hyundai Coupe before it actually fails on it.

1. Power steering fluid leaking or system malfunctioning, 5% of tests (20.53x the national rate for this advisory)
2. Product on the lens or light source which obviously reduces light intensity or changes emitted colour to other than white or yellow, 7.2% of tests (6.5x the national rate for this advisory)
3. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 27% of tests (5.22x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 12.4% of tests (4.37x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 7.8% of tests (3.89x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 23.2% of tests (3.74x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
7. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 7.2% of tests (2.71x the national rate for this advisory)
8. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 9.2% of tests (1.94x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 20.8% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 9.4% of tests (1.69x the national rate for this advisory)

From 5,989 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Coupe tests, 2024.

Hyundai Coupe pass rate by model year

From its 2004 to its 2009 model year, the Hyundai Coupe's first-time pass rate has risen 2.8 points, from 57.4% to 60.2%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Coupe year:

• 2003 Hyundai Coupe - 55% first-time pass, 211 tests
• 2004 Hyundai Coupe - 57.4% first-time pass, 352 tests
• 2005 Hyundai Coupe - 59.4% first-time pass, 562 tests
• 2006 Hyundai Coupe - 59.8% first-time pass, 898 tests
• 2007 Hyundai Coupe - 57.5% first-time pass, 1,374 tests
• 2008 Hyundai Coupe - 56.4% first-time pass, 1,053 tests
• 2009 Hyundai Coupe - 60.2% first-time pass, 1,108 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

• Chrysler Voyager - 58.2%
• Mazda Bongo - 58.1%
• Vauxhall Tigra - 58.1%
• Mitsubishi Carisma - 58.1%
• Citroen Xsara - 58%
• Suzuki Liana - 58%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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