Hyundai Getz: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Getz fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 14.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 19,864 individual Hyundai Getz tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 62.1% first-time pass rate means roughly 38 in every 100 Hyundai Getz 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 Getz tested had covered 77,392 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. On a Hyundai Getz 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 Getz 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 Getz actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Getz

1. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 3.4% of tests (12.52x the national rate for this defect)
2. A transmission shaft constant velocity joint boot missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 7.4% of tests (6.64x the national rate for this defect)
3. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 7.5% of tests (5.56x the national rate for this defect)
4. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests (4.93x the national rate for this defect)
5. Exhaust system leaking or insecure, 3.6% of tests (4.69x 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, 4.1% of tests (4.22x the national rate for this defect)
7. A shock absorber damaged to the extent that it does not function or showing signs of severe leakage, 2.6% of tests (3.75x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 4.6% of tests (2.82x the national rate for this defect)
9. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 3.9% of tests (2.82x the national rate for this defect)
10. 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, 2.2% of tests (2.65x the national rate for this defect)

From 27,563 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Getz tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.07% of these flagged Hyundai Getz defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai Getz 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 Getz year:

• 2003 Hyundai Getz - 59.7% first-time pass, 1,335 tests
• 2004 Hyundai Getz - 58.7% first-time pass, 2,580 tests
• 2005 Hyundai Getz - 59.9% first-time pass, 3,081 tests
• 2006 Hyundai Getz - 63.3% first-time pass, 3,702 tests
• 2007 Hyundai Getz - 64.6% first-time pass, 4,466 tests
• 2008 Hyundai Getz - 65.4% first-time pass, 4,040 tests
• 2009 Hyundai Getz - 66.4% first-time pass, 360 tests

Hyundai Getz by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Petrol Hyundai Getz - 62.6% first-time pass, 18,904 tests
• Diesel Hyundai Getz - 64.3% first-time pass, 782 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

• Mazda Unclassified - 62.3%
• Skoda Felicia - 62.3%
• Audi A2 - 62.2%
• Fiat Grande Punto - 62.1%
• Rover 45 - 62.1%
• Kia Proceed - 62.1%

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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