Hyundai I10: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai I10 passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 1.6 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 234,828 individual Hyundai I10 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 78.3% first-time pass rate means roughly 22 in every 100 Hyundai I10s presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Hyundai I10 tested had covered 48,977 miles and was built around 2014.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai I10 bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai I10

1. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 1.6% of tests (1.97x the national rate for this defect)
2. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
3. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 2.3% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
4. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.6% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
5. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.3% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
6. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.6% of tests (1.63x the national rate for this defect)
7. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 2.1% of tests (1.59x the national rate for this defect)
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 1.8% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this defect)
9. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 1.4% of tests (1.42x the national rate for this defect)
10. A tyre seriously damaged, 2.1% of tests

From 310,437 DVSA-tracked Hyundai I10 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.24% of these flagged Hyundai I10 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai I10 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 I10 year:

• 2008 Hyundai I10 - 62.5% first-time pass, 4,722 tests
• 2009 Hyundai I10 - 68% first-time pass, 19,242 tests
• 2010 Hyundai I10 - 70.2% first-time pass, 18,953 tests
• 2011 Hyundai I10 - 73.3% first-time pass, 17,290 tests
• 2012 Hyundai I10 - 71.9% first-time pass, 20,339 tests
• 2013 Hyundai I10 - 73.3% first-time pass, 20,670 tests
• 2014 Hyundai I10 - 77.7% first-time pass, 23,082 tests
• 2015 Hyundai I10 - 82.7% first-time pass, 22,365 tests
• 2016 Hyundai I10 - 85.2% first-time pass, 22,163 tests
• 2017 Hyundai I10 - 86.3% first-time pass, 23,803 tests
• 2018 Hyundai I10 - 87.3% first-time pass, 21,230 tests
• 2019 Hyundai I10 - 88.2% first-time pass, 18,245 tests
• 2020 Hyundai I10 - 91.9% first-time pass, 1,559 tests

Other Hyundai models

• 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%
• Hyundai Kona - 90.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• BMW 635 - 78.4%
• Mercedes Unclassified - 78.4%
• Lotus Elan - 78.4%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Jeep Renegade - 78.3%
• Jaguar Xj - 78.3%

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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