2012 Hyundai I10: MOT pass rate and reliability

71.9% of 2012 Hyundai I10s pass the MOT first time, measured across 20,339 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 58,899 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Hyundai I10s (78.6%, 233,793 tests): -6.7 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): +1.1 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai I10 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2012 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai I10:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2008 62.5% 4,722 73,731
2009 68% 19,242 69,156
2010 70.2% 18,953 66,931
2011 73.3% 17,290 63,808
2012 71.9% 20,339 58,899
2013 73.3% 20,670 53,869
2014 77.7% 23,082 52,400
2015 82.7% 22,365 47,602
2016 85.2% 22,163 42,021
2017 86.3% 23,803 38,278
2018 87.3% 21,230 32,215
2019 88.2% 18,245 26,755
2020 91.9% 1,559 21,321

What this means if you are buying a 2012 I10

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 6.7 points less often than the Hyundai I10 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2012 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 14-year-old car fails on

A 2012 car is 14 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 2012 Hyundai I10 the average at test was 58,899 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 2020 at 91.9%, and the weakest in our data is 2008 at 62.5%. That 29.4 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2012 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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