2012 Hyundai I20: MOT pass rate and reliability

68.4% of 2012 Hyundai I20s pass the MOT first time, measured across 9,665 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 72,343 miles.

How the 2012 compares

  • Against all Hyundai I20s (78.7%, 122,701 tests): -10.3 points
  • Against all 2012 cars (70.8%): -2.4 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai I20 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 I20:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2009 68.5% 9,281 83,572
2010 68.2% 9,642 81,527
2011 67.8% 9,679 80,489
2012 68.4% 9,665 72,343
2013 71.2% 12,513 67,511
2014 77.6% 13,084 62,177
2015 83.7% 12,875 60,266
2016 85.4% 13,873 53,227
2017 87.6% 11,729 47,164
2018 89.5% 8,741 39,582
2019 91.4% 7,454 32,036
2020 93.1% 3,922 26,098

What this means if you are buying a 2012 I20

The 2012 is a weaker year for this model, passing 10.3 points less often than the Hyundai I20 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 a shade above the middle of the range, still ordinary wear rather than a red flag, but worth checking against the service book for the car's age. On a 2012 Hyundai I20 the average at test was 72,343 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 93.1%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 67.8%. That 25.3 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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