2014 Hyundai I40: MOT pass rate and reliability

72.8% of 2014 Hyundai I40s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,564 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 102,442 miles.

How the 2014 compares

  • Against all Hyundai I40s (76.2%, 21,150 tests): -3.4 points
  • Against all 2014 cars (75.4%): -2.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai I40 model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2014 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai I40:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2011 63.9% 563 115,711
2012 68.3% 3,090 111,705
2013 68.7% 2,705 108,601
2014 72.8% 3,564 102,442
2015 77.4% 3,545 95,918
2016 82.1% 3,502 92,178
2017 85.1% 2,522 81,820
2018 85.3% 1,172 80,650
2019 87.7% 486 62,575

What this means if you are buying a 2014 I40

The 2014 is a weaker year for this model, passing 3.4 points less often than the Hyundai I40 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2014 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 12-year-old car fails on

A 2014 car is 12 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 above average and into the range where cambelts and water pumps are due if they have not already been done, so ask for the service history rather than take the mileage on trust. On a 2014 Hyundai I40 the average at test was 102,442 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 2019 at 87.7%, and the weakest in our data is 2011 at 63.9%. That 23.8 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2014 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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