2016 Hyundai I40: MOT pass rate and reliability

82.1% of 2016 Hyundai I40s pass the MOT first time, measured across 3,502 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 92,178 miles.

How the 2016 compares

  • Against all Hyundai I40s (76.2%, 21,150 tests): +5.9 points
  • Against all 2016 cars (80.9%): +1.2 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 2016 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 2016 I40

The 2016 is one of the stronger years for this model, passing 5.9 points more often than the Hyundai I40 average. That is a point in its favour, though condition and service history still matter more than the model year. 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 10-year-old car fails on

A 2016 car is 10 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2016 Hyundai I40 the average at test was 92,178 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 2016 car against a newer one tells you very little.

Nearby model years

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