Hyundai Iload: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Iload fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 8.8 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 813 individual Hyundai Iload tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 67.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 32 in every 100 Hyundai Iloads presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Hyundai Iload tested had covered 110,202 miles and was built around 2012.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Iload sits 8.8 points below the national average, ranked 1,809 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

Before you bid: run the lot through the analyzer, check the car's own record, check the mileage, decode the VIN, and if it carries a marker use the write-off value calculator. Or compare it against another model.

Looking at a specific Hyundai Iload rather than the model in general? The free check covers its MOT and mileage history, and the full HPI report confirms the insurance write-off category, outstanding finance and whether it is recorded stolen, from licensed data for 5 credits. Already own one that has been damaged? Work out whether fixing it beats selling it with the repair or scrap calculator, and see recorded closing bids for damaged Hyundai Iloads at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Iload

1. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 3.9% of tests (6.62x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 7.4% of tests (5.65x the national rate for this defect)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 5.4% of tests (5.21x the national rate for this defect)
4. A rear registration plate lamp or light source missing or inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps, 3.7% of tests (4.18x the national rate for this defect)
5. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.9% of tests (3.18x the national rate for this defect)
6. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 6.6% of tests (2.92x the national rate for this defect)
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 6.5% of tests (2.78x the national rate for this defect)
8. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 5.9% of tests (2.64x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.6% of tests (2.43x the national rate for this defect)
10. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 8.5% of tests (1.7x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,850 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Iload tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 4.24% of these flagged Hyundai Iload defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Hyundai Iload

An advisory doesn't fail the car - the tester flags it as worth watching, but it still passes. A different list from the failures above: what testers are noting on a Hyundai Iload before it actually fails on it.

1. A transmission shaft bearing excessively worn, 3.1% of tests (66.45x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 2.4% of tests (6.33x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Lamp emitted colour, position or intensity not in accordance with the requirements, 5.7% of tests (4.18x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 6.1% of tests (3.03x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 17.7% of tests (2.86x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 4.6% of tests (1.73x the national rate for this advisory)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.5% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Fluid leaking excessively and likely to harm the environment or to pose a safety risk to other road users, 7.5% of tests (1.35x the national rate for this advisory)
9. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 15.6% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this advisory)
10. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 24.3% of tests

From 1,850 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Iload tests, 2024.

Hyundai Iload 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 Iload year:

• 2010 Hyundai Iload - 61.6% first-time pass, 263 tests
• 2011 Hyundai Iload - 64.7% first-time pass, 459 tests
• 2012 Hyundai Iload - 62% first-time pass, 266 tests

Other Hyundai models

• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• 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%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ssangyong Musso - 68%
• Vauxhall Omega - 68%
• Isuzu D-Max Utah D/C Intercooler Td - 68%
• Rover 214 - 67.9%
• Iveco Daily - 67.8%
• Vauxhall Agila - 67.7%

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
• Do you need an HPI check on a car you know is a write-off?

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