Hyundai Ix20: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Ix20 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 0.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 29,133 individual Hyundai Ix20 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 76.5% first-time pass rate means roughly 24 in every 100 Hyundai Ix20s 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 Ix20 tested had covered 51,735 miles and was built around 2015.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Ix20 sits 0.2 points below the national average, ranked 1,570 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 Ix20 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 Ix20s at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Ix20

1. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 3% of tests (5.04x the national rate for this defect)
2. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.7% of tests (4.39x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 4.9% of tests (3.74x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.3% of tests (3.53x the national rate for this defect)
5. Stop lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 3% of tests (2.23x the national rate for this defect)
6. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 3.2% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.6% of tests (1.68x the national rate for this defect)
8. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 1.6% of tests (1.54x the national rate for this defect)
9. A lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 2.7% of tests (1.2x the national rate for this defect)
10. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 2% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this defect)

From 29,106 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Ix20 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.96% of these flagged Hyundai Ix20 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Hyundai Ix20

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 Ix20 before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 3.5% of tests (2.66x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A brake hose ferrule excessively corroded, 3% of tests (2.35x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4% of tests (2x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 13.1% of tests (1.4x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4% of tests (1.25x the national rate for this advisory)
6. A tyre seriously damaged, 18.4% of tests (1.19x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 22.7% of tests
8. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 12.3% of tests
9. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 4.1% of tests
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.9% of tests

From 29,106 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Ix20 tests, 2024.

Hyundai Ix20 pass rate by model year

From its 2010 to its 2019 model year, the Hyundai Ix20's first-time pass rate has risen 26.8 points, from 66.2% to 93%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Ix20 year:

• 2010 Hyundai Ix20 - 66.2% first-time pass, 328 tests
• 2011 Hyundai Ix20 - 63.5% first-time pass, 3,584 tests
• 2012 Hyundai Ix20 - 63.9% first-time pass, 3,540 tests
• 2013 Hyundai Ix20 - 65.7% first-time pass, 3,407 tests
• 2014 Hyundai Ix20 - 71.6% first-time pass, 3,462 tests
• 2015 Hyundai Ix20 - 80.8% first-time pass, 3,279 tests
• 2016 Hyundai Ix20 - 85.6% first-time pass, 3,650 tests
• 2017 Hyundai Ix20 - 87.9% first-time pass, 3,952 tests
• 2018 Hyundai Ix20 - 92.9% first-time pass, 2,168 tests
• 2019 Hyundai Ix20 - 93% first-time pass, 1,536 tests

Hyundai Ix20 by fuel type

The Hyundai Ix20's two most-tested fuel types split by 12.1 points: petrol passes first time 78.3% of the time (25,387 tests) against 66.2% for diesel (3,643 tests).

• Petrol Hyundai Ix20 - 78.3% first-time pass, 25,387 tests
• Diesel Hyundai Ix20 - 66.2% first-time pass, 3,643 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 Kona - 90.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Toyota Urban Cruiser - 76.6%
• BMW 645 - 76.6%
• Smart Fortwo Passion Mhd Auto Unclassified - 76.6%
• BMW 316 - 76.5%
• MINI One Clubman - 76.5%
• Peugeot 2008 - 76.4%

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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