Hyundai Ix35: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Ix35 fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 6.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 51,966 individual Hyundai Ix35 tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 69.8% first-time pass rate means roughly 30 in every 100 Hyundai Ix35s 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 Ix35 tested had covered 87,112 miles and was built around 2013.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai Ix35 bought as a 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 Ix35 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 what damaged Hyundai Ix35s actually sold for at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Ix35

1. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 1.5% of tests (5.56x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 2.1% of tests (4.61x the national rate for this defect)
3. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 3.2% of tests (4.14x the national rate for this defect)
4. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 3.6% of tests (3.7x the national rate for this defect)
5. A direction indicator lamp missing, inoperative or in the case of a multiple light source more than 1/2 not functioning, 1.6% of tests (3.19x the national rate for this defect)
6. Steering rack gaiter or ball joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 1.6% of tests (2.83x the national rate for this defect)
7. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 2.1% of tests (2.19x the national rate for this defect)
8. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 3.4% of tests (2.18x the national rate for this defect)
9. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 4.9% of tests (2.13x the national rate for this defect)
10. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 1.5% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)

From 74,141 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Ix35 tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.84% of these flagged Hyundai Ix35 defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.

Hyundai Ix35 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 Ix35 year:

• 2010 Hyundai Ix35 - 62.2% first-time pass, 2,828 tests
• 2011 Hyundai Ix35 - 63.4% first-time pass, 5,071 tests
• 2012 Hyundai Ix35 - 65.9% first-time pass, 8,235 tests
• 2013 Hyundai Ix35 - 67.1% first-time pass, 10,388 tests
• 2014 Hyundai Ix35 - 73.9% first-time pass, 13,219 tests
• 2015 Hyundai Ix35 - 76.2% first-time pass, 11,648 tests
• 2016 Hyundai Ix35 - 75.4% first-time pass, 325 tests

Hyundai Ix35 by fuel type

Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:

• Diesel Hyundai Ix35 - 69.8% first-time pass, 43,711 tests
• Petrol Hyundai Ix35 - 72% first-time pass, 8,003 tests

Other Hyundai models

• Hyundai I10 - 78.3%
• Hyundai I20 - 78.3%
• Hyundai Tucson - 84%
• Hyundai I30 - 70.5%
• Hyundai Ioniq - 89.9%
• Hyundai Santa Fe - 71.3%
• Hyundai Ix20 - 76.5%
• Hyundai Kona - 90.6%

Models with a similar pass rate

• Ford S-Max - 70%
• Kia Carens - 70%
• Fiat 500l - 69.9%
• Chrysler-Jeep Grand Cherokee - 69.8%
• Toyota Granvia - 69.8%
• Nissan Sunny - 69.8%

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

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