2011 Hyundai Ix35: MOT pass rate and reliability
63.4% of 2011 Hyundai Ix35s pass the MOT first time, measured across 5,071 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 104,550 miles.
How the 2011 compares
- Against all Hyundai Ix35s (70.1%, 51,714 tests): -6.7 points
- Against all 2011 cars (68.7%): -5.3 points
- National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%
Every Hyundai Ix35 model year
Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2011 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai Ix35:
| Year | Pass rate | Tests | Avg mileage |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 62.2% | 2,828 | 108,819 |
| 2011 | 63.4% | 5,071 | 104,550 |
| 2012 | 65.9% | 8,235 | 95,787 |
| 2013 | 67.1% | 10,388 | 89,980 |
| 2014 | 73.9% | 13,219 | 83,430 |
| 2015 | 76.2% | 11,648 | 75,374 |
| 2016 | 75.4% | 325 | 62,042 |
What this means if you are buying a 2011 Ix35
The 2011 is a weaker year for this model, passing 6.7 points less often than the Hyundai Ix35 average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2011 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 15-year-old car fails on
A 2011 car is 15 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 2011 Hyundai Ix35 the average at test was 104,550 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 2015 at 76.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2010 at 62.2%. That 14.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2011 car against a newer one tells you very little.
Nearby model years
- 2010 Hyundai Ix35 - 62.2%
- 2012 Hyundai Ix35 - 65.9%
- 2013 Hyundai Ix35 - 67.1%
- 2014 Hyundai Ix35 - 73.9%