Hyundai Kona: MOT pass rate and reliability data
The Hyundai Kona passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.9 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 26,119 individual Hyundai Kona tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.
The numbers
| First-time pass rate | 90.6% |
| UK national average | 76.7% |
| Difference | +13.9 points |
| Tests analysed | 26,119 |
| Average mileage at test | 35,467 miles |
| Average year of manufacture | 2019 |
| Reliability rank | 603 of 2,005 models |
What this means if you are buying one
A 90.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 9 in every 100 Hyundai Konas presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is better than average, so a well-kept example is a reasonably safe used buy. The average Hyundai Kona tested had covered 35,467 miles and was built around 2019.
What this means at salvage auction
Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. On a Hyundai Kona bought as a repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.
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 Kona 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 Konas actually sold for at UK salvage auction.
Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Kona
- A tyre seriously damaged, 1.9% of tests
- Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.7% of tests
- Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.4% of tests
- a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1% of tests
- A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.8% of tests
- Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
- The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.2% of tests
- Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 0.2% of tests
- Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.2% of tests
- A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.2% of tests
From 42,516 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 6.22% of these flagged Hyundai Kona defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 4.97% nationally.
Hyundai Kona 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 Kona year:
- 2017 Hyundai Kona - 89.7% first-time pass, 417 tests
- 2018 Hyundai Kona - 89.8% first-time pass, 6,704 tests
- 2019 Hyundai Kona - 90.6% first-time pass, 6,984 tests
- 2020 Hyundai Kona - 91% first-time pass, 5,840 tests
- 2021 Hyundai Kona - 92.4% first-time pass, 5,663 tests
- 2022 Hyundai Kona - 95.7% first-time pass, 372 tests
Hyundai Kona by fuel type
Diesel and petrol versions of the same car fail on different things, so the fuel type moves the number:
- Petrol Hyundai Kona - 90.3% first-time pass, 14,733 tests
- Electric Hyundai Kona - 91.7% first-time pass, 11,133 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
- Ford Kuga Titanium First Ed Eblue - 90.7%
- Land Rover R Rover Evoque R-Dyn S Mhev A - 90.7%
- Toyota C-Hr - 90.6%
- Ford Fiesta St-Line Edition Turbo - 90.6%
- MG Zs Exclusive Ev - 90.6%
- Skoda Kamiq Se Tsi S-A - 90.6%
If this car is a salvage or write-off
- Britain's most and least reliable cars: 33 million MOT tests analysed
- 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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