Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 13.2 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 3,088 individual Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.9% first-time pass rate means roughly 10 in every 100 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdis 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 Play T-Gdi tested had covered 30,009 miles and was built around 2020.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi sits 13.2 points above the national average, ranked 717 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, the mechanical side is less likely to spring surprises, so your repair estimate should hold up reasonably well.

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Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi

1. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 4.1% of tests (2.15x the national rate for this defect)
2. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 3.1% of tests
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 1.8% of tests
4. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.5% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 0.9% of tests
6. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.8% of tests
7. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.4% of tests
8. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 0.3% of tests
9. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 0.2% of tests
10. Lambda coefficient outside the default limits or the range specified by the manufacturer, 0.2% of tests

From 3,084 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.3% of these flagged Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi

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 Kona Play T-Gdi before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 28.4% of tests (1.84x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 11.8% of tests (1.26x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 21.4% of tests, also fails
4. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 9.5% of tests
5. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.4% of tests, also fails
6. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.5% of tests
7. Excessive fluctuation in brake effort through each wheel revolution., 0.7% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.6% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.5% of tests
10. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.5% of tests (1.18x the national rate for this advisory)

From 3,084 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi tests, 2024.

Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi pass rate by model year

From its 2019 to its 2020 model year, the Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi's first-time pass rate has fallen 0.9 points, from 90.6% to 89.7%, an unusual pattern where even its newest years fail more than its oldest. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi year:

• 2019 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi - 90.6% first-time pass, 1,296 tests
• 2020 Hyundai Kona Play T-Gdi - 89.7% first-time pass, 1,680 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

• Porsche Cayman - 89.9%
• Volkswagen Polo Match Evo - 89.9%
• Kia Niro 4 Ev - 89.9%
• Vauxhall Astra Griffin Edition Turbo - 89.9%
• Volkswagen Touareg V6 Black Edition Tdi A - 89.9%
• Volkswagen Golf Match Edition Tdi - 89.9%

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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