Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.3 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 5,103 individual Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-As 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 Premium Gdi Hev S-A tested had covered 25,419 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 Premium Gdi Hev S-A sits 12.3 points above the national average, ranked 858 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 Premium Gdi Hev S-A

1. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1.1% of tests (30.04x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.8% of tests (2.14x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.8% of tests (1.72x the national rate for this defect)
4. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 2.1% of tests (1.27x the national rate for this defect)
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.9% of tests
6. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 1.1% of tests
7. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.1% of tests
8. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 0.6% of tests
9. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.4% of tests
10. A tyre has a lump, bulge or tear caused by separation or partial failure of its structure. This includes any lifting of the tread rubber, 0.3% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)

From 5,102 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.76% of these flagged Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A 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 Premium Gdi Hev S-A

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 Premium Gdi Hev S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. A tyre seriously damaged, 23.5% of tests (1.52x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 0.6% of tests (1.48x the national rate for this advisory)
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 14.3% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 6.2% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 2.4% of tests
6. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 1.1% of tests
7. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.8% of tests
8. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.4% of tests
9. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.3% of tests
10. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 0.3% of tests (4.65x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 5,102 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A tests, 2024.

Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A pass rate by model year

From its 2020 to its 2021 model year, the Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A's first-time pass rate has risen 0.1 points, from 89.5% to 89.6%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A year:

• 2019 Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A - 86.9% first-time pass, 206 tests
• 2020 Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A - 89.5% first-time pass, 2,235 tests
• 2021 Hyundai Kona Premium Gdi Hev S-A - 89.6% first-time pass, 2,538 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

• Renault Zoe I Play Ze 50 - 89.1%
• Porsche 911 - 89%
• Jaguar E-Pace - 89%
• Mercedes-Benz A 250 Amg Line E Auto - 89%
• Kia Xceed 3 Isg - 89%
• Alfa Romeo Stelvio - 89%

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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