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

The Hyundai Kona Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A passes its MOT first time more often than the average UK car, by 12.5 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 1,766 individual Hyundai Kona Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 89.2% first-time pass rate means roughly 11 in every 100 Hyundai Kona Ultimate 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 Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A tested had covered 21,823 miles and was built around 2021.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Kona Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A sits 12.5 points above the national average, ranked 831 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 Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A

1. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 1.1% of tests (30.57x the national rate for this defect)
2. A tyre cords visible or damaged, 3% of tests (1.79x the national rate for this defect)
3. A tyre seriously damaged, 4.6% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 1.5% of tests
5. Wiper blade missing or obviously not clearing the windscreen, 1.5% of tests
6. The aim of a headlamp is not within limits laid down in the requirements, 1% of tests
7. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 0.7% of tests
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 0.6% of tests
9. Parking brake efficiency less than 50% of the required value, 0.5% of tests (1.24x the national rate for this defect)
10. Brake performance unable to be tested, 0.2% of tests (1.32x the national rate for this defect)

From 1,764 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 7.53% of these flagged Hyundai Kona Ultimate 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 Ultimate 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 Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A before it actually fails on it.

1. A seat belt webbing or flexible stalk significantly stretched or weakened, 1% of tests (2.51x the national rate for this advisory)
2. A tyre seriously damaged, 23.6% of tests (1.53x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 9.8% of tests, also fails
4. A suspension pin, bush or joint excessively worn, 5.8% of tests, also fails
5. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 1.7% of tests
6. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 0.7% of tests
7. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 0.6% of tests
8. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 0.5% of tests
9. Number plate inscription missing or illegible, 0.3% of tests
10. Parking brake control missing, defective or inoperative, 0.2% of tests (2.88x the national rate for this advisory), also fails

From 1,764 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Kona Ultimate Gdi Hev S-A tests, 2024.

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%

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• Hyundai Tucson Se Connect T-Gdi - 89.2%
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• Mitsubishi Outlander Exceed Cvt - 89.2%
• BMW 318i M Sport Auto - 89.2%
• Renault Zoe I Iconic Ze 50 - 89.2%
• Vauxhall Astra Sri Vx Line Nav Turbo - 89.2%

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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