2007 Hyundai Matrix: MOT pass rate and reliability

54.2% of 2007 Hyundai Matrix pass the MOT first time, measured across 594 DVSA tests on that model year alone. The average one had covered 82,596 miles.

How the 2007 compares

  • Against all Hyundai Matrix (59.4%, 3,470 tests): -5.2 points
  • Against all 2007 cars (64.8%): -10.6 points
  • National first-time pass rate, all cars and years: 77%

Every Hyundai Matrix model year

Pass rates fall as cars age, so the only fair comparison for a 2007 car is other cars of the same age. The full run for the Hyundai Matrix:

Year Pass rate Tests Avg mileage
2004 59.5% 380 83,329
2005 59.7% 611 81,617
2006 60.7% 703 81,550
2007 54.2% 594 82,596
2008 57.4% 448 78,116
2009 66.2% 299 75,484

What this means if you are buying a 2007 Matrix

The 2007 is a weaker year for this model, passing 5.2 points less often than the Hyundai Matrix average. Some of that is simply age, so compare it against the 2007 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 19-year-old car fails on

A 2007 car is 19 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, the point where suspension bushes, drop links and exhaust corrosion start showing up as advisories before they become failures. On a 2007 Hyundai Matrix the average at test was 82,596 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 2009 at 66.2%, and the weakest in our data is 2007 at 54.2%. That 12.0 point spread across the model's life is why comparing a 2007 car against a newer one tells you very little.

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