Hyundai Veloster: MOT pass rate and reliability data

The Hyundai Veloster fails its first MOT more often than the average UK car, by 11.1 percentage points. These figures come from the DVSA's full year of anonymised MOT results, covering 2,551 individual Hyundai Veloster tests. Nothing here is an estimate or a survey.

The numbers

What this means if you are buying one

A 65.6% first-time pass rate means roughly 34 in every 100 Hyundai Velosters presented for MOT fail on the first attempt. That is worse than average, so budget for remedial work and treat a fresh 12-month MOT as a genuine selling point rather than a given. The average Hyundai Veloster tested had covered 74,336 miles and was built around 2012.

What this means at salvage auction

Pass rate is a proxy for what a car costs to keep on the road. The Hyundai Veloster sits 11.1 points below the national average, ranked 1,859 of 2,005 models. On one bought as repairable salvage, assume the mechanical side needs more than the visible accident damage, and pad your repair estimate accordingly.

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 Veloster 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 recorded closing bids for damaged Hyundai Velosters at UK salvage auction.

Most common MOT failures on a Hyundai Veloster

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 9.1% of tests (6.95x the national rate for this defect)
2. Parking brake inoperative on one side, 4% of tests (6.65x the national rate for this defect)
3. Parking brake efficiency below minimum requirement, 6.2% of tests (4.76x the national rate for this defect)
4. An SRS malfunction indicator lamp (MIL) indicates a system malfunction, 1.7% of tests (4.16x the national rate for this defect)
5. A suspension joint dust cover missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt etc, 5.9% of tests (3.2x the national rate for this defect)
6. A headlamp or light source missing, inoperative or more than ½ not functioning in the case of LED, 3.7% of tests (3.04x the national rate for this defect)
7. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 2.8% of tests (2.64x the national rate for this defect)
8. Windscreen washers not working or not providing sufficient fluid to clear the windscreen, 4.2% of tests (2.47x the national rate for this defect)
9. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 1.7% of tests (2.12x the national rate for this defect)
10. A spring or spring component fractured or seriously weakened, 3.7% of tests (1.64x the national rate for this defect)

From 2,549 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Veloster tests, 2024. DVSA testers marked 5.75% of these flagged Hyundai Veloster defects as "dangerous", meaning the tester judged the car unsafe to drive away, against 5.11% nationally.

Most common MOT advisories on a Hyundai Veloster

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 Veloster before it actually fails on it.

1. A steering ball joint with excessive wear or free play, 5.6% of tests (4.24x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
2. Brake pipe damaged or excessively corroded, 17.7% of tests (2.85x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
3. A wheel badly distorted or wear between wheel and hub at spigot mounting, 2.6% of tests (2.46x the national rate for this advisory)
4. Significant brake effort recorded with no brake applied indicating a binding brake, 4.2% of tests (2.1x the national rate for this advisory)
5. Brake disc or drum significantly and obviously worn, 4.6% of tests (1.45x the national rate for this advisory), also fails
6. A suspension component excessively damaged or corroded, 6.6% of tests (1.28x the national rate for this advisory)
7. Brake disc or drum excessively weakened, insecure or fractured, 14.4% of tests (1.17x the national rate for this advisory)
8. Tyre tread depth not in accordance with the requirements, 23.2% of tests
9. A tyre seriously damaged, 14.7% of tests
10. a brake lining or pad worn below 1.5mm, 10.2% of tests

From 2,549 DVSA-tracked Hyundai Veloster tests, 2024.

Hyundai Veloster pass rate by model year

From its 2012 to its 2013 model year, the Hyundai Veloster's first-time pass rate has risen 1.2 points, from 64.7% to 65.9%, the usual pattern: a newer model year is a younger car today, so it fails less. First-time pass rate for each Hyundai Veloster year:

• 2012 Hyundai Veloster - 64.7% first-time pass, 1,487 tests
• 2013 Hyundai Veloster - 65.9% first-time pass, 866 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

• Volkswagen Lupo - 65.7%
• Citroen Ds5 - 65.7%
• Volkswagen Bora - 65.6%
• Mazda B Series - 65.5%
• SEAT Altea Xl - 65.5%
• Chrysler Grand Voyager - 65.4%

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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