1,255 tests in 2025
Hyundai Accent reliability and MOT pass rate
63.2% passed first time. The 36.8% fail rate is 14.2 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 21 years old with 72,885 miles.
Pass rate
63.2%
22.6% of all cars failed; 36.8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
8.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
72,885 mi
21 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 5 | — |
| 10-13 years | 3 | — |
| 14+ years | 1,247 | 37% |
What the Accent fails on
Share of failed tests with at least one fail item in each DVSA inspection section. A test can fail in several sections at once.
- Suspension23 dangerous44.8%
- Brakes70 dangerous42.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment4 dangerous38.7%
- Body, chassis, structure3 dangerous31.6%
- Visibility19%
- Tyres96 dangerous18.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks14.3%
- Steering1 dangerous6.1%
Is the Accent getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.6 points to 36.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,636 | 18 | 37.4% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,139 | 19 | 35.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 1,463 | 20 | 39.9% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 1,254 | 21 | 36.8% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Accent at its test that year, and it is the number to watch: across the whole fleet each extra year of age adds roughly 1.9 points to the fail rate, so a model whose age and fail rate rise together is simply getting older.
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Accent in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt83 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working53 tests
- 3Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn48 tests
- 4Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength46 tests
- 5Service brake imbalance: across an axle40 tests
- 6Stop lamp: not working40 tests
- 7Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively38 tests
- 8Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements37 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Accent collects 3.66 of them per test, and these are the ones that come up most. Treat it as the running-repairs list for the next year or two.
- 1Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded245 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure200 tests
- 3Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm198 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine185 tests
- 5Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened152 tests
- 6Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn142 tests
- 7Registration plates: inscription illegible136 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened99 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Accent MOT pass rate?
63.2% of the 1,255 Hyundai Accent first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 36.8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 8.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Accent usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt", recorded on 83 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn". By section, suspension appears in 44.8% of failures, brakes appears in 42.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 38.7% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was n/a%; at 14+ years it was 37%. The median Hyundai Accent tested in 2025 was 21 years old with 72,885 miles.
Is the Hyundai Accent getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.6 points to 36.8% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (0.2 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
First-attempt class 4 tests, 2025, from DVSA’s anonymised MOT data (OGL v3, retrieved 2026-09-12). DVSA records newer cars trim by trim; this page adds every Accent trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
Other Hyundai models
Checking a particular Accent?
The odds above are the model. The car in front of you has its own record: every test, every advisory, the mileage at each one.
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