4,548 tests in 2025
Hyundai Amica reliability and MOT pass rate
65.4% passed first time. The 34.6% fail rate is 12.0 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 59,232 miles.
Pass rate
65.4%
22.6% of all cars failed; 34.6% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
59,232 mi
18 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 0 | — |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 4,548 | 34.6% |
What the Amica 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.
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment28 dangerous39.8%
- Suspension63 dangerous38.1%
- Brakes120 dangerous31.8%
- Body, chassis, structure15 dangerous28.7%
- Tyres512 dangerous26.8%
- Noise, emissions and leaks2 dangerous23%
- Visibility1 dangerous17.3%
- Steering5%
Is the Amica getting worse?
The fail rate rose 2.4 points to 34.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0.6 points, so it is getting worse faster than age explains.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 7,533 | 16 | 32.2% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 6,740 | 16 | 33.2% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 4,978 | 17 | 33.8% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,548 | 18 | 34.6% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Amica 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 Amica in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength199 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working189 tests
- 3Stop lamp: not working173 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm166 tests
- 5Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases155 tests
- 6Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively154 tests
- 7Condition: has ply or cords exposed153 tests
- 8Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction140 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Amica collects 3.11 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.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm831 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded782 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure619 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine438 tests
- 5Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases403 tests
- 6Registration plates: inscription illegible382 tests
- 7Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened364 tests
- 8Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened352 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Amica MOT pass rate?
65.4% of the 4,548 Hyundai Amica first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 34.6% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Amica usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Component mounting prescribed areas: prescribed area excessively corroded significantly reducing structural strength", recorded on 199 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Stop lamp: not working". By section, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 39.8% of failures, suspension appears in 38.1% of failures, brakes appears in 31.8% 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 34.6%. The median Hyundai Amica tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 59,232 miles.
Is the Hyundai Amica getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 2.4 points to 34.6% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 2 years. Ageing alone would predict about 0.6 points, so it is getting worse faster than age explains.
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 Amica 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 Amica?
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