4,527 tests in 2025
Hyundai Coupe reliability and MOT pass rate
58.5% passed first time. The 41.5% fail rate is 18.9 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 18 years old with 89,290 miles.
Pass rate
58.5%
22.6% of all cars failed; 41.5% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.3%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
89,290 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 | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 4,526 | 41.5% |
What the Coupe 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.
- Brakes468 dangerous62.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment14 dangerous37.2%
- Suspension75 dangerous36.4%
- Noise, emissions and leaks25.8%
- Body, chassis, structure9 dangerous23.1%
- Steering9 dangerous18.1%
- Tyres373 dangerous17.7%
- Visibility15.1%
Is the Coupe getting worse?
The fail rate fell 0.2 points to 41.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 8,590 | 15 | 41.7% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 7,262 | 16 | 41.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 5,234 | 17 | 41.7% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 4,526 | 18 | 41.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Coupe 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 Coupe in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements567 tests
- 2Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases268 tests
- 3Position lamp: not working241 tests
- 4Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits200 tests
- 5Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt189 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value177 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding174 tests
- 8Anti-lock braking system: warning lamp indicates an ABS fault169 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Coupe collects 3.71 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 1.6mm736 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded687 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened670 tests
- 4Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened535 tests
- 5Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases532 tests
- 6Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure488 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn475 tests
- 8Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine420 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Coupe MOT pass rate?
58.5% of the 4,527 Hyundai Coupe first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 41.5% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.3% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Coupe usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements", recorded on 567 failed tests, followed by "Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases" and "Position lamp: not working". By section, brakes appears in 62.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 37.2% of failures, suspension appears in 36.4% 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 41.5%. The median Hyundai Coupe tested in 2025 was 18 years old with 89,290 miles.
Is the Hyundai Coupe getting less reliable?
The fail rate fell 0.2 points to 41.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.4 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 Coupe 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 Coupe?
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