15,321 tests in 2025
Hyundai Getz reliability and MOT pass rate
62.9% passed first time. The 37.1% fail rate is 14.5 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 19 years old with 75,860 miles.
Pass rate
62.9%
22.6% of all cars failed; 37.1% of these did.
Fixed on the day
9.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
75,860 mi
19 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 1 | — |
| 10-13 years | 1 | — |
| 14+ years | 15,319 | 37.1% |
What the Getz 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.
- Suspension203 dangerous50.2%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment92 dangerous41.1%
- Body, chassis, structure49 dangerous32%
- Brakes412 dangerous23.9%
- Tyres1,355 dangerous21.3%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5 dangerous19.5%
- Visibility2 dangerous19.3%
- Steering11 dangerous4.8%
Is the Getz getting worse?
The fail rate rose 1.2 points to 37.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.1 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 25,913 | 16 | 35.9% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 22,897 | 17 | 36.8% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 17,107 | 18 | 37.6% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 15,318 | 19 | 37.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Getz 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 Getz in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Joints: constant velocity boot split or insecure, no longer prevents the ingress of dirt1,051 tests
- 2Position lamp: not working751 tests
- 3Stop lamp: not working703 tests
- 4Linkage ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt681 tests
- 5Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively540 tests
- 6Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases527 tests
- 7Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm466 tests
- 8Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened455 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Getz collects 3.23 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 1.6mm3,037 tests
- 2Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded2,944 tests
- 3Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure2,224 tests
- 4Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine1,848 tests
- 5Sub-frame: corroded and seriously weakened1,531 tests
- 6Registration plates: inscription illegible1,509 tests
- 7Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases1,349 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened1,138 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Getz MOT pass rate?
62.9% of the 15,321 Hyundai Getz first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 37.1% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 9.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Getz 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 1,051 failed tests, followed by "Position lamp: not working" and "Stop lamp: not working". By section, suspension appears in 50.2% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 41.1% of failures, body, chassis, structure appears in 32% 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 37.1%. The median Hyundai Getz tested in 2025 was 19 years old with 75,860 miles.
Is the Hyundai Getz getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 1.2 points to 37.1% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (1.1 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 Getz 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
- I10 21%
- Tucson 14.1%
- Santa 26.4%
- Ix20 24.2%
- I40 24.1%
- Kona Electric 9.3%
- Ioniq Electric 8%
- Ioniq 5 6.4%
- I800 27%
- Bayon 10.9%
Checking a particular Getz?
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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