230,837 tests in 2025
Hyundai I10 reliability and MOT pass rate
79% passed first time. The 21% fail rate is 1.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 10 years old with 45,617 miles.
Pass rate
79%
22.6% of all cars failed; 21% of these did.
Fixed on the day
6.5%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
45,617 mi
10 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 21,114 | 10.8% |
| 6-9 years | 78,017 | 14.4% |
| 10-13 years | 78,560 | 23.8% |
| 14+ years | 52,755 | 31% |
What the I10 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.
- Brakes7,173 dangerous36.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment736 dangerous32.9%
- Tyres12,690 dangerous26.6%
- Suspension516 dangerous24.8%
- Visibility3 dangerous20.2%
- Noise, emissions and leaks24 dangerous7.7%
- Steering63 dangerous5%
- Body, chassis, structure74 dangerous3.9%
Is the I10 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 3 points to 21.1% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 237,475 | 8 | 18.1% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 241,620 | — | 19.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 208,515 | — | 21% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 230,049 | — | 21.1% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical I10 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 I10 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Position lamp: not working5,273 tests
- 2Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively4,953 tests
- 3Stop lamp: not working4,167 tests
- 4Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm3,991 tests
- 5Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick3,874 tests
- 6Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements3,669 tests
- 7Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt3,640 tests
- 8Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn2,910 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical I10 collects 2.59 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 1.6mm33,143 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure28,238 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened23,990 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick15,816 tests
- 5Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded15,309 tests
- 6Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened11,207 tests
- 7Service brake performance: excessively binding8,232 tests
- 8Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine7,487 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai I10 MOT pass rate?
79% of the 230,837 Hyundai I10 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 21% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 6.5% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai I10 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Position lamp: not working", recorded on 5,273 failed tests, followed by "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively" and "Stop lamp: not working". By section, brakes appears in 36.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 32.9% of failures, tyres appears in 26.6% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 10.8%; at 14+ years it was 31%. The median Hyundai I10 tested in 2025 was 10 years old with 45,617 miles.
Is the Hyundai I10 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 3 points to 21.1% from 2022 to 2025, against a rising rate across all cars.
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 I10 trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
DVSA has published 4 safety recalls naming the Hyundai I10: Hyundai I10 recalls.
Other Hyundai models
Checking a particular I10?
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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