8,990 tests in 2025
Hyundai Ioniq Electric reliability and MOT pass rate
92% passed first time. The 8% fail rate is 14.6 points better than the all-car average, on a median example 4 years old with 37,183 miles.
Electric versions only, by DVSA’s fuel record for each test. Petrol, diesel and hybrid versions are on the Hyundai Ioniq page.
Pass rate
92%
22.6% of all cars failed; 8% of these did.
Fixed on the day
3.6%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
37,183 mi
4 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 7,876 | 7.9% |
| 6-9 years | 1,080 | 8.4% |
| 10-13 years | 0 | — |
| 14+ years | 0 | — |
What the Ioniq Electric 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.
- Tyres390 dangerous55.7%
- Visibility23%
- Brakes47 dangerous15.5%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment13.6%
- Body, chassis, structure2.9%
- Steering1.8%
- Identification of the vehicle1.4%
- Road Wheels1.4%
The exact defects that fail it
Every failure item DVSA recorded against a Ioniq Electric in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm181 tests
- 2Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords133 tests
- 3Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively121 tests
- 4Condition: has ply or cords exposed51 tests
- 5Rbt (sp): efficiency less than 50% of the required value34 tests
- 6Washers: not working24 tests
- 7Registration plate lamp(s): inoperative in the case of a single lamp or all lamps21 tests
- 8Electronic parking brake: control inoperative19 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ioniq Electric collects 1.96 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 1.6mm1,175 tests
- 2Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure849 tests
- 3Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened386 tests
- 4Non-component advisories: Child Seat fitted not allowing full inspection of adult belt220 tests
- 5Tread depth: tread pattern not visible over the whole tread area when minimum depth required is 1.0mm180 tests
- 6Non-component advisories: Nail in tyre148 tests
- 7Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords141 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick57 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Ioniq Electric MOT pass rate?
92% of the 8,990 Hyundai Ioniq Electric first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 8% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 3.6% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Ioniq Electric usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm", recorded on 181 failed tests, followed by "Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords" and "Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively". By section, tyres appears in 55.7% of failures, visibility appears in 23% of failures, brakes appears in 15.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 7.9%; at 6-9 years it was 8.4%. The median Hyundai Ioniq Electric tested in 2025 was 4 years old with 37,183 miles.
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 Ioniq Electric trim together. Year-on-year figures come from the same DVSA extracts for 2026 and earlier years. Full method on the pass rates hub.
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