46,460 tests in 2025
Hyundai Ix35 reliability and MOT pass rate
68.7% passed first time. The 31.3% fail rate is 8.7 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 12 years old with 91,586 miles.
Pass rate
68.7%
22.6% of all cars failed; 31.3% of these did.
Fixed on the day
5.1%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
91,586 mi
12 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 0 | — |
| 6-9 years | 293 | 19.5% |
| 10-13 years | 39,321 | 30.4% |
| 14+ years | 6,846 | 37% |
What the Ix35 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.
- Brakes3,156 dangerous45.6%
- Suspension247 dangerous36.3%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment16 dangerous27.6%
- Tyres3,846 dangerous25.8%
- Steering117 dangerous15.1%
- Visibility9 dangerous11.7%
- Noise, emissions and leaks5 dangerous5.8%
- Body, chassis, structure71 dangerous4.3%
Is the Ix35 getting worse?
The fail rate rose 6.3 points to 31.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (7.4 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 53,899 | 9 | 25% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 52,978 | 10 | 27.3% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 45,608 | 11 | 30.1% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 46,445 | 12 | 31.3% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Ix35 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 Ix35 in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements2,108 tests
- 2Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm1,997 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick1,623 tests
- 4Ball joint: ball joint excessively worn1,532 tests
- 5Service brake performance: excessively binding1,478 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play1,343 tests
- 7Position lamp: not working1,244 tests
- 8Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn1,242 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Ix35 collects 2.84 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 1.6mm9,564 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened6,649 tests
- 3Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick6,248 tests
- 4Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn4,701 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure4,510 tests
- 6Service brake performance: excessively binding2,503 tests
- 7Engine oil leaks: leaking excessively from engine2,118 tests
- 8Suspension arm: corroded and seriously weakened2,111 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Ix35 MOT pass rate?
68.7% of the 46,460 Hyundai Ix35 first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 31.3% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 5.1% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Ix35 usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements", recorded on 2,108 failed tests, followed by "Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm" and "Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick". By section, brakes appears in 45.6% of failures, suspension appears in 36.3% of failures, lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment appears in 27.6% 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%. The median Hyundai Ix35 tested in 2025 was 12 years old with 91,586 miles.
Is the Hyundai Ix35 getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 6.3 points to 31.3% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (7.4 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 Ix35 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 Ix35?
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