2,299 tests in 2025
Hyundai Veloster reliability and MOT pass rate
65.5% passed first time. The 34.5% fail rate is 11.9 points worse than the all-car average, on a median example 13 years old with 78,092 miles.
Pass rate
65.5%
22.6% of all cars failed; 34.5% of these did.
Fixed on the day
4.7%
Passed after a defect was put right during the visit.
Median at test
78,092 mi
13 years old.
Fail rate by age
| Age at test | Tests | Fail rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3-5 years | 2 | — |
| 6-9 years | 6 | — |
| 10-13 years | 2,277 | 34.5% |
| 14+ years | 14 | — |
What the Veloster 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.
- Brakes131 dangerous42.3%
- Suspension6 dangerous36%
- Steering16 dangerous29.5%
- Tyres168 dangerous24.9%
- Lamps, reflectors and electrical equipment22.7%
- Visibility1 dangerous12.1%
- Noise, emissions and leaks1 dangerous7.7%
- Seat belts and supplementary restraint systems6.9%
Is the Veloster getting worse?
The fail rate rose 5 points to 34.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (6.8 points). Read it as the fleet getting older rather than the model changing.
| Year | Tests | Median age | Fail rate | All cars | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 2,619 | 10 | 29.5% | 22.5% | |
| 2023 | 2,595 | 11 | 32.9% | 22.8% | |
| 2024 | 2,204 | 12 | 34.3% | 23.2% | |
| 2025 | 2,299 | 13 | 34.5% | 22.6% |
Fail rate is first attempts at class 4 tests. Median age is the age of a typical Veloster 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 Veloster in 2025, counted by how many tests each one appeared on.
- 1Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play192 tests
- 2Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements146 tests
- 3Coil spring: fractured or broken104 tests
- 4Parking brake performance: inoperative on one side82 tests
- 5Headlamp: not working on dipped beam78 tests
- 6Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm62 tests
- 7Ball joint dust cover: ball joint dust cover no longer prevents the ingress of dirt51 tests
- 8Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick50 tests
What wears out first
Advisories are the tester flagging wear that is still legal. A typical Veloster collects 2.67 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 1.6mm320 tests
- 2Brake discs: in such a condition that it is seriously weakened267 tests
- 3Rigid brake pipes: excessively corroded244 tests
- 4Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick187 tests
- 5Condition: has a tear, caused by separation or partial failure of its structure168 tests
- 6Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play154 tests
- 7Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn99 tests
- 8Coil spring: corroded so that its cross sectional area is reduced and seriously weakened97 tests
Questions
What is the Hyundai Veloster MOT pass rate?
65.5% of the 2,299 Hyundai Veloster first-attempt MOTs in 2025 passed. The fail rate of 34.5% compares with 22.6% across all cars. A further 4.7% passed after a defect was fixed during the test visit.
What does a Hyundai Veloster usually fail on?
The single most common failure is "Track rod end: ball joint has excessive play", recorded on 192 failed tests, followed by "Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements" and "Coil spring: fractured or broken". By section, brakes appears in 42.3% of failures, suspension appears in 36% of failures, steering appears in 29.5% of failures.
Does age change the odds?
Sharply. At 3 to 5 years old the fail rate was 50%; at 10-13 years it was 34.5%. The median Hyundai Veloster tested in 2025 was 13 years old with 78,092 miles.
Is the Hyundai Veloster getting less reliable?
The fail rate rose 5 points to 34.5% from 2022 to 2025 while the median one tested aged 3 years, which is about what ageing alone predicts (6.8 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 Veloster 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
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