Hyundai Coupe MOT reliability

Hyundai Coupes passed their MOT first time 52% of the time across 4,862 tests in 2025. 3,657 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

52%

MOTs analysed

4,862

Still licensed (GB)

3,657

Body type

Coupe

Pass rate by year of first registration

Older cars fail more often, so compare a car with others of the same age. Years with very few MOTs can show extreme pass rates, even 0% or 100%, so give more weight to years with more tests.

In detail:

First registered

2008 petrol

883 MOTs

Passed first time 52%. Typical mileage 91,515 (most between 70,391 and 111,344).

2010: 80% → 2011: 76% → 2012: 76% → 2013: 69% → 2014: 65% → 2015: 62% → 2016: 62% → 2017: 59% → 2018: 56% → 2019: 55% → 2020: 55% → 2021: 54% → 2022: 54% → 2023: 54% → 2024: 51% → 2025: 52%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (11.1%)
Position lamp: not working (8.6%)
Exhaust system: has a major leak of exhaust gases (6.5%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (6.3%)
Catalyst emissions: Lambda reading after 2nd fast idle outside specified limits (4.4%)

2008 lpg

1 MOT

These figures come from only 1 MOT test. With so few cars, a single pass or fail changes the percentages a lot, so treat them as a rough guide rather than a true average.

Passed first time 0%. Typical mileage 142,738 (most between 142,738 and 142,738).

2011: 100% → 2012: 0% → 2013: 100% → 2014: 100% → 2015: 0% → 2016: 100% → 2017: 50% → 2018: 0% → 2019: 100% → 2020: 0% → 2022: 0% → 2023: 100% → 2024: 100% → 2025: 0%

Most common failures

Rbt (sp): efficiency below requirements (100.0%)
Pins and bushes: pin or bush excessively worn (100.0%)
Steering rack: gaiter missing or no longer prevents the ingress of dirt (100.0%)

Where 2008 Coupes fail

Lights & electrics

23.2%

Brakes

23.1%

Suspension & axles

15.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

11.9%

Steering

9.5%

Body, structure & corrosion

9.4%

Wheels & tyres

8.3%

Visibility & wipers

7.7%

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Based on 2025 initial MOT tests in DVSA's anonymised MOT dataset (cars and light vans). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Model details: Vehicle data by VehiclesDB.