Hyundai i10 MOT reliability

Hyundai i10s passed their MOT first time 73% of the time across 250,753 tests in 2025. 273,966 are still licensed in Great Britain.

First-time pass rate

73%

MOTs analysed

250,753

Still licensed (GB)

273,966

Body type

Hatchback

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

2021 petrol

8,138 MOTs

Passed first time 85%. Typical mileage 18,763 (most between 12,042 and 28,100).

2021: 100% → 2022: 100% → 2023: 90% → 2024: 83% → 2025: 85%

Most common failures

Wipers: does not clear the windscreen effectively (3.1%)
Condition: has a cut in excess of the requirements deep enough to reach the ply or cords (1.6%)
Condition: not functioning as intended (1.4%)
Daytime running lamps: not working (1.4%)
Condition: retracting mechanism defective (1.3%)

Where 2021 i10s fail

Visibility & wipers

4.3%

Wheels & tyres

3.9%

Lights & electrics

3.3%

Seat belts & other equipment

2.9%

Brakes

1.3%

Steering

0.7%

Body, structure & corrosion

0.3%

Exhaust, emissions & leaks

0.2%

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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.